Related Words:
- pillory
collapse - a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn
- punish by putting in a pillory
- expose to ridicule or public scorn related words >
- Oregon boat,
- attaint,
- bespatter,
- bilbo,
- blacken,
- blot,
- blow upon,
- bond,
- bonds,
- brand,
- branks,
- bridle,
- bring into discredit,
- bring low,
- bring shame upon,
- bring to account,
- bring to book,
- call to account,
- camisole,
- cast reproach upon,
- castigate,
- censure,
- chains,
- chasten,
- chastise,
- collar,
- correct,
- crank,
- cucking stool,
- cuffs,
- deal with,
- debase,
- defame,
- defile,
- defrock,
- degrade,
- deplume,
- deride,
- disapprove,
- discipline,
- discredit,
- disgrace,
- dishonor,
- disparage,
- displume,
- ducking stool,
- expose,
- expose to infamy,
- fetter,
- finger pillory,
- gag,
- gibbet,
- grin at,
- gyves,
- halter,
- hamper,
- handcuffs,
- hang in effigy,
- hobbles,
- hold in derision,
- hopples,
- humiliate,
- impute shame to,
- inflict upon,
- irons,
- laugh at,
- laugh to scorn,
- leading strings,
- leash,
- make fun of,
- make game of,
- make merry with,
- manacle,
- masthead,
- muzzle,
- pan,
- penalize,
- point at,
- poke fun at,
- punish,
- put one on,
- put to shame,
- rag,
- razz,
- reflect discredit upon,
- reins,
- reprimand,
- reproach,
- restraint,
- restraints,
- ride,
- ridicule,
- roast,
- settle with,
- shackle,
- shame,
- slur,
- smear,
- smile at,
- snicker at,
- snigger at,
- soil,
- square accounts,
- stain,
- stigmatize,
- stocks,
- straightjacket,
- strait-waistcoat,
- straitjacket,
- stranglehold,
- sully,
- taint,
- take to task,
- tarnish,
- tether,
- trammel,
- trammels,
- treadmill,
- trebuchet,
- triangle,
- triangles,
- unfrock,
- vilify,
- visit upon,
- whipping post,
- wooden horse,
- yoke
- poignant
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- keenly distressing to the mind or feelings; "poignant anxiety" related words >
- absorbing,
- acerbic,
- acid,
- acidulous,
- acrid,
- acrimonious,
- acute,
- affecting,
- afflictive,
- agitating,
- agonizing,
- asperous,
- astringent,
- atrocious,
- barbed,
- biting,
- bitter,
- bleak,
- blue,
- caustic,
- cheerless,
- comfortless,
- corrosive,
- cramping,
- cruel,
- cutting,
- deep,
- deep-felt,
- deepgoing,
- deplorable,
- depressing,
- depressive,
- disastrous,
- discomforting,
- dismal,
- dismaying,
- distressful,
- distressing,
- disturbing,
- dolorific,
- dolorogenic,
- dolorous,
- double-edged,
- dramatic,
- dreary,
- driving,
- earnest,
- edged,
- effective,
- emotional,
- escharotic,
- excruciating,
- exquisite,
- extreme,
- fierce,
- forceful,
- forcible,
- gnawing,
- grave,
- grievous,
- griping,
- gutsy,
- hard,
- harrowing,
- harsh,
- heartfelt,
- homefelt,
- hurtful,
- hurting,
- imperative,
- impressive,
- incisive,
- indelible,
- intense,
- irritating,
- joyless,
- keen,
- lamentable,
- lively,
- melancholy,
- miserable,
- mordacious,
- mordant,
- mournful,
- moving,
- nervous,
- nose-tickling,
- painful,
- paroxysmal,
- pathetic,
- penetrating,
- peppery,
- peppy,
- perturbing,
- pervading,
- piercing,
- piquant,
- piteous,
- pitiable,
- pitiful,
- pointed,
- powerful,
- profound,
- punchy,
- pungent,
- racking,
- racy,
- regrettable,
- rigorous,
- rough,
- rueful,
- sad,
- saddening,
- sarcastic,
- sardonic,
- scathing,
- sensational,
- severe,
- sharp,
- shooting,
- sincere,
- sinewed,
- sinewy,
- slashing,
- snappy,
- sore,
- sorrowful,
- sour,
- sparkling,
- spasmatic,
- spasmic,
- spasmodic,
- spicy,
- spirited,
- stabbing,
- stinging,
- stirring,
- strident,
- striking,
- stringent,
- strong,
- tart,
- telling,
- tormenting,
- torturous,
- touching,
- tragic,
- trenchant,
- uncomfortable,
- upsetting,
- vehement,
- vigorous,
- violent,
- virulent,
- vital,
- vitriolic,
- vivacious,
- vivid,
- woebegone,
- woeful,
- wretched,
- zesty
- tart
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- a pastry cup with a filling of fruit or custard and no top crust
