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Twig

To twitch; to pull; to tweak.

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Apprehend 76% connected

To take or seize; to take hold of.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Branch 76% connected

A shoot or secondary stem growing from the main stem, or from a principal limb or bough of a tree or other plant.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Compass 76% connected

A passing round; circuit; circuitous course.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Comprehend 76% connected

To contain; to embrace; to include; as, the states comprehended in the Austrian Empire.

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Dig 76% connected

To turn up, or delve in, (earth) with a spade or a hoe; to open, loosen, or break up (the soil) with a spade, or other sharp instrument; to pierce, o…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Fork 76% connected

An instrument consisting of a handle with a shank terminating in two or more prongs or tines, which are usually of metal, parallel and slightly curve…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Furcate 76% connected

Alt. of Furcated

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Grasp 76% connected

To seize and hold by clasping or embracing with the fingers or arms; to catch to take possession of.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Ramify 76% connected

To divide into branches or subdivisions; as, to ramify an art, subject, scheme.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Separate 76% connected

To disunite; to divide; to disconnect; to sever; to part in any manner.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Narrower term 4

Brier 76% connected

Alt. of Briar

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Wand 76% connected

A small stick; a rod; a verge.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Withe 76% connected

A flexible, slender twig or branch used as a band; a willow or osier twig; a withy.

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Withy 76% connected

The osier willow (Salix viminalis). See Osier, n. (a).

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Sprig 74% connected

A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray; as, a sprig of laurel or of parsley.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Sprig 74% connected

A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray; as, a sprig of laurel or of parsley.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 3

Branchlet 92% connected

A little branch; a twig.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Sprig 92% connected

A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray; as, a sprig of laurel or of parsley.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Tumble 92% connected

To roll over, or to and fro; to throw one's self about; as, a person on pain tumbles and tosses.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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