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dancing collapse: taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music

light show collapse: a display of colored lights moving in shifting patterns

lighten collapse: become lighter; "The room lightened up"; become more cheerful; "after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit"; reduce the weight on; make lighter; "she lightened the load on the tired donkey"; make more cheerful; "the conversation lightened me up a bit"

light bulb collapse: electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity

act out collapse: represent an incident, state, or emotion by action, especially on stage; "She could act neurotic anxiety"

minstrel show collapse: a variety show in which the performers are made up in blackface; a troupe of performers in blackface typically giving a comic program of negro songs and jokes

feign collapse: make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"

militate collapse: have force or influence; bring about an effect or change; "Politeness militated against this opinion being expressed"

ballet collapse: a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers; music written for a ballet

flamboyance collapse: extravagant elaborateness; "he wrote with great flamboyance"

trivialize collapse: make trivial or insignificant; "Don't trivialize the seriousness of the issue!"

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"

go through the motions collapse: pretend to do something by acting as if one was really doing it; "She isn't really working--she's just going through the motions"

situation comedy collapse: a humorous television program based on situations that could arise in everyday life; a humorous drama based on situations that might arise in day-to-day life

lamp collapse: an artificial source of visible illumination; a piece of furniture holding one or more electric light bulbs

soap opera collapse: a serialized program usually dealing with sentimentalized family matters that is broadcast on radio or television (frequently sponsored by a company advertising soap products)

appear collapse: come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon"; come into being or existence, or appear on the scene; "Then the computer came along and changed our lives"; "Homo sapiens appeared millions of years ago"; be issued or published; "Did your latest book appear yet?"; "The new Woody Allen film hasn't come out yet"; appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc.; "Gielgud appears briefly in this movie"; "She appeared in `Hamlet' on the London stage"; seem to be true, probable, or apparent; "It seems that he is very gifted"; "It appears that the weather in California is very bad"; present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority; "He had to appear in court last month"; "She appeared on several charges of theft"

pageant collapse: an elaborate representation of scenes from history etc; usually involves a parade with rich costumes; a rich and spectacular ceremony

comedian collapse: a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts; an actor in a comedy

impersonate collapse: represent another person with comic intentions; assume or act the character of; "She impersonates Madonna"; "The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man"

mystery play collapse: a medieval play representing episodes from the life of Christ

talk show collapse: a program during which well-known people discuss a topic or answer questions telephoned in by the audience; "in England they call a talk show a chat show"

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