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Well

An issue of water from the earth; a spring; a fountain.

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Similar meaning 10

Advisable 84% connected

Proper to be advised or to be done; expedient; prudent.

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Advisable 84% connected

Proper to be advised or to be done; expedient; prudent.

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Cured 84% connected

of Cure

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Cured 84% connected

of Cure

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Fortunate 84% connected

Coming by good luck or favorable chance; bringing some good thing not foreseen as certain; presaging happiness; auspicious; as, a fortunate event; a…

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Fortunate 84% connected

Coming by good luck or favorable chance; bringing some good thing not foreseen as certain; presaging happiness; auspicious; as, a fortunate event; a…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Healed 84% connected

of Heal

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Healed 84% connected

of Heal

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Recovered 84% connected

of Recover

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Recovered 84% connected

of Recover

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Broader term 7

Compartment 76% connected

One of the parts into which an inclosed portion of space is divided, as by partitions, or lines; as, the compartments of a cabinet, a house, or a gar…

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Excavation 76% connected

The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass.

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Rise 76% connected

To move from a lower position to a higher; to ascend; to mount up. Specifically: -- (a) To go upward by walking, climbing, flying, or any other volun…

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Shaft 76% connected

The slender, smooth stem of an arrow; hence, an arrow.

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Source 76% connected

The act of rising; a rise; an ascent.

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Surface 76% connected

The exterior part of anything that has length and breadth; one of the limits that bound a solid, esp. the upper face; superficies; the outside; as, t…

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Vessel 76% connected

A hollow or concave utensil for holding anything; a hollow receptacle of any kind, as a hogshead, a barrel, a firkin, a bottle, a kettle, a cup, a bo…

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Narrower term 3

Inkstand 76% connected

A small vessel for holding ink, to dip the pen into; also, a device for holding ink and writing materials.

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Oiler 76% connected

One who deals in oils.

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Sump 76% connected

A round pit of stone, lined with clay, for receiving the metal on its first fusion.

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Derivationally related 2

Easy 74% connected

At ease; free from pain, trouble, or constraint

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Easy 74% connected

At ease; free from pain, trouble, or constraint

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Pertains to 4

Advantageous 66% connected

Being of advantage; conferring advantage; gainful; profitable; useful; beneficial; as, an advantageous position; trade is advantageous to a nation.

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Comfortable 66% connected

Strong; vigorous; valiant.

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Considerable 66% connected

Worthy of consideration, borne in mind, or attended to.

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Intimate 66% connected

Innermost; inward; internal; deep-seated; hearty.

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See also 4

Fit 66% connected

imp. & p. p. of Fight.

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Fit 66% connected

imp. & p. p. of Fight.

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Healthy 66% connected

Being in a state of health; enjoying health; hale; sound; free from disease; as, a healthy chid; a healthy plant.

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Healthy 66% connected

Being in a state of health; enjoying health; hale; sound; free from disease; as, a healthy chid; a healthy plant.

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Synonym 9

Advantageously 92% connected

Profitably; with advantage.

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Comfortably 92% connected

In a comfortable or comforting manner.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Considerably 92% connected

In a manner or to a degree not trifling or unimportant; greatly; much.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Easily 92% connected

With ease; without difficulty or much effort; as, this task may be easily performed; that event might have been easily foreseen.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Good 92% connected

Possessing desirable qualities; adapted to answer the end designed; promoting success, welfare, or happiness; serviceable; useful; fit; excellent; ad…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Intimately 92% connected

In an intimate manner.

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Substantially 92% connected

In a substantial manner; in substance; essentially.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Swell 92% connected

To grow larger; to dilate or extend the exterior surface or dimensions, by matter added within, or by expansion of the inclosed substance; as, the le…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Wellspring 92% connected

A fountain; a spring; a source of continual supply.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Antonym 4

Badly 94% connected

In a bad manner; poorly; not well; unskillfully; imperfectly; unfortunately; grievously; so as to cause harm; disagreeably; seriously.

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Badly 94% connected

In a bad manner; poorly; not well; unskillfully; imperfectly; unfortunately; grievously; so as to cause harm; disagreeably; seriously.

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Ill 94% connected

Contrary to good, in a physical sense; contrary or opposed to advantage, happiness, etc.; bad; evil; unfortunate; disagreeable; unfavorable.

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Ill 94% connected

Contrary to good, in a physical sense; contrary or opposed to advantage, happiness, etc.; bad; evil; unfortunate; disagreeable; unfavorable.

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