Related Words for distaff

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WordSyllablesCategories
feminine
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Noun, Noun
female
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Noun, Noun
spindle
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Noun
maidens
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Noun
womenfolk
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Noun
menfolk
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Noun
spinsters
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Noun
spin
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Noun, Verb
comely
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Adjective
feminist
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Noun
plaything
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Noun
redoubtable
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Adjective
knightly
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Adjective
male
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Noun
whorl
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Noun
offspring
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Noun
weavers
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Noun
progeny
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Noun
waxen
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Noun
wench
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Noun
spinner
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Noun
ladies
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Noun
flax
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Noun
auxiliary
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Noun
bobbin
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Noun
progenitor
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Noun
women
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Noun
hoary
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Adjective
counterpart
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Noun
descendant
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Noun
handmaid
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Noun
vestal
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Name
estimable
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Adjective
hand
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Noun
winder
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Noun
gaggle
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Noun
wives
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Noun
flaxen
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Adjective
consorts
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Noun
rack
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Noun
staple
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Noun
rock
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Noun
yarn
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Noun
card
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Noun
harness
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Noun
simple
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Adjective
spreader
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Noun
cord
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Noun
gill
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Name
swift
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Noun
bunch
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Noun
leash
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Noun
stuff
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Noun
spinning wheel
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Phrase, Noun
roving
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Adjective
fibre
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Noun
handloom
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Noun
felt
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Verb
drafting
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Noun
thread
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Noun
heald
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Name
duffel
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Noun
strand
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Noun
tassel
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Noun
stapler
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Noun
fleece
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Noun
duffle
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Noun
twirling
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Verb
loom
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Noun
plied
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Verb
golden
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Adjective
wheel
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Noun
side
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Verb
sword
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Noun
needle
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Noun
wool
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Noun
stretches
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Verb
holds
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Verb
puts
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Verb
bedstead
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Noun
blackboard
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Noun, Verb
bookcase
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Noun
candlestick
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Noun, Verb
cart
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Noun, Verb
churn
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Noun, Verb
cradle
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Noun, Verb
crib
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Noun, Verb
cupboard
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Noun, Verb
harpoon
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Noun, Verb
hives
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Noun
palanquin
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Noun
plough
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Noun, Verb
sledge
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Noun, Verb
bog
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
bundle
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Noun, Verb
closet
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
aisle
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Noun
stonewall
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Name, Verb, Adjective
gloss
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Noun, Verb
butt
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Noun, Verb
pidgin
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Noun
grape
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
blow
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
daylight
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Noun, Verb
salad
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Noun
nickel
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
dicky
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Name, Adjective
backwater
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Noun, Verb
pigeon
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Noun, Verb
stovepipe
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Noun, Verb