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Washstand

A piece of furniture holding the ewer or pitcher, basin, and other requisites for washing the person.

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Furniture 76% connected

That with which anything is furnished or supplied; supplies; outfit; equipment.

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Sink 76% connected

To fall by, or as by, the force of gravity; to descend lower and lower; to decline gradually; to subside; as, a stone sinks in water; waves rise and…

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Basin 92% connected

A hollow vessel or dish, to hold water for washing, and for various other uses.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Lavatory 92% connected

Washing, or cleansing by washing.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Washbowl 92% connected

A basin, or bowl, to hold water for washing one's hands, face, etc.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Aquifer noun · 86% connection

underground bed or layer yielding ground water for wells and springs etc

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Bayou noun · 86% connection

a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana)

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Bog noun · 86% connection

wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried…

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Brook noun · 86% connection

a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river); "the creek dried up every summer"

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Brooklet noun · 86% connection

a small brook

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Catchment area noun · 86% connection

the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same ou…

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Catchment basin noun · 86% connection

the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same ou…

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Creek noun · 86% connection

a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river); "the creek dried up every summer"

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Drain noun · 86% connection

emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it

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Drainage noun · 86% connection

emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it

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Drainage area noun · 86% connection

the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same ou…

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Drainage basin noun · 86% connection

the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same ou…

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Fen noun · 86% connection

low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "th…

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Fenland noun · 86% connection

low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "th…

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Horsepond noun · 86% connection

a pond for watering horses

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Hydrology noun · 86% connection

the branch of geology that studies water on the earth and in the atmosphere: its distribution and uses and conservation

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Lake noun · 86% connection

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

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Marsh noun · 86% connection

low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "th…

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Ablution noun · 78% connection

The act of washing or cleansing; specifically, the washing of the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite.

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Ascidium noun · 78% connection

A pitcher-shaped, or flask-shaped, organ or appendage of a plant, as the leaves of the pitcher plant, or the little bladderlike traps…

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Base noun · 78% connection

The lower part of a complete architectural design, as of a monument; also, the lower part of any elaborate piece of furniture or decor…

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Bearer noun · 78% connection

A strip of reglet or other furniture to bear off the impression from a blank page; also, a type or type-high piece of metal interspers…

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Bureau noun · 78% connection

A chest of drawers for clothes, especially when made as an ornamental piece of furniture.

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Cabinet noun · 78% connection

A decorative piece of furniture, whether open like an etagere or closed with doors. See Etagere.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: piece, furniture, holding, ewer, pitcher.
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Cabinetwork noun · 78% connection

The art or occupation of working upon wooden furniture requiring nice workmanship; also, such furniture.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: piece, furniture, holding, ewer, pitcher.
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Commode noun · 78% connection

A piece of furniture, so named according to temporary fashion

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Cover noun · 78% connection

A tablecloth, and the other table furniture; esp., the table furniture for the use of one person at a meal; as, covers were laid for f…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: piece, furniture, holding, ewer, pitcher.
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Coverlet noun · 78% connection

The uppermost cover of a bed or of any piece of furniture.

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Crock noun · 78% connection

Any piece of crockery, especially of coarse earthenware; an earthen pot or pitcher.

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Cross-banded adjective · 78% connection

A term used when a narrow ribbon of veneer is inserted into the surface of any piece of furniture, wainscoting, etc., so that the grai…

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Davenport noun · 78% connection

A kind of small writing table, generally somewhat ornamental, and forming a piece of furniture for the parlor or boudoir.

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