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puff up: make larger or distend; "The estimates were puffed up"

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whiffet collapse

brag about collapse

boast of collapse

play out collapse: become spent or exhausted; "The champion's strength played out fast"; play to a finish; "We have got to play this game out, even thought it is clear that we have last"; perform or be performed to the end; "How will the election drama be played out?"

eclair collapse: oblong cream puff

pandowdy collapse

pastry collapse: any of various baked foods made of dough or batter; a dough of flour and water and shortening

patisserie collapse: a bakery specializing in French pastry

quiche collapse: the Mayan language spoken by the Quiche; a tart filled with rich unsweetened custard; often contains other ingredients (as cheese or ham or seafood or vegetables); a member of the Mayan people of south central Guatemala

rosette collapse: an ornament or pattern resembling a rose that is worn as a badge of office or as recognition of having won an honor; a cluster of leaves growing in crowded circles from a common center or crown (usually at or close to the ground)

strudel collapse: thin sheet of filled dough rolled and baked

timbale collapse: small pastry shell for creamy mixtures of minced foods; individual serving of minced e.g. meat or fish in a rich creamy sauce baked in a small pastry mold or timbale shell

eulogize collapse: praise formally and eloquently; "The dead woman was eulogized at the funeral"

blintz collapse: (Judaism) thin pancake folded around a filling and fried or baked

add to collapse: have an increased effect; "This adds to my worries"

talcum powder collapse

mudpack collapse

mascara collapse: makeup that is used to darken and thicken the eye lashes

vanity case collapse

extol collapse

war paint collapse: full ceremonial regalia; adornment consisting of paint applied to the face and body of certain Amerindians before a battle

lionize collapse: assign great social importance to; "The film director was celebrated all over Hollywood"; "The tenor was lionized in Vienna"

distend collapse: swell from or as if from internal pressure; "The distended bellies of the starving cows"; cause to expand as it by internal pressure; "The gas distended the animal's body"

pate collapse: the top of the head; liver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously seasoned

cosmetics collapse

greasepaint collapse: a greasy substance used as makeup by actors

turnover collapse: a dish made by folding a piece of pastry over a filling

rarefy collapse: weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance); make more subtle or refined; lessen the density or solidity of; "The bones are rarefied"

waft collapse: be driven or carried along, as by the air; "Sounds wafted into the room"; blow gently; "A breeze wafted through the door"

lipstick collapse: makeup that is used to color the lips; apply lipstick to; "She lipsticked her mouth"; form by tracing with lipstick; "The clown had lipsticked circles on his cheeks"

inflate collapse: fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons"; exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated"; increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value; "inflate the currency"; cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit; "The war inflated the economy"

burn out collapse

Danish pastry collapse

whiff collapse: a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike; a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil; utter with a puff of air; "whiff out a prayer"; strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third; drive or carry as if by a puff of air; "The gust of air whiffed away the clouds"

augment collapse: enlarge or increase; "The recent speech of the president augmented tensions in the Near East"; grow or intensify; "The pressure augmented"

deify collapse: exalt to the position of a God; "the people deified their King"; consider as a god or godlike; "These young men deify financial success"

rouge collapse: makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks; redden by applying rouge to; "she rouged her cheeks"

idolize collapse: love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol; "Many teenagers idolized the Beatles"

broaden collapse: become broader; "The road broadened"; make broader; "broaden the road"

dilate collapse: become wider; "His pupils were dilated"

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