cannonade | (noun) intense and continuous artillery fire | Synonyms: drumfire |
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(verb) attack with cannons or artillery | - |
colonnade | (noun) structure consisting of a row of evenly spaced columns | - |
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(noun) a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns | Synonyms: arcade |
esplanade | (noun) a long stretch of open level ground (paved or grassy) for walking beside the seashore | - |
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gasconade | (noun) an instance of boastful talk | Synonyms: brag, bragging, crow, crowing, line-shooting, vaporing |
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(verb) show off | Synonyms: blow, bluster, boast, brag, gas, shoot a line, swash, tout, vaunt |
grenade | (noun) a small explosive bomb thrown by hand or fired from a missile | - |
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harlequinade | (noun) acting like a clown or buffoon | Synonyms: buffoonery, clowning, frivolity, japery, prank |
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lemonade | (noun) sweetened beverage of diluted lemon juice | - |
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marinade | (noun) mixtures of vinegar or wine and oil with various spices and seasonings; used for soaking foods before cooking | - |
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(verb) soak in marinade | Synonyms: marinate |
pasquinade | (noun) a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way | Synonyms: burlesque, lampoon, mockery, parody, put-on, send-up, sendup, spoof, takeoff, travesty |
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promenade | (noun) a leisurely walk (usually in some public place) | Synonyms: amble, perambulation, saunter, stroll |
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(noun) a march of all the guests at the opening of a formal dance | - |
(noun) a square dance figure; couples march counterclockwise in a circle | - |
(noun) a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk | Synonyms: mall |
(noun) a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year | Synonyms: prom |
(verb) take a leisurely walk | - |
(verb) march in a procession in a public place | Synonyms: parade, troop |
serenade | (noun) a song characteristically played outside the house of a woman | - |
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(noun) a musical composition in several movements; has no fixed form | Synonyms: divertimento |
(verb) sing and play for somebody | - |
tamponade | (noun) blockage or closure (as of a wound or body cavity) by (or as if by) a tampon (especially to stop bleeding) | Synonyms: tamponage |
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tapenade | (noun) a spread consisting of capers and black olives and anchovies made into a puree with olive oil | - |
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