follow-focus shot - Wordage.info - Free Thesaurus Tool for Word Discovery - Expanded Thesaurus, Reverse Dictionary Lookup

exclamation collapse: an abrupt excited utterance; "she gave an exclamation of delight"; "there was much exclaiming over it"; a loud complaint or protest or reproach

portrait collapse: any likeness of a person; "the photographer made excellent portraits"; a painting of a person's face

take to collapse: develop a habit; apply oneself to a practice or occupation; "She took to drink"; "Men take to the military trades"

dart collapse: a tapered tuck made in dressmaking; a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot; move with sudden speed; "His forefinger darted in all directions as he spoke"; run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"

stalk collapse: a stiff or threatening gait; the act of following prey stealthily; a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush; a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ; walk stiffly; go through (an area) in search of prey; "stalk the woods for deer"

heading collapse: a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about; "the heading seemed to have little to do with the text"

shot put collapse: an athletic competition in which a heavy metal ball is hurled as far as possible

fastball collapse: (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke"

spitball collapse: an illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it; a projectile made by chewing a piece of paper and shaping it into a sphere

confetti collapse: small pieces or streamers of colored paper that are thrown around on festive occasions (as at a wedding)

theme collapse: a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work; "it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme"; (music) melodic subject of a musical composition; "the theme is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it"; provide with a particular theme or motive; "the restaurant often themes its menus"

sling collapse: bandage to support an injured forearm; consisting of a wide triangular piece of cloth hanging from around the neck; a simple weapon consisting of a looped strap in which a projectile is whirled and then released; a highball with liquor and water with sugar and lemon or lime juice; hurl as if with a sling

defined collapse: clearly characterized or delimited; "lost in a maze of words both defined and undefined"; "each child has clearly defined duties"; clearly defined; "I have no formed opinion about the chances of success"; showing clearly the outline or profile or boundary; "hills defined against the evening sky"; "the setting sun showed the outlined figure of a man standing on the hill"

arise collapse: result or issue; "A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion"; rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded"; originate or come into being; "a question arose"

case history collapse: detailed record of the background of a person or group under study or treatment

hawk collapse: diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail; an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations; hunt with hawks; "the tribes like to hawk in the desert"

in no time collapse: in a relatively short time; "she finished the assignment in no time"

intensify collapse: become more intense; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan"; make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions"; make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark

fix collapse: an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear; "collusion resulted in tax fixes for gamblers"; something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug; "she needed a fix of chocolate"; informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"; make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill"; kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study; set or place definitely; "Let's fix the date for the party!"

woo collapse: make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary"; seek someone's favor; "China is wooing Russia"

accrue collapse: grow by addition; "The interest accrues"; come into the possession of; "The house accrued to the oldest son"

crushed collapse: treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance; "crushed velvet"

Wordage.info