amour | (noun) a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship | Synonyms: affair, affaire, intimacy, involvement, liaison |
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antitumour | (adjective) used in the treatment of cancer | Synonyms: anticancer, antineoplastic, antitumor |
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arbour | (noun) a framework that supports climbing plants | Synonyms: arbor, bower, pergola |
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ardour | (noun) intense feeling of love | Synonyms: ardor |
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(noun) a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause) | Synonyms: ardor, elan, zeal |
(noun) feelings of great warmth and intensity | Synonyms: ardor, fervency, fervidness, fervor, fervour, fire |
armour | (noun) tough more-or-less rigid protective covering of an animal or plant | Synonyms: armor |
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(noun) protective covering made of metal and used in combat | Synonyms: armor |
(noun) a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles | Synonyms: armor |
(verb) equip with armor | Synonyms: armor |
behaviour | (noun) manner of acting or controlling yourself | Synonyms: behavior, conduct, doings |
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(noun) (psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation | Synonyms: behavior |
(noun) (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people | Synonyms: behavior, conduct, demeanor, demeanour, deportment |
(noun) the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances | Synonyms: behavior |
belabour | (verb) attack verbally with harsh criticism | Synonyms: belabor |
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(verb) beat soundly | Synonyms: belabor |
(verb) to work at or to absurd length | Synonyms: belabor |
bicolour | (adjective) having two colors | Synonyms: bichrome, bicolor, bicolored, bicoloured, dichromatic |
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candour | (noun) the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech | Synonyms: candidness, candor, directness, forthrightness, frankness |
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(noun) ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty | Synonyms: candor, fair-mindedness, fairness |
carrefour | (noun) a junction where one street or road crosses another | Synonyms: crossing, crossroad, crossway, intersection |
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clamour | (noun) loud and persistent outcry from many people | Synonyms: clamor, clamoring, clamouring, hue and cry |
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(verb) utter or proclaim insistently and noisily | Synonyms: clamor |
(verb) make loud demands | Synonyms: clamor |
clangour | (noun) a loud resonant repeating noise | Synonyms: clang, clangor, clangoring, clank, clash, crash |
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(verb) make a loud resonant noise | Synonyms: clangor |
colour | (adjective) having or capable of producing colors | Synonyms: color |
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(noun) a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect | Synonyms: color, coloring, colouring |
(noun) the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation | Synonyms: color |
(noun) the timbre of a musical sound | Synonyms: color, coloration, colouration |
(noun) interest and variety and intensity | Synonyms: color, vividness |
(noun) an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading | Synonyms: color, gloss, semblance |
(noun) (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction | Synonyms: color |
(noun) any material used for its color | Synonyms: color, coloring material, colouring material |
(verb) change color, often in an undesired manner | Synonyms: color, discolor, discolour |
(verb) add color to | Synonyms: color, color in, colorise, colorize, colour in, colourise, colourize |
(verb) affect as in thought or feeling | Synonyms: color, distort, tinge |
(verb) give a deceptive explanation or excuse for | Synonyms: color, gloss |
(verb) decorate with colors | Synonyms: color, emblazon |
(verb) modify or bias | Synonyms: color |
contour | (noun) any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline) | Synonyms: configuration, conformation, form, shape |
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(noun) a feature (or the order or arrangement of features) of anything having a complex structure | - |
(noun) a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height | Synonyms: contour line |
(verb) form the contours of | - |
cornflour | (noun) starch prepared from the grains of corn; used in cooking as a thickener | Synonyms: cornstarch |
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decolour | (verb) cause to become white or lighter in color | Synonyms: bleach, bleach out, decolor, decolorise, decolorize, decolourise, decolourize, discolorise, discolorize, discolourise |
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demeanour | (noun) (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people | Synonyms: behavior, behaviour, conduct, demeanor, deportment |
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detour | (noun) a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked) | Synonyms: roundabout way |
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(verb) travel via a detour | - |
devour | (verb) eat greedily | Synonyms: guttle, pig, raven |
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(verb) eat up completely, as with great appetite | Synonyms: consume, demolish, down, go through |
