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Wan

Won.

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Colorless 84% connected

Without color; not distinguished by any hue; transparent; as, colorless water.

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Colorless 84% connected

Without color; not distinguished by any hue; transparent; as, colorless water.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Weak 84% connected

Wanting physical strength.

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Weak 84% connected

Wanting physical strength.

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Sicken 76% connected

To make sick; to disease.

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Pale 92% connected

Wanting in color; not ruddy; dusky white; pallid; wan; as, a pale face; a pale red; a pale blue.

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Pallid 92% connected

Deficient in color; pale; wan; as, a pallid countenance; pallid blue.

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Sick 92% connected

Affected with disease of any kind; ill; indisposed; not in health. See the Synonym under Illness.

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Computer network noun · 86% connection

(computer science) a network of computers

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Net noun · 86% connection

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Parallel interface noun · 86% connection

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Port noun · 86% connection

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SCSI noun · 86% connection

interface consisting of a standard port between a computer and its peripherals that is used in some computers

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Serial port noun · 86% connection

an interface (commonly used for modems and mice and some printers) that transmits data a bit at a time

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a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network

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