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Woo

To solicit in love; to court.

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Broader term 3

Act 76% connected

That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Move 76% connected

To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Seek 76% connected

Sick.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Chase 76% connected

To pursue for the purpose of killing or taking, as an enemy, or game; to hunt.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Display 76% connected

To unfold; to spread wide; to expand; to stretch out; to spread.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Court 74% connected

An inclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different building; also, a space opening from a street a…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Court 74% connected

An inclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different building; also, a space opening from a street a…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Courtship 74% connected

The act of paying court, with the intent to solicit a favor.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Courtship 74% connected

The act of paying court, with the intent to solicit a favor.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Court 92% connected

An inclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different building; also, a space opening from a street a…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Romance 92% connected

A species of fictitious writing, originally composed in meter in the Romance dialects, and afterward in prose, such as the tales of the court of Arth…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Solicit 92% connected

To ask from with earnestness; to make petition to; to apply to for obtaining something; as, to solicit person for alms.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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