(verb) to consume | - |
(verb) enjoy avidly | - |
discolour | (verb) change color, often in an undesired manner | Synonyms: color, colour, discolor |
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disfavour | (noun) an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group | Synonyms: disapproval, disfavor, dislike |
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(noun) the state of being out of favor | Synonyms: disfavor |
(verb) put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm | Synonyms: disadvantage, disfavor |
dishonour | (noun) lacking honor or integrity | Synonyms: dishonor |
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(noun) a state of shame or disgrace | Synonyms: dishonor |
(verb) refuse to accept | Synonyms: dishonor |
(verb) bring shame or dishonor upon | Synonyms: attaint, disgrace, dishonor, shame |
(verb) force (someone) to have sex against their will | Synonyms: assault, dishonor, outrage, rape, ravish, violate |
dolour | (noun) (poetry) painful grief | Synonyms: dolor |
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dour | (adjective) showing a brooding ill humor | Synonyms: dark, glowering, glum, moody, morose, saturnine, sour, sullen |
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(adjective) stubbornly unyielding | Synonyms: dogged, persistent, pertinacious, tenacious, unyielding |
(adjective) harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance | Synonyms: forbidding, grim |
downpour | (noun) a heavy rain | Synonyms: cloudburst, deluge, pelter, soaker, torrent, waterspout |
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enamour | (verb) attract; cause to be enamored | Synonyms: becharm, beguile, bewitch, captivate, capture, catch, charm, enamor, enchant, entrance, fascinate, trance |
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endeavour | (noun) earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something | Synonyms: attempt, effort, endeavor, try |
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(noun) a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness) | Synonyms: endeavor, enterprise |
(verb) attempt by employing effort | Synonyms: endeavor, strive |
favour | (noun) an act of gracious kindness | Synonyms: favor |
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(noun) souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party | Synonyms: favor, party favor, party favour |
(noun) an advantage to the benefit of someone or something | Synonyms: favor |
(noun) an inclination to approve | Synonyms: favor |
(noun) a feeling of favorable regard | Synonyms: favor |
(verb) consider as the favorite | Synonyms: favor |
(verb) promote over another | Synonyms: favor, prefer |
(verb) treat gently or carefully | Synonyms: favor |
(verb) bestow a privilege upon | Synonyms: favor, privilege |
fervour | (noun) feelings of great warmth and intensity | Synonyms: ardor, ardour, fervency, fervidness, fervor, fire |
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(noun) the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up | Synonyms: excitation, excitement, fervor, inflammation |
flavour | (noun) the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth | Synonyms: flavor, nip, relish, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, tang |
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(noun) (physics) the six kinds of quarks | Synonyms: flavor |
(noun) the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people | Synonyms: feel, feeling, flavor, look, smell, spirit, tone |
(verb) lend flavor to | Synonyms: flavor, season |
flour | (noun) fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain | - |
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(verb) convert grain into flour | - |
(verb) cover with flour | - |
four | (adjective) being one more than three | Synonyms: 4, iv |
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(noun) a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows four pips | Synonyms: four-spot |
(noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one | Synonyms: 4, foursome, IV, Little Joe, quadruplet, quartet, quatern, quaternary, quaternion, quaternity, tetrad |
glamour | (noun) alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal) | Synonyms: glamor |
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(verb) cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something | Synonyms: bewitch, enchant, hex, jinx, witch |
handcolour | (verb) color by hand | Synonyms: handcolor |
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harbour | (noun) a place of refuge and comfort and security | Synonyms: harbor |
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(noun) a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo | Synonyms: harbor, haven, seaport |
(verb) maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings) | Synonyms: bear, entertain, harbor, hold, nurse |
(verb) hold back a thought or feeling about | Synonyms: harbor, shield |
(verb) keep in one's possession; of animals | Synonyms: harbor |
(verb) secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals) | Synonyms: harbor |
honour | (noun) the quality of being honorable and having a good name | Synonyms: honor |
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(noun) a woman's virtue or chastity | Synonyms: honor, pureness, purity |
(noun) a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction | Synonyms: accolade, award, honor, laurels |
(noun) the state of being honored | Synonyms: honor, laurels |
(verb) accept as pay | Synonyms: honor |
