4
groom(noun, companion, friend, partner, comrade)
4
like(noun, copy, match, balance, equal)
4
reciprocal(noun, reproduction, copy, counterfeit, match)
4
serve(verb, breed, reproduce, marry)
4
span(verb, touch, stick, unite, link)
4
splice(verb, touch, join, stick, unite)
3
adjunct(help, associate, supporter, subordinate, representative)
3
adjutant(noun, help, associate, supporter, subordinate)
3
be intimate(verb, expression, idiom, breed, lay)
3
bed(verb, unite, engage, sex, lay)
3
boatswain(noun, sailor)
3
bosom buddy(noun, expression, idiom, associate, intimate)
3
breed(verb, unite, reproduce, lay, couple)
3
close friend(noun, friend, person, companion, expression)
3
cohabit(verb, unite, breed, reproduce, lay)
3
commodore(noun, master)
3
conjugate(verb, touch, join, catch, stick)
3
copy(noun, reproduction, like, match, spare)
3
espouse(verb, join, catch, tie, contract)
3
first mate(noun, expression, idiom)
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