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prank collapse: dress up showily; "He pranked himself out in his best clothes"; dress or decorate showily or gaudily; "Roses were pranking the lawn"

visit collapse: the act of going to see some person in a professional capacity; "a visit to the dentist"; the act of visiting in an official capacity (as for an inspection); the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time; "he dropped by for a visit"; a meeting arranged by the visitor to see someone (such as a doctor or lawyer) for treatment or advice; "he scheduled a visit to the dentist"; assail; "He was visited with a terrible illness that killed him quickly"; come to see in an official or professional capacity; "The governor visited the prison"; "The grant administrator visited the laboratory"; pay a brief visit; "The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens"; visit a place, as for entertainment; "We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning"; stay with as a guest; "Every summer, we visited our relatives in the country for a month"

overdress collapse: dress excessively; "You should not overclothe the child--she will be too hot"

inaugural collapse: serving to set in motion; "the magazine's inaugural issue"; "the initiative phase in the negotiations"; "an initiatory step toward a treaty"; "his first (or maiden) speech in Congress"; "the liner's maiden voyage"; occurring at or characteristic of a formal investiture or induction; "the President's inaugural address"; "an inaugural ball"

grapevine collapse: gossip spread by spoken communication; "the news of their affair was spread by word of mouth"

palaver collapse: loud and confused and empty talk; "mere rhetoric"; have a lengthy discussion, usually between people of different backgrounds

grotesque collapse: art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants; distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous; "tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long that churned the seas"; "twisted into monstrous shapes"

caricature collapse: a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect; represent in or produce a caricature of; "The drawing caricatured the President"

dilation collapse: the act of expanding an aperture; "the dilation of the pupil of the eye"; a lengthy discussion (spoken or written) on a particular topic

romance collapse: a novel dealing with idealized events remote from everyday life; the group of languages derived from Latin; relating to languages derived from Latin; "Romance languages"; tell romantic or exaggerated lies; "This author romanced his trip to an exotic country"; have a love affair with

demimonde collapse: a class of woman not considered respectable because of indiscreet or promiscuous behavior

urge collapse: a strong restless desire; "why this urge to travel?"; an instinctive motive; "profound religious impulses"; force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies"

unreality collapse: the quality possessed by something that is unreal; the state of being insubstantial or imaginary; not existing objectively or in fact

talk down collapse: direct and control (the flight of an airplane during landing) via radio; "the control tower talked down the plane whose pilot fell ill"; belittle through talk; speak in a condescending manner, as if to a child; "He talks down to her"

lesson collapse: a task assigned for individual study; "he did the lesson for today"; a unit of instruction; "he took driving lessons"

soft soap collapse: a soft (or liquid) soap made from vegetable oils; used in certain skin diseases

enlistment collapse: the act of enlisting (as in a military service); a period of time spent in military service

dissuade collapse: turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people"

illusion collapse: something many people believe that is false; "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy"; an erroneous mental representation

discourse collapse: extended verbal expression in speech or writing; to consider or examine in speech or writing; "The article covered all the different aspects of this question"; "The class discussed Dante's `Inferno'"

overpriced collapse: too costly for the value; "overpriced items at resort shops"

wangle collapse: an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery; achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods

powwow collapse: a council of or with Native Americans; hold a powwow, talk, conference or meeting

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