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Under

Below or lower, in place or position, with the idea of being covered; lower than; beneath; -- opposed to over; as, he stood under a tree; the carriage is under cover; a cellar extends under the whole house.

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Low 84% connected

strong imp. of Laugh.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Low 84% connected

strong imp. of Laugh.

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Subordinate 84% connected

Placed in a lower order, class, or rank; holding a lower or inferior position.

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Subordinate 84% connected

Placed in a lower order, class, or rank; holding a lower or inferior position.

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Below 92% connected

Under, or lower in place; beneath not so high; as, below the moon; below the knee.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Nether 92% connected

Situated down or below; lying beneath, or in the lower part; having a lower position; belonging to the region below; lower; under; -- opposed to uppe…

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Above preposition · 78% connection

In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper surface; over; -- opposed to below or beneath.

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Aspect noun · 78% connection

Position or situation with regard to seeing; that position which enables one to look in a particular direction; position in relation t…

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Beneath preposition · 78% connection

Lower in rank, dignity, or excellence than; as, brutes are beneath man; man is beneath angels in the scale of beings. Hence: Unworthy…

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Cap verb · 78% connection

To cover with a cap, or as with a cap; to provide with a cap or cover; to cover the top or end of; to place a cap upon the proper part…

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Chamber noun · 78% connection

A short piece of ordnance or cannon, which stood on its breech, without any carriage, formerly used chiefly for rejoicings and theatri…

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Claim verb · 78% connection

lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea"

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Down adverb · 78% connection

From a higher to a lower position, literally or figuratively; in a descending direction; from the top of an ascent; from an upright po…

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Emblem noun · 78% connection

A visible sign of an idea; an object, or the figure of an object, symbolizing and suggesting another object, or an idea, by natural ap…

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Fugleman noun · 78% connection

A soldier especially expert and well drilled, who takes his place in front of a military company, as a guide for the others in their e…

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Hansom cab unknown · 78% connection

A light, low, two-wheeled covered carriage with the driver's seat elevated behind, the reins being passed over the top.

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Idea noun · 78% connection

A belief, option, or doctrine; a characteristic or controlling principle; as, an essential idea; the idea of development.

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Ideal adjective · 78% connection

constituting or existing only in the form of an idea or mental image or conception; "a poem or essay may be typical of its period in i…

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Ideate noun · 78% connection

The actual existence supposed to correspond with an idea; the correlate in real existence to the idea as a thought or existence.

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Inferior adjective · 78% connection

Lower in place, rank, excellence, etc.; less important or valuable; subordinate; underneath; beneath.

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Jolt verb · 78% connection

To cause to shake with a sudden up and down motion, as in a carriage going over rough ground, or on a high-trotting horse; as, the hor…

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Knot noun · 78% connection

A portion of a branch of a tree that forms a mass of woody fiber running at an angle with the grain of the main stock and making a har…

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Lap noun · 78% connection

To lay or place over anything so as to partly or wholly cover it; as, to lap one shingle over another; to lay together one partly over…

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Margosa noun · 78% connection

A large tree of genus Melia (M. Azadirachta) found in India. Its bark is bitter, and used as a tonic. A valuable oil is expressed from…

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