arabesque | (noun) an ornament that interlaces simulated foliage in an intricate design | - |
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(noun) position in which the dancer has one leg raised behind and arms outstretched in a conventional pose | - |
arboresque | (adjective) resembling a tree in form and branching structure | Synonyms: arboreal, arboreous, arborescent, arboriform, dendriform, dendroid, dendroidal, tree-shaped, treelike |
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bisque | (noun) a thick cream soup made from shellfish | - |
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brusque | (adjective) marked by rude or peremptory shortness | Synonyms: brusk, curt, short |
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brusquely | (adverb) in a blunt direct manner | Synonyms: bluffly, bluntly, flat out, roundly |
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brusqueness | (noun) an abrupt discourteous manner | Synonyms: abruptness, curtness, gruffness, shortness |
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burlesque | (adjective) relating to or characteristic of a burlesque | - |
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(noun) a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease) | - |
(noun) a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way | Synonyms: lampoon, mockery, parody, pasquinade, put-on, send-up, sendup, spoof, takeoff, travesty |
(verb) make a parody of | Synonyms: parody, spoof |
casque | (noun) (15-16th century) any armor for the head; usually ornate without a visor | - |
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casquet | (noun) a light open casque without a visor or beaver | Synonyms: casquetel |
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casquetel | (noun) a light open casque without a visor or beaver | Synonyms: casquet |
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churrigueresque | (adjective) having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation | Synonyms: baroque, churrigueresco |
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grotesque | (adjective) ludicrously odd | Synonyms: antic, fantastic, fantastical |
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(adjective) distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous | Synonyms: monstrous |
(noun) art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants | - |
grotesquely | (adverb) in a grotesque manner | Synonyms: monstrously |
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grotesqueness | (noun) ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion | Synonyms: grotesquerie, grotesquery |
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grotesquerie | (noun) ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion | Synonyms: grotesqueness, grotesquery |
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grotesquery | (noun) ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion | Synonyms: grotesqueness, grotesquerie |
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kafkaesque | (adjective) characterized by surreal distortion and a sense of impending danger | - |
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masque | (noun) a party of guests wearing costumes and masks | Synonyms: mask, masquerade, masquerade party |
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masquer | (noun) a participant in a masquerade | Synonyms: masker, masquerader |
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masquerade | (noun) making a false outward show | Synonyms: charade |
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(noun) a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party | Synonyms: fancy dress, masquerade costume |
(noun) a party of guests wearing costumes and masks | Synonyms: mask, masque, masquerade party |
(verb) pretend to be someone or something that you are not | - |
(verb) take part in a masquerade | - |
masquerader | (noun) a participant in a masquerade | Synonyms: masker, masquer |
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mosque | (noun) (Islam) a Muslim place of worship that usually has a minaret | - |
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odalisque | (noun) a woman slave in a harem | - |
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pasqueflower | (noun) any plant of the genus Pulsatilla; sometimes included in genus Anemone | Synonyms: pasque flower |
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picaresque | (adjective) involving clever rogues or adventurers especially as in a type of fiction | - |
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picturesque | (adjective) suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture | - |
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(adjective) strikingly expressive | - |
picturesquely | (adverb) in a picturesque manner | - |
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picturesqueness | (noun) visually vivid and pleasing | - |
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(noun) the quality of being strikingly expressive or vivid | - |
risque | (adjective) suggestive of sexual impropriety | Synonyms: blue, gamey, gamy, juicy, naughty, racy, spicy |
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sculpturesque | (adjective) resembling sculpture | Synonyms: modeled, modelled, sculptural, sculptured |
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squeak | (noun) something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin | Synonyms: close call, close shave, narrow escape, squeaker |
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(noun) a short high-pitched noise | - |
(verb) make a high-pitched, screeching noise | Synonyms: creak, screak, screech, skreak, whine |
squeaker | (noun) something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin | Synonyms: close call, close shave, narrow escape, squeak |
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(noun) any artifact that makes a squeaking sound when used | - |
squeakiness | (noun) the state of tending to produce a high-pitched sound or squeak. | - |
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squeaking | (adjective) having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge | Synonyms: screaky, screechy, squeaky, squealing |
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squeaky | (adjective) having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge | Synonyms: screaky, screechy, squeaking, squealing |
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squeal | (noun) a high-pitched howl | - |
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(verb) confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure | Synonyms: confess, fink |
(verb) utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs | Synonyms: oink |
squealer | (noun) domestic swine | Synonyms: grunter, hog, pig, Sus scrofa |
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(noun) one who reveals confidential information to the police or other authority | Synonyms: betrayer, blabber, informer, rat |
squealing | (adjective) having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge | Synonyms: screaky, screechy, squeaking, squeaky |
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squeamish | (adjective) excessively fastidious and easily disgusted | Synonyms: dainty, nice, overnice, prissy |
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squeamishly | (adverb) in a squeamish manner | - |
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squeamishness | (noun) the trait of being excessively fastidious and easily shocked | - |
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(noun) a mild state of nausea | Synonyms: qualm, queasiness |
squeegee | (noun) T-shaped cleaning implement with a rubber edge across the top; drawn across a surface to remove water (as in washing windows) | - |
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(verb) wipe with a squeegee | - |
squeezability | (noun) the property of being able to occupy less space | Synonyms: compressibility, sponginess |
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squeezable | (adjective) capable of being easily compressed | Synonyms: compressible |
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squeeze | (noun) the act of gripping and pressing firmly | Synonyms: squeezing |
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(noun) an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power | Synonyms: power play, squeeze play |
(noun) a tight or amorous embrace | Synonyms: clinch, hug |
(noun) the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space | - |
(noun) a twisting squeeze | Synonyms: wring |
(noun) (slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend | - |
(noun) a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer | - |
(noun) a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high | Synonyms: credit crunch, liquidity crisis |
(verb) press firmly | - |
(verb) squeeze or press together | Synonyms: compact, compress, constrict, contract, press |
(verb) squeeze tightly between the fingers | Synonyms: nip, pinch, tweet, twinge, twitch |
(verb) squeeze like a wedge into a tight space | Synonyms: force, wedge |
(verb) hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness | Synonyms: bosom, embrace, hug |
(verb) to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition | Synonyms: crush, mash, squash, squelch |
(verb) press or force | Synonyms: shove, stuff, thrust |
(verb) obtain by coercion or intimidation | Synonyms: extort, gouge, rack, wring |
(verb) to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means | Synonyms: coerce, force, hale, pressure |
squeezer | (noun) a kitchen utensil for squeezing juice from fruit | - |
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squeezing | (noun) the act of gripping and pressing firmly | Synonyms: squeeze |
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squelch | (noun) an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise | Synonyms: squelch circuit, squelcher |
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(noun) a crushing remark | Synonyms: put-down, squelcher, takedown |
(verb) suppress or crush completely | Synonyms: quell, quench |
(verb) to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition | Synonyms: crush, mash, squash, squeeze |
(verb) walk through mud or mire | Synonyms: slop, slosh, splash, splosh, squish |
(verb) make a sucking sound | - |
squelched | (adjective) subdued or overcome | Synonyms: quelled, quenched |
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squelcher | (noun) an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise | Synonyms: squelch, squelch circuit |
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(noun) a crushing remark | Synonyms: put-down, squelch, takedown |
statuesque | (adjective) suggestive of a statue | Synonyms: Junoesque |
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(adjective) of size and dignity suggestive of a statue | Synonyms: stately |
unpicturesque | (adjective) without beauty or charm | Synonyms: unlovely |
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