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Wattle

A twig or flexible rod; hence, a hurdle made of such rods.

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Acacia 76% connected

A roll or bag, filled with dust, borne by Byzantine emperors, as a memento of mortality. It is represented on medals.

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Build 76% connected

To erect or construct, as an edifice or fabric of any kind; to form by uniting materials into a regular structure; to fabricate; to make; to raise.

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Caruncle 76% connected

Alt. of Caruncula

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Caruncula 76% connected

A small fleshy prominence or excrescence; especially the small, reddish body, the caruncula lacrymalis, in the inner angle of the eye.

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Construct 76% connected

To put together the constituent parts of (something) in their proper place and order; to build; to form; to make; as, to construct an edifice.

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Enlace 76% connected

To bind or encircle with lace, or as with lace; to lace; to encircle; to enfold; hence, to entangle.

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Entwine 76% connected

To twine, twist, or wreathe together or round.

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Frame 76% connected

To construct by fitting and uniting the several parts of the skeleton of any structure; specifically, in woodwork, to put together by cutting parts o…

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Framework 76% connected

The work of framing, or the completed work; the frame or constructional part of anything; as, the framework of society.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Interlace 76% connected

To unite, as by lacing together; to insert or interpose one thing within another; to intertwine; to interweave.

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Intertwine 76% connected

To unite by twining one with another; to entangle; to interlace.

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Lace 76% connected

That which binds or holds, especially by being interwoven; a string, cord, or band, usually one passing through eyelet or other holes, and used in dr…

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Make 76% connected

A companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife.

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Twine 76% connected

A twist; a convolution.

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Mimosa 76% connected

A genus of leguminous plants, containing many species, and including the sensitive plants (Mimosa sensitiva, and M. pudica).

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Lappet 92% connected

A small decorative fold or flap, esp, of lace or muslin, in a garment or headdress.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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