- a small open pie with a fruit filling related words >
- Danish pastry,
- French pastry,
- Jezebel,
- abusive,
- acerb,
- acerbate,
- acerbic,
- acescent,
- acetose,
- acetous,
- acid,
- acidic,
- acidulated,
- acidulent,
- acidulous,
- acrid,
- acrimonious,
- amaroidal,
- astringent,
- bad woman,
- baggage,
- baklava,
- barbed,
- bimbo,
- bitch,
- biting,
- bitter,
- bitter as gall,
- blintz,
- broad,
- caustic,
- chippy,
- chocolate eclair,
- clitoromaniac,
- coarse,
- cocotte,
- corroding,
- corrosive,
- courtesan,
- crab,
- crabbed,
- cream puff,
- crusty,
- cutting,
- cynical,
- double-edged,
- dowdy,
- doxy,
- drab,
- dry,
- easy lay,
- easy woman,
- eclair,
- edged,
- escharotic,
- fallen woman,
- fierce,
- fille de joie,
- flan,
- floozy,
- frail sister,
- green,
- grisette,
- hard,
- harlot,
- harridan,
- harsh,
- hooker,
- hussy,
- hysteromaniac,
- incisive,
- jade,
- keen,
- loose woman,
- mordacious,
- mordant,
- nasty,
- nymph,
- nymphet,
- nympho,
- nymphomaniac,
- pandowdy,
- pastry,
- pasty,
- patisserie,
- patty,
- patty-shell,
- penetrating,
- pickled,
- pickup,
- pie,
- piercing,
- piquant,
- poignant,
- prostitute,
- puff,
- pungent,
- quean,
- quiche,
- rigorous,
- rosette,
- rough,
- sarcastic,
- sardonic,
- satirical,
- scathing,
- scorching,
- sec,
- severe,
- sharp,
- slut,
- sour,
- sour as vinegar,
- soured,
- sourish,
- stabbing,
- stinging,
- streetwalker,
- strident,
- stringent,
- strudel,
- strumpet,
- tangy,
- tartish,
- testy,
- timbale,
- tipsy cake,
- trenchant,
- trifle,
- trollop,
- trull,
- turnover,
- unripe,
- unsweet,
- unsweetened,
- uteromaniac,
- vehement,
- vicious,
- vinegarish,
- vinegary,
- violent,
- virulent,
- vitriolic,
- vol-au-vent,
- wanton,
- wench,
- whore,
- withering,
- working girl
- submit
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- put before; "I submit to you that the accused is guilty"
- submit or yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure"
- refer for judgment or consideration; "She submitted a proposal to the agency"
- yield to the control of another related words >
- accede,
- accede to,
- accept,
- acquiesce,
- advance,
- advise,
- advocate,
- affirm,
- agree to,
- allege,
- announce,
- annunciate,
- argue,
- assent,
- assert,
- assever,
- asseverate,
- attend to orders,
- aver,
- avouch,
- avow,
- be agreeable,
- be persuaded,
- bend,
- bend to,
- bow to,
- brief,
- bring before,
- bring forward,
- bring up,
- broach,
- coach,
- come around,
- come over,
- come round,
- come to,
- commend to attention,
- comply,
- comply with,
- condone,
- confer,
- conform,
- consent,
- consent to,
- consult with,
- contend,
- counsel,
- countenance,
- declare,
- defer to,
- designate,
- direct,
- enter,
- enunciate,
- express,
- extend,
- face the music,
- fall in with,
- follow the book,
- give,
- give way,
- go along with,
- grin and abide,
- guide,
- harken to,
- have,
- heed,
- hold,
- hold forth,
- hold out,
- insist,
- instruct,
- introduce,
- issue a manifesto,
- keep,
- kibitz,
- knock under,
- knuckle down,
- knuckle under,
- knuckle under to,
- launch,
- lay,
- lay before,
- lay down,
- let go by,
- let pass,
- listen to,
- live with it,
- maintain,
- make a motion,
- manifesto,
- mark,
- meddle,
- mind,
- moot,
- move,
- name,
- name for office,
- nominate,
- not resist,
- obey,
- obey the rules,
- observe,
- offer,
- offer a resolution,
- open up,
- overlook,
- park,
- place,
- pose,
- posit,
- post,
- postulate,
- predicate,
- prefer,
- prescribe,
- present,
- proclaim,
- profess,
- proffer,
- pronounce,
- propose,
- proposition,
- propound,
- protest,
- put,
- put forth,
- put forward,
- put it,
- put it to,
- put up,
- put up with,
- recommend,
- relax,
- relent,
- resign,
- respect,
- rise above,
- run,
- run for office,
- say,
- seat,
- set,
- set before,
- set down,
- set forth,
- shrug,
