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Trimmer

One who trims, arranges, fits, or ornaments.

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Condenser 76% connected

One who, or that which, condenses.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Joist 76% connected

A piece of timber laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed; -- call…

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Machine 76% connected

In general, any combination of bodies so connected that their relative motions are constrained, and by means of which force and motion may be transmi…

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Worker 76% connected

One who, or that which, works; a laborer; a performer; as, a worker in brass.

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Trim 74% connected

To make trim; to put in due order for any purpose; to make right, neat, or pleasing; to adjust.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Trim 74% connected

To make trim; to put in due order for any purpose; to make right, neat, or pleasing; to adjust.

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Pruner 92% connected

One who prunes, or removes, what is superfluous.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Breaking point noun · 86% connection

the degree of tension or stress at which something breaks

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Mechanical stress noun · 86% connection

elastic stress (any deformation of a solid material) and viscous stress (the gradual changing of the deformation) combined.; "The rela…

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Stress noun · 86% connection

(physics) force that produces strain on a physical body; "the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of a…

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Tension noun · 86% connection

(physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body; "the direction of maximum tension moves asymptotically tow…

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Current noun · 85% connection

a flow of electricity through a conductor; "the current was measured in amperes"

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Electric current noun · 85% connection

a flow of electricity through a conductor; "the current was measured in amperes"

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AC noun · 85% connection

an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally; "In the US most household current is AC at 60 cycles per second"

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Alternating current noun · 85% connection

an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally; "In the US most household current is AC at 60 cycles per second"

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Alternating electric current noun · 85% connection

an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally; "In the US most household current is AC at 60 cycles per second"

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DC noun · 85% connection

an electric current that flows in one direction steadily

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Direct current noun · 85% connection

an electric current that flows in one direction steadily

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Clipper noun · 85% connection

(electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a wave…

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Inductance noun · 85% connection

an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current

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Induction noun · 85% connection

an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current

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Limiter noun · 85% connection

(electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a wave…

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Juice noun · 85% connection

electric current; "when the wiring was finished they turned on the juice"

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Thermionic current noun · 85% connection

an electric current produced between two electrodes as a result of electrons emitted by thermionic emission

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Ague noun · 78% connection

An intermittent fever, attended by alternate cold and hot fits.

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Arranger noun · 78% connection

One who arranges.

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Compositor noun · 78% connection

One who sets type and arranges it for use.

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Dovetail noun · 78% connection

A flaring tenon, or tongue (shaped like a bird's tail spread), and a mortise, or socket, into which it fits tightly, making an interlo…

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Epilepsy noun · 78% connection

The "falling sickness," so called because the patient falls suddenly to the ground; a disease characterized by paroxysms (or fits) occ…

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Fidget verb · 78% connection

To move uneasily one way and the other; to move irregularly, or by fits and starts.

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Fit verb · 78% connection

To be suitable to; to answer the requirements of; to be correctly shaped and adjusted to; as, if the coat fits you, put it on.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: trims, arranges, fits, ornaments.
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Fitful adjective · 78% connection

Full of fits; irregularly variable; impulsive and unstable.

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Fitter noun · 78% connection

One who fits or makes to fit;

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: trims, arranges, fits, ornaments.
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Fitweed noun · 78% connection

A plant (Eryngium foetidum) supposed to be a remedy for fits.

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Fleur-de-lis noun · 78% connection

A conventional flower suggested by the iris, and having a form which fits it for the terminal decoration of a scepter, the ornaments o…

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Furnisher noun · 78% connection

One who supplies or fits out.

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