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Unhook

To loose from a hook; to undo or open by loosening or unfastening the hooks of; as, to unhook a fish; to unhook a dress.

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Detach 76% connected

To part; to separate or disunite; to disengage; -- the opposite of attach; as, to detach the coats of a bulbous root from each other; to detach a man…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Hook 94% connected

A piece of metal, or other hard material, formed or bent into a curve or at an angle, for catching, holding, or sustaining anything; as, a hook for c…

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Hook 94% connected

A piece of metal, or other hard material, formed or bent into a curve or at an angle, for catching, holding, or sustaining anything; as, a hook for c…

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Accroach verb · 78% connection

To hook, or draw to one's self as with a hook.

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Array noun · 78% connection

Order; a regular and imposing arrangement; disposition in regular lines; hence, order of battle; as, drawn up in battle array.

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Blouse noun · 78% connection

A light, loose over-garment, like a smock frock, worn especially by workingmen in France; also, a loose coat of any material, as the u…

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Dehiscence noun · 78% connection

The act of gaping.

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Dress verb · 78% connection

To direct; to put right or straight; to regulate; to order.

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Eye noun · 78% connection

A brood; as, an eye of pheasants.

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Fashion noun · 78% connection

The make or form of anything; the style, shape, appearance, or mode of structure; pattern, model; as, the fashion of the ark, of a coa…

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Fish noun · 78% connection

A counter, used in various games.

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Flag verb · 78% connection

To hang loose without stiffness; to bend down, as flexible bodies; to be loose, yielding, limp.

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Hamulate adjective · 78% connection

Furnished with a small hook; hook-shaped.

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Hitch verb · 78% connection

To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling.

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Hooked imp. & p. p. · 78% connection

of Hook

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Hooky adjective · 78% connection

Full of hooks; pertaining to hooks.

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Laxation noun · 78% connection

The act of loosening or slackening, or the state of being loosened or slackened.

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Laxative adjective · 78% connection

Having a tendency to loosen or relax.

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Nuthook noun · 78% connection

A hook at the end of a pole to pull down boughs for gathering the nuts.

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Open adjective · 78% connection

Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or preventing passage; not locked up o…

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Pothook noun · 78% connection

An S-shaped hook on which pots and kettles are hung over an open fire.

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