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Wiry

Made of wire; like wire; drawn out like wire.

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Similar meaning 10

Haired 84% connected

Having hair.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Haired 84% connected

Having hair.

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Hairy 84% connected

Bearing or covered with hair; made of or resembling hair; rough with hair; rough with hair; rough with hair; hirsute.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Hairy 84% connected

Bearing or covered with hair; made of or resembling hair; rough with hair; rough with hair; rough with hair; hirsute.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Hirsute 84% connected

Rough with hair; set with bristles; shaggy.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Hirsute 84% connected

Rough with hair; set with bristles; shaggy.

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Lean 84% connected

To conceal.

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Lean 84% connected

To conceal.

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Thin 84% connected

Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite; as, a thin plate of metal; thin paper; a thin board; a thin covering.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Thin 84% connected

Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite; as, a thin plate of metal; thin paper; a thin board; a thin covering.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 4

Wire 74% connected

A thread or slender rod of metal; a metallic substance formed to an even thread by being passed between grooved rollers, or drawn through holes in a…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Wire 74% connected

A thread or slender rod of metal; a metallic substance formed to an even thread by being passed between grooved rollers, or drawn through holes in a…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Wiriness 74% connected

The quality of being wiry.

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Wiriness 74% connected

The quality of being wiry.

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Pertains to 1

Wire 66% connected

A thread or slender rod of metal; a metallic substance formed to an even thread by being passed between grooved rollers, or drawn through holes in a…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Synonym 1

Stringy 92% connected

Consisting of strings, or small threads; fibrous; filamentous; as, a stringy root.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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