corsage | (noun) an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present | Synonyms: bouquet, nosegay, posy |
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dosage | (noun) a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time | Synonyms: dose |
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(noun) the quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time | Synonyms: dose |
dressage | (noun) maneuvers of a horse in response to body signals by the rider | - |
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envisage | (verb) form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case | Synonyms: conceive of, ideate, imagine |
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expressage | (noun) rapid transport of goods | Synonyms: express |
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massage | (noun) kneading and rubbing parts of the body to increase circulation and promote relaxation | - |
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(verb) give a massage to | - |
(verb) manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes | Synonyms: knead, rub down |
message | (noun) content communicating a message; what something is about | Synonyms: content, subject matter, substance |
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(noun) a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled | - |
(verb) send a message | - |
(verb) send as a message | - |
(verb) send a message to | - |
passage | (noun) a journey usually by ship | Synonyms: transit |
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(noun) the passing of a law by a legislative body | Synonyms: enactment |
(noun) the act of passing something to another person | Synonyms: handing over |
(noun) the act of passing from one state or place to the next | Synonyms: transition |
(noun) a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another | Synonyms: passing |
(noun) a way through or along which someone or something may pass | - |
(noun) a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass | Synonyms: passageway |
(noun) a section of text; particularly a section of medium length | - |
(noun) a short section of a musical composition | Synonyms: musical passage |
(noun) the motion of one object relative to another | Synonyms: passing |
petrissage | (noun) massage of the skin which is gently lifted and squeezed | - |
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presage | (noun) a sign of something about to happen | Synonyms: omen, portent, prodigy, prognostic, prognostication |
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(noun) a foreboding about what is about to happen | - |
(verb) indicate, as with a sign or an omen | Synonyms: augur, auspicate, betoken, bode, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, omen, portend, predict, prefigure, prognosticate |
sage | (adjective) of the grey-green color of sage leaves | Synonyms: sage-green |
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(adjective) having wisdom that comes with age and experience | - |
(noun) aromatic fresh or dried grey-green leaves used widely as seasoning for meats and fowl and game etc | - |
(noun) a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom | - |
(noun) any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb | Synonyms: salvia |
sausage | (noun) a small nonrigid airship used for observation or as a barrage balloon | Synonyms: blimp, sausage balloon |
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(noun) highly seasoned minced meat stuffed in casings | - |
surplusage | (noun) a quantity much larger than is needed | Synonyms: excess, nimiety, surplus |
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usage | (noun) the act of using | Synonyms: employment, exercise, use, utilisation, utilization |
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(noun) accepted or habitual practice | Synonyms: custom, usance |
(noun) the customary manner in which a language (or a form of a language) is spoken or written | - |
visage | (noun) the appearance conveyed by a person's face | Synonyms: countenance |
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(noun) the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) | Synonyms: countenance, kisser, mug, phiz, physiognomy, smiler |