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Velum

Curtain or covering; -- applied to various membranous partitions, especially to the soft palate. See under Palate.

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Flap 76% connected

Anything broad and limber that hangs loose, or that is attached by one side or end and is easily moved; as, the flap of a garment.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Velar 74% connected

Of or pertaining to a velum; esp. (Anat.) of or pertaining to the soft palate.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Velar 74% connected

Of or pertaining to a velum; esp. (Anat.) of or pertaining to the soft palate.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Containing whole 1

Palate 70% connected

The roof of the mouth.

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Component part 1

Uvula 70% connected

The pendent fleshy lobe in the middle of the posterior border of the soft palate.

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Synonym 1

Veil 92% connected

Something hung up, or spread out, to intercept the view, and hide an object; a cover; a curtain; esp., a screen, usually of gauze, crape, or similar…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Adventitious root noun · 78% connection

root growing in an unusual location e.g. from a stem

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Bastion noun · 78% connection

A work projecting outward from the main inclosure of a fortification, consisting of two faces and two flanks, and so constructed that…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: curtain, covering, applied, various, membranous.
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Burr noun · 78% connection

A guttural pronounciation of the letter r, produced by trilling the extremity of the soft palate against the back part of the tongue;…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: curtain, covering, applied, various, membranous.
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Cacuminal adjective · 78% connection

Pertaining to the top of the palate; cerebral; -- applied to certain consonants; as, cacuminal (or cerebral) letters.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: curtain, covering, applied, various, membranous.
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Curtained imp. & p. p. · 78% connection

of Curtain

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: curtain, covering, applied, various, membranous.
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Curtaining p. pr. & vb. n. · 78% connection

of Curtain

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Demilune noun · 78% connection

A work constructed beyond the main ditch of a fortress, and in front of the curtain between two bastions, intended to defend the curta…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: curtain, covering, applied, various, membranous.
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Drop noun · 78% connection

A curtain which drops or falls in front of the stage of a theater, etc.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: curtain, covering, applied, various, membranous.
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Fauces n.pl. · 78% connection

The narrow passage from the mouth to the pharynx, situated between the soft palate and the base of the tongue; -- called also the isth…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: curtain, covering, applied, various, membranous.
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Film noun · 78% connection

A thin skin; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity; hence, any thin, slight covering.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: curtain, covering, applied, various, membranous.
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Flank noun · 78% connection

That part of a bastion which reaches from the curtain to the face, and defends the curtain, the flank and face of the opposite bastion…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: curtain, covering, applied, various, membranous.
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Gangrene noun · 78% connection

A term formerly restricted to mortification of the soft tissues which has not advanced so far as to produce complete loss of vitality;…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: curtain, covering, applied, various, membranous.
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Guttural noun · 78% connection

A sound formed in the throat; esp., a sound formed by the aid of the back of the tongue, much retracted, and the soft palate; also, a…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: curtain, covering, applied, various, membranous.
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Haikal noun · 78% connection

The central chapel of the three forming the sanctuary of a Coptic church. It contains the high altar, and is usually closed by an embr…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: curtain, covering, applied, various, membranous.
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Hawk verb · 78% connection

To clear the throat with an audible sound by forcing an expiratory current of air through the narrow passage between the depressed sof…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: curtain, covering, applied, various, membranous.
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Hornwork noun · 78% connection

An outwork composed of two demibastions joined by a curtain. It is connected with the works in rear by long wings.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: curtain, covering, applied, various, membranous.
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Husk noun · 78% connection

outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: curtain, covering, applied, various, membranous.
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Hydatid noun · 78% connection

A membranous sac or bladder filled with a pellucid fluid, found in various parts of the bodies of animals, but unconnected with the ti…

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Lagging noun · 78% connection

The clothing (esp., an outer, wooden covering), as of a steam cylinder, applied to prevent the radiation of heat; a covering of lags;…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: curtain, covering, applied, various, membranous.
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