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Ulterior

Situated beyond, or on the farther side; thither; -- correlative with hither.

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Covert 84% connected

Covered over; private; hid; secret; disguised.

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Covert 84% connected

Covered over; private; hid; secret; disguised.

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Distant 84% connected

Separated; having an intervening space; at a distance; away.

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Distant 84% connected

Separated; having an intervening space; at a distance; away.

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Remote 84% connected

Removed to a distance; not near; far away; distant; -- said in respect to time or to place; as, remote ages; remote lands.

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Remote 84% connected

Removed to a distance; not near; far away; distant; -- said in respect to time or to place; as, remote ages; remote lands.

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Subsequent 84% connected

Following in time; coming or being after something else at any time, indefinitely; as, subsequent events; subsequent ages or years; a period long sub…

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Subsequent 84% connected

Following in time; coming or being after something else at any time, indefinitely; as, subsequent events; subsequent ages or years; a period long sub…

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Later 92% connected

A brick or tile.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Posterior 92% connected

Later in time; hence, later in the order of proceeding or moving; coming after; -- opposed to prior.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Subterranean 92% connected

Alt. of Subterraneous

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Subterraneous 92% connected

Being or lying under the surface of the earth; situated within the earth, or under ground; as, subterranean springs; a subterraneous passage.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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