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appealing collapse: able to attract interest or draw favorable attention; "He added an appealing and memorable figure to popular American mythology"- Vincent Starrett; "an appealing sense of humor"; "the idea of having enough money to retire at fifty is very appealing"; expressing earnest entreaty; "the appealing and frightened look worn by an injured dog"; "she holds out her hand for money, importunate, insistent"; "a pleading note in her voice"

adjuvant collapse: an additive that enhances the effectiveness of medical treatment; enhancing the action of a medical treatment; "the adjuvant action of certain bacteria"

minstrel collapse: a performer in a minstrel show; celebrate by singing, in the style of minstrels

concert collapse: a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging; settle by agreement; "concert one's differences"; contrive (a plan) by mutual agreement

octet collapse: a musical composition written for eight performers; eight people considered as a unit; a set of eight similar things considered as a unit; eight performers or singers who perform together

metronome collapse: clicking pendulum indicates the exact tempo of a piece of music

spiritual collapse: a kind of religious song originated by Blacks in the southern United States; lacking material body or form or substance; "spiritual beings"; "the vital transcendental soul belonging to the spiritual realm"-Lewis Mumford; concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul; "a spiritual approach to life"; "spiritual fulfillment"; "spiritual values"; "unearthly love"

score collapse: the act of scoring in a game or sport; "the winning score came with less than a minute left to play"; the facts about an actual situation; "he didn't know the score"; a written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages; "he studied the score of the sonata"; a set of twenty members; "a score were sent out but only one returned"; grounds; "don't do it on my account"; "the paper was rejected on account of its length"; "he tried to blame the victim but his success on that score was doubtful"; a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest; "the score was 7 to 0"; a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally); an amount due (as at a restaurant or bar); "add it to my score and I'll settle later"; make underscoring marks; gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season"; get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance; "She scored high on the SAT"; "He scored a 200"; make small marks into the surface of; "score the clay before firing it"; write a musical score for

showboat collapse: a river steamboat on which theatrical performances could be given (especially on the Mississippi River)

maestro collapse: an artist of consummate skill; "a master of the violin"; "one of the old masters"

bell the cat collapse: take a risk; perform a daring act; "Who is going to bell the cat?"

swan song collapse: a final performance or effort (especially before retirement)

sextet collapse: a musical composition written for six performers; six people considered as a unit; a set of six similar things considered as a unit; six performers or singers who perform together

accompany collapse: go or travel along with; "The nurse accompanied the old lady everywhere"

paradiddle collapse: the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously

drumbeat collapse: a vehement and vociferous advocacy of a cause; "the warmongers kept up their drumbeat on Iraq"; (military) the beating of a drum as a signal for lowering the flag at sundown

playhouse collapse: plaything consisting of a small model of a house that children can play inside of

recital collapse: performance of music or dance especially by soloists; a detailed account or description of something; "he was forced to listen to a recital of his many shortcomings"; a detailed statement giving facts and figures; "his wife gave a recital of his infidelities"

advantageous collapse: giving an advantage; "a contract advantageous to our country"; "socially advantageous to entertain often"; appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness

interpreter collapse: (computer science) a program that translates and executes source language statements one line at a time; someone who mediates between speakers of different languages; someone who uses art to represent something; "his paintings reveal a sensitive interpreter of nature"; "she was famous as an interpreter of Shakespearean roles"

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