(verb) bestow honor or rewards upon | Synonyms: honor, reward |
(verb) show respect towards | Synonyms: abide by, honor, observe, respect |
hour | (noun) distance measured by the time taken to cover it | Synonyms: minute |
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(noun) a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day | Synonyms: 60 minutes, hr |
(noun) clock time | Synonyms: time of day |
(noun) a special and memorable period | - |
humour | (noun) the quality of being funny | Synonyms: humor |
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(noun) the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous | Synonyms: humor, sense of humor, sense of humour |
(noun) the liquid parts of the body | Synonyms: bodily fluid, body fluid, humor, liquid body substance |
(noun) (Middle Ages) one of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed to determine your emotional and physical state | Synonyms: humor |
(noun) a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter | Synonyms: humor, wit, witticism, wittiness |
(noun) a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling | Synonyms: humor, mood, temper |
(verb) put into a good mood | Synonyms: humor |
inpour | (noun) an inflow | Synonyms: inpouring, inrush |
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labour | (noun) productive work (especially physical work done for wages) | Synonyms: labor, toil |
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(noun) any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted | Synonyms: labor, project, task, undertaking |
(noun) a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages | Synonyms: labor, proletariat, working class |
(noun) an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement | Synonyms: labor, labor movement, trade union movement |
(noun) concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child | Synonyms: childbed, confinement, labor, lying-in, parturiency, travail |
(verb) undergo the efforts of childbirth | Synonyms: labor |
(verb) work hard | Synonyms: dig, drudge, fag, grind, labor, moil, toil, travail |
(verb) strive and make an effort to reach a goal | Synonyms: drive, labor, push, tug |
lour | (verb) look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval | Synonyms: frown, glower, lower |
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(verb) make lower or quieter | Synonyms: lower, turn down |
(verb) set lower | Synonyms: lower |
malodour | (noun) a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant | Synonyms: fetor, foetor, malodor, mephitis, reek, stench, stink |
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misbehaviour | (noun) improper or wicked or immoral behavior | Synonyms: misbehavior, misdeed |
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misdemeanour | (noun) a crime less serious than a felony | Synonyms: infraction, infringement, misdemeanor, violation |
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multicolour | (adjective) having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly | Synonyms: calico, motley, multi-color, multi-colored, multi-colour, multi-coloured, multicolor, multicolored, multicoloured, painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicolored, varicoloured |
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neighbour | (noun) a nearby object of the same kind | Synonyms: neighbor |
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(noun) a person who lives (or is located) near another | Synonyms: neighbor |
(verb) be located near or adjacent to | Synonyms: neighbor |
(verb) live or be located as a neighbor | Synonyms: neighbor |
odour | (noun) any property detected by the olfactory system | Synonyms: aroma, odor, olfactory property, scent, smell |
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(noun) the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form | Synonyms: odor, olfactory perception, olfactory sensation, smell |
paramour | (noun) a woman who cohabits with an important man | Synonyms: concubine, courtesan, doxy |
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(noun) a woman's lover | Synonyms: fancy man |
parkour | (noun) An athletic discipline, in which practitioners traverse any environment in the most efficient way possible using their physical abilities, and which commonly involves running, jumping, vaulting, rolling, and other similar physical movements. | - |
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parlour | (noun) reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received | Synonyms: parlor |
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(noun) a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax | Synonyms: front room, living-room, living room, parlor, sitting room |
paviour | (noun) a machine for laying pavement | Synonyms: paving machine, pavior |
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pompadour | (noun) a hair style in which the front hair is swept up from the forehead | - |
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(verb) style women's hair in a pompadour | - |
pour | (verb) move in large numbers | Synonyms: pullulate, stream, swarm, teem |
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(verb) flow in a spurt | - |
(verb) cause to run | - |
(verb) pour out gradually, so as to separate out sediment | Synonyms: decant, pour out |
(verb) supply in large amounts or quantities | - |
(verb) rain heavily | Synonyms: pelt, rain buckets, rain cats and dogs, stream |
rancour | (noun) a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will | Synonyms: bitterness, gall, rancor, resentment |
