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plume collapse: a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament; form a plume; "The chimneys were pluming the sky"; "The engine was pluming black smoke"; deck with a plume; "a plumed helmet"

demythologize collapse: remove the mythical element from (writings); "the Bible should be demythologized and examined for its historical value"

popularize collapse: make understandable to the general public; "Carl Sagan popularized cosmology in his books"; cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use; "They popularized coffee in Washington State"; "Relativity Theory was vulgarized by these authors"

brighten collapse: become brighter; "The sky brightened"; make lighter or brighter; "The paint will brighten the room"; become brighter; "The sky brightened around noon"; "Her face brightened when she heard the good news"

trot out collapse: bring out and show for inspection and admiration; "His novel trots out a rich heiress"; "always able to trot out some new excuse"

calcimine collapse: a water-base paint containing zinc oxide and glue and coloring; used as a wash for walls and ceilings; cover with calcimine; "calcimine the walls"

bead collapse: a small ball with a hole through the middle; string together like beads; decorate by sewing beads onto; "bead the wedding gown"; form into beads, as of water or sweat, for example

parget collapse: plaster used to coat outer walls and line chimneys; apply ornamental plaster to

thinker collapse: an important intellectual; "the great minds of the 17th century"; someone who exercises the mind (usually in an effort to reach a decision)

roll out collapse: flatten or spread with a roller; "roll out the paper"; straighten by unrolling; "roll out the big map"

explicate collapse: elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses; "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis"

wreathe collapse: form into a wreath; decorate or deck with wreathes; "wreathe the grave site"; move with slow, sinuous movements

irradiate collapse: expose to radiation; "irradiate food"; cast rays of light upon

mandarin collapse: the dialect of Chinese spoken in Beijing and adopted as the official language for all of China; a somewhat flat reddish-orange loose skinned citrus of China; a high public official of imperial China; any high government official or bureaucrat; a member of an elite intellectual or cultural group; shrub or small tree having flattened globose fruit with very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame-orange rind that is loose and easily removed; native to southeastern Asia

twinkle collapse: a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash; emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?"

lacquer collapse: a hard glossy coating; a black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and used as a natural varnish; coat with lacquer; "A lacquered box from China"

allegorize collapse: make into an allegory; "The story was allegorized over time"; interpret as an allegory

enamel collapse: any smooth glossy coating that resembles ceramic glaze; a paint that dries to a hard glossy finish; hard white substance covering the crown of a tooth; a colored glassy compound (opaque or partially opaque) that is fused to the surface of metal or glass or pottery for decoration or protection; coat, inlay, or surface with enamel

shellac collapse: a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood; lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white; cover with shellac; "She wanted to shellac the desk to protect it from water spots"

elder statesman collapse: an elderly statesman whose advice is sought be government leaders; any influential person whose advice is highly respected

brandish collapse: move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun"; exhibit aggressively; "brandish a sword"

spangle collapse: decorate with spangles; "the star-spangled banner"; glitter as if covered with spangles

mentor collapse: a wise and trusted guide and advisor; serve as a teacher or trusted counselor; "The famous professor mentored him during his years in graduate school"; "She is a fine lecturer but she doesn't like mentoring"

interpret collapse: make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"; give an interpretation or rendition of; "The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully"

spell out collapse: make explicit; specify in detail; "You should spell out your demands"; spell fully and without abbreviating; "Can you spell out your middle name instead of just giving the initial?"

account for collapse: give reasons for; "Can you account for all these absences?"; be the reason or explanation for; "The recession accounts for the slow retail business"

flaunt collapse: the act of displaying something ostentatiously; "his behavior was an outrageous flaunt"; display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously; "he showed off his new sports car"

decipher collapse: read with difficulty; "Can you decipher this letter?"; "The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs"

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