appearance | (noun) the act of appearing in public view | - |
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(noun) formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action | Synonyms: appearing, coming into court |
(noun) pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression | Synonyms: show |
(noun) outward or visible aspect of a person or thing | Synonyms: visual aspect |
(noun) a mental representation | - |
(noun) the event of coming into sight | - |
appearing | (noun) formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action | Synonyms: appearance, coming into court |
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disappearance | (noun) the act of leaving secretly or without explanation | Synonyms: disappearing |
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(noun) gradually ceasing to be visible | Synonyms: fade |
(noun) the event of passing out of sight | - |
(noun) ceasing to exist | - |
disappearing | (noun) the act of leaving secretly or without explanation | Synonyms: disappearance |
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nonappearance | (noun) failure to appear (especially as at court) | - |
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pear | (noun) sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties | - |
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(noun) Old World tree having sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit; widely cultivated in many varieties | Synonyms: pear tree, Pyrus communis |
pearl | (noun) a shade of white the color of bleached bones | Synonyms: bone, ivory, off-white |
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(noun) a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel | - |
(noun) a shape that is spherical and small | Synonyms: bead, drop |
pearler | (noun) a diver who searches for molluscs containing pearls | Synonyms: pearl diver |
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pearlfish | (noun) found living within the alimentary canals of e.g. sea cucumbers or between the shells of pearl oysters in or near shallow seagrass beds | Synonyms: pearl-fish |
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pearlite | (noun) a lamellar mixture of cementite and ferrite formed during the cooling of austenite; a constituent of steel and cast iron | - |
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pearlweed | (noun) any of various low-growing plants of the genus Sagina having small spherical flowers resembling pearls | Synonyms: pearl-weed, pearlwort |
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pearlwort | (noun) any of various low-growing plants of the genus Sagina having small spherical flowers resembling pearls | Synonyms: pearl-weed, pearlweed |
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pearly | (noun) informal terms for a human `tooth' | Synonyms: chopper |
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reappearance | (noun) the act of someone appearing again | Synonyms: return |
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(noun) the event of something appearing again | - |
spear | (noun) a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon | Synonyms: lance, shaft |
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(noun) an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish | Synonyms: fishgig, fizgig, gig, lance |
spearfish | (noun) any of several large vigorous pelagic fishes resembling sailfishes but with first dorsal fin much reduced; worldwide but rare | - |
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spearhead | (noun) the head and sharpened point of a spear | Synonyms: spear-point, spearpoint |
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(noun) the leading military unit in an attack | - |
(noun) someone who leads or initiates an activity (attack or campaign etc.) | - |
spearmint | (noun) common garden herb having clusters of small purplish flowers and yielding an oil used as a flavoring | Synonyms: Mentha spicata |
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spearpoint | (noun) the head and sharpened point of a spear | Synonyms: spear-point, spearhead |
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