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dress up collapse: put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party"; make something appear superficially attractive; "The researcher tried to dress up the uninteresting data"; "Don't try to dress up the unpleasant truth"

spruce up collapse: dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion; "He spruced up for the party"; make neat, smart, or trim; "Spruce up your house for Spring"; "titivate the child"

garb collapse

tuppence collapse

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

furbish collapse

molehill collapse: a mound of earth made by moles while burrowing

sou collapse: a former French coin of low denomination; often used of any small amount of money; "he hasn't a sou to his name"

get up collapse: get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They rose early"; "He uprose at night"; cause to rise; "The sergeant got us up at 2 A.M."

embellish collapse

linen collapse: white goods or clothing made with linen cloth; a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant; a high-quality paper made of linen fibers or with a linen finish

bedizen collapse: dress up garishly and tastelessly; decorate tastelessly

enrich collapse: make better or improve in quality; "The experience enriched her understanding"; "enriched foods"; make wealthy or richer; "the oil boom enriched a lot of local people"

decorate collapse: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"; award a mark of honor, such as a medal, to; "He was decorated for his services in the military"

orange collapse: orange color or pigment; any of a range of colors between red and yellow; round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees; a river in South Africa that flows generally westward to the Atlantic Ocean; any citrus tree bearing oranges; any pigment producing the orange color; of the color between red and yellow; similar to the color of a ripe orange

gewgaw collapse

bauble collapse: a mock scepter carried by a court jester

trinket collapse

investiture collapse

garment collapse: an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk"

red cent collapse

investment collapse: the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank; the act of putting on robes or vestments; outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism; money that is invested with an expectation of profit

frippery collapse

berry collapse: any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves; United States rock singer (born in 1931); a small fruit having any of various structures, e.g., simple (grape or blueberry) or aggregate (blackberry or raspberry); pick or gather berries; "We went berrying in the summer"

kickshaw collapse

embroider collapse: add details to; decorate with needlework

knickknack collapse: a small inexpensive mass-produced article

gimcrack collapse

array collapse: an arrangement of aerials spaced to give desired directional characteristics; especially fine or decorative clothing; an impressive display; "it was a bewildering array of books"; "his tools were in an orderly array on the basement wall"; an orderly arrangement; "an array of troops in battle order"

whim wham collapse

oak collapse: a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves; "great oaks grow from little acorns"; the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring

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