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mannerism collapse

phrasing collapse: the grouping of musical phrases in a melodic line

crow collapse: black birds having a raucous call; a Siouan language spoken by the Crow; the cry of a cock (or an imitation of it); a member of the Siouan people formerly living in eastern Montana; express pleasure verbally; "She crowed with joy"; utter shrill sounds; "The cocks crowed all morning"

lingo collapse

converse collapse: a proposition obtained by conversion; turned about in order or relation; "transposed letters"; of words so related that one reverses the relation denoted by the other; "`parental' and `filial' are converse terms"; carry on a conversation

eloquence collapse: powerful and effective language; "his eloquence attracted a large congregation"; "fluency in spoken and written English is essential"; "his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police"

beribbon collapse

nomination collapse: the act of officially naming a candidate; "the Republican nomination for Governor"; the condition of having been proposed as a suitable candidate for appointment or election; "there was keen competition for the nomination"; "his nomination was hotly protested"

dolly collapse: conveyance consisting of a wheeled platform for moving heavy objects; conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted

surrogate collapse: someone who takes the place of another person

enunciated collapse

opener collapse: a hand tool used for opening sealed containers (bottles or cans); the first event in a series; "she played Chopin for her opener"; "the season's opener was a game against the Yankees"

bejewel collapse: adorn or decorate with precious stones; "jeweled dresses"

sculpture collapse: creating figures or designs in three dimensions; a three-dimensional work of plastic art

calculate on collapse

muteness collapse: a refusal to speak when expected; "his silence about my contribution was surprising"

galaxy collapse: a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people); (astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust; "`extragalactic nebula' is a former name for `galaxy'"

soma collapse: personification of a sacred intoxicating drink used in Vedic ritual; leafless East Indian vine; its sour milky juice formerly used to make an intoxicating drink

torso collapse: the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"

elocution collapse: an expert manner of speaking involving control of voice and gesture

reply collapse: the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply"

important person collapse: a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events

luminary collapse: a celebrity who is an inspiration to others; "he was host to a large gathering of luminaries"

literary style collapse

ethnic group collapse: people of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture

monument collapse: an important site that is marked and preserved as public property

larynx collapse: a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech

speech organ collapse: any of the organs involved in speech production

rapping collapse

mock up collapse

laughingstock collapse

dope out collapse

constituency collapse: the body of voters who elect a representative for their area

vocalization collapse

big name collapse

keep quiet collapse: refrain from divulging sensitive information; keep quiet about confidential information; "Don't tell him any secrets--he cannot keep his mouth shut!"

debut collapse: the presentation of a debutante in society; appear for the first time in public; "The new ballet that debuts next months at Covent Garden, is already sold out"; make one's debut; "This young soprano debuts next month at the Metropolitan Opera"; present for the first time to the public; "The band debuts a new song or two each month"

contour collapse: a feature (or the order or arrangement of features) of anything having a complex structure; "the contours of the melody"; "it defines a major contour of this administration"; a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height; form the contours of

cipher collapse: a message written in a secret code; a secret method of writing; a person of no influence

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