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  • 21well — Ⅰ. well [1] ► ADVERB (better, best) 1) in a good or satisfactory way. 2) in a condition of prosperity or comfort. 3) in a favourable or approving manner. 4) in a thorough manner. 5) …

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  • 22built — pp. of BUILD (Cf. build). Meaning physically well developed is by 1940s (well built in reference to a woman is from 1871); Built in (adj.) is from 1898 …

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  • 23built — Synonyms and related words: Junoesque, agreeable, amply endowed, assembled, becoming, bonny, braw, built for comfort, buxom, callipygian, callipygous, cast, comely, constructed, crafted, created, curvaceous, curvesome, curvilinear, curvy, custom …

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  • 24well-made — Synonyms and related words: Junoesque, adamantine, agreeable, amply endowed, assembled, becoming, bonny, braw, built, built for comfort, bulky, buxom, callipygian, callipygous, cast, clean, clean cut, comely, constructed, crafted, created,… …

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  • 25well-made — /wel mayd /, adj. 1. skillfully built or constructed: a well made sofa. 2. strongly built; well built: sturdy, well made youngsters. [1250 1300; ME] * * * …

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  • 26well — 1. adv., adj., & int. adv. (better, best) 1 in a satisfactory way (you have worked well). 2 in the right way (well said; you did well to tell me). 3 with some talent or distinction (plays the piano well). 4 in a kind way (treated me well). 5… …

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  • 27built — [[t]bɪ̱lt[/t]] 1) Built is the past tense and past participle of build. 2) ADJ: adv ADJ, ADJ like n, ADJ for n/ ing If you say that someone is built in a particular way, you are describing the kind of body they have. → See also well built All the …

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  • 28well-grounded — Synonyms and related words: adamantine, admissible, authoritative, binding, bulky, calculable, cogent, confirmed, consistent, credible, deep dyed, deep engraven, deep fixed, deep grounded, deep laid, deep rooted, deep seated, deep set, deep… …

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  • 29built like a brick shithouse — 1. mod. pertaining to a very strong and well built person. (Usually refers to a male. Refers to the sturdiness of an outhouse [outdoor toilet] built of brick rather than the traditional wooden outhouse. Usually objectionable.) □ Chuck is built… …

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  • 30well-set — Synonyms and related words: able bodied, athletic, balanced, brawny, broad shouldered, burly, coequal, confirmed, coordinate, deep dyed, deep engraven, deep fixed, deep grounded, deep laid, deep rooted, deep seated, deep set, deep settled, dyed… …

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