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rigour | (noun) something hard to endure | Synonyms: asperity, grimness, hardship, rigor, rigorousness, rigourousness, severeness, severity |
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(noun) the quality of being valid and rigorous | Synonyms: cogency, rigor, validity |
(noun) excessive sternness | Synonyms: hardness, harshness, inclemency, rigor, rigorousness, rigourousness, severeness, severity, stiffness |
rumour | (noun) gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth | Synonyms: hearsay, rumor |
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(verb) tell or spread rumors | Synonyms: bruit, rumor |
saviour | (noun) a person who rescues you from harm or danger | Synonyms: deliverer, rescuer, savior |
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savour | (noun) the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth | Synonyms: flavor, flavour, nip, relish, sapidity, savor, smack, tang |
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(verb) derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in | Synonyms: bask, enjoy, relish, savor |
(verb) taste appreciatively | Synonyms: savor |
(verb) give taste to | Synonyms: savor |
(verb) have flavor; taste of something | Synonyms: savor, taste |
scour | (noun) a place that is scoured (especially by running water) | - |
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(verb) rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid | Synonyms: flush, purge |
(verb) rub hard or scrub | Synonyms: abrade |
(verb) clean with hard rubbing | Synonyms: scrub |
(verb) examine minutely | - |
sour | (adjective) having a sharp biting taste | - |
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(adjective) showing a brooding ill humor | Synonyms: dark, dour, glowering, glum, moody, morose, saturnine, sullen |
(adjective) inaccurate in pitch | Synonyms: false, off-key |
(adjective) smelling of fermentation or staleness | Synonyms: rancid |
(adjective) in an unpalatable state | Synonyms: off, turned |
(adjective) one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons | - |
(noun) the property of being acidic | Synonyms: acidity, sourness |
(noun) the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth | Synonyms: sourness, tartness |
(noun) a cocktail made of a liquor (especially whiskey or gin) mixed with lemon or lime juice and sugar | - |
(verb) go sour or spoil | Synonyms: ferment, turn, work |
(verb) make sour or more sour | Synonyms: acetify, acidify, acidulate |
splendour | (noun) a quality that outshines the usual | Synonyms: brilliancy, luster, lustre, splendor |
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(noun) the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand | Synonyms: brilliance, grandeur, grandness, magnificence, splendor |
succour | (noun) assistance in time of difficulty | Synonyms: ministration, relief, succor |
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(verb) help in a difficult situation | Synonyms: succor |
tabour | (noun) a small drum with one head of soft calfskin | Synonyms: tabor |
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tambour | (noun) a drum | - |
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(noun) a frame made of two hoops; used for embroidering | Synonyms: embroidery frame, embroidery hoop |
tour | (noun) a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area | Synonyms: circuit |
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(noun) a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else) | Synonyms: go, spell, turn |
(noun) a period of time spent in military service | Synonyms: duty tour, enlistment, hitch, term of enlistment, tour of duty |
(verb) make a tour of a certain place | - |
tricolour | (noun) a flag having three colored stripes (especially the French flag) | Synonyms: tricolor |
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troubadour | (noun) a singer of folk songs | Synonyms: folk singer, jongleur, minstrel, poet-singer |
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tumour | (noun) an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose | Synonyms: neoplasm, tumor |
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valour | (noun) the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle) | Synonyms: gallantry, heroism, valiance, valiancy, valor, valorousness |
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vapour | (noun) the process of becoming a vapor | Synonyms: evaporation, vapor, vaporisation, vaporization |
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(noun) a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance | Synonyms: vapor |
velour | (noun) heavy fabric that resembles velvet | Synonyms: velours |
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vigour | (noun) active strength of body or mind | Synonyms: dynamism, heartiness, vigor |
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(noun) an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing) | Synonyms: energy, muscularity, vigor, vim |
(noun) forceful exertion | Synonyms: energy, vigor, zip |
watercolour | (noun) the art or technique of painting with watercolors | Synonyms: water-color, water-colour, watercolor |
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(noun) a painting produced with watercolors | Synonyms: water-color, water-colour, watercolor |
(noun) a water-base paint (with water-soluble pigments); used by artists | Synonyms: water-color, water-colour, watercolor |
(noun) water-soluble pigment | Synonyms: water-color, water-colour, watercolor |
(verb) paint with watercolors | Synonyms: watercolor |