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Inflections of 'fathom' (n):

fathoms: npl (All usages)

fathom: npl (Can be used as a collective plural—e.g. "The ship lies many fathom deep.")

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Sense: Verb: understand

Synonyms:

understand , work out, get , grasp , interpret, make out, figure out (informal), figure (informal), comprehend , twig (slang), cotton on (informal), catch on (informal), get to the bottom of, get the gist of, make sense of, find the answer to, find the solution to, find out, determine , ascertain, untangle, decipher, discern, unravel , calculate, measure , explain , decode, crack (informal), clarify , clear up, solve , sort out, unlock , compute

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