- shrug it off,
- speak,
- speak out,
- speak up,
- stand for,
- stand on,
- start,
- state,
- station,
- stay in line,
- stick,
- submit to,
- succumb,
- succumb to,
- suggest,
- swallow it,
- swallow the pill,
- take,
- take it,
- take orders,
- tender,
- toe the line,
- truckle to,
- unbend,
- yield,
- yield to
- laugh
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- a facial expression characteristic of a person laughing; "his face wrinkled in a silent laugh of derision"
- the sound of laughing
- produce laughter related words >
- Homeric laughter,
- be in heaven,
- be in stitches,
- be pleased,
- beam,
- belittle,
- belly laugh,
- blue story,
- boff,
- boffola,
- break up,
- brush aside,
- burst into laughter,
- burst of laughter,
- burst out,
- burst out laughing,
- burst with laughter,
- bust a gut,
- cachinnate,
- cachinnation,
- cackle,
- caper,
- caracole,
- chirp,
- chirrup,
- chortle,
- chuckle,
- convulsion,
- crack up,
- crow,
- dance,
- delight,
- deny,
- deride,
- die with delight,
- dirty joke,
- dirty story,
- dismiss,
- disregard,
- double entendre,
- ethnic joke,
- feel happy,
- fit of laughter,
- frolic,
- fun,
- funny story,
- gag,
- gales of laughter,
- gambol,
- giggle,
- glow,
- go into convulsions,
- go into hysterics,
- go into raptures,
- good one,
- good story,
- grin,
- guffaw,
- ha-ha,
- hearty laugh,
- hee-haw,
- hee-hee,
- hilarity,
- ho-ho,
- hoot,
- horselaugh,
- howler,
- ignore,
- jape,
- jeer at,
- jest,
- jestbook,
- joke,
- joy,
- lampoon,
- laugh at,
- laugh it up,
- laugh outright,
- laughing,
- laughter,
- lilt,
- minimize,
- nearly die laughing,
- outburst of laughter,
- panic,
- parody,
- pasquil,
- pasquinade,
- peal of laughter,
- play,
- point,
- poke fun at,
- pooh-pooh,
- purr,
- radiate cheer,
- reject,
- rib tickler,
- ridicule,
- riot,
- risibility,
- roar,
- roar of laughter,
- roar with laughter,
- roast,
- romp,
- satirize,
- scoff at,
- scorn,
- scream,
- shake like jelly,
- shake with laughter,
- shout,
- shout of laughter,
- shriek,
- shrug off,
- sick joke,
- sidesplitter,
- sight gag,
- simper,
- sing,
- skip,
- smile,
- smirk,
- snicker,
- snigger,
- sniggle,
- snort,
- sparkle,
- split,
- split with laughter,
- sport,
- spurn,
- story,
- take great satisfaction,
- taunt,
- tease,
- tee-hee,
- titter,
- tread on air,
- visual joke,
- wheeze,
- whistle,
- whoop,
- wide berth,
- wow,
- yarn,
- yuck,
- yuk-yuk
- countenance
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- the appearance conveyed by a person's face; "a pleasant countenance"; "a stern visage"
- the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) related words >
- Buddha-like composure,
- OK,
- Oriental calm,
- abet,
- abetment,
- accept,
- acceptance,
- adherence,
- admiration,
- admire,
- advocacy,
- advocate,
- aegis,
- aid and abet,
- air,
- applaud,
- approbation,
- approval,
- approve,
- approve of,
- ask for,
- auspices,
- authority,
- authorization,
- back,
- backing,
- bear,
- bear with,
- bearing,
- bless,
- blessing,
- blink at,
- brook,
- brow,
- calm disposition,
- calm of mind,
- calmness,
- care,
- carriage,
- cast,
- cast of countenance,
- certification,
- champion,
- championship,
- charity,
- clearance,
- color,
- comfort,
- commend,
- complexion,
- composure,
- condone,
- connive at,
- cool,
- coolheadedness,
- coolness,
- demeanor,
- dial,
- easy mind,
- embolden,
- empowerment,
- enabling,
- encourage,
- encouragement,
- endorse,
- endorsement,
- endure,
- enfranchisement,
- entitlement,
- esteem,
- face,
- facial appearance,
- facies,
- favor,
- favorable vote,
- feature,
- features,
- feed,
- fiat,
- foster,
- fosterage,
- garb,
- give encouragement,
- go for,
- goodwill,
- grin and abide,
- guidance,
- guise,
- have,
- hear of,
- hearten,
- hold with,
- icy calm,
- imperturbation,
- indisturbance,
- indulge,
- interest,
- invite,
- keep in countenance,
- kisser,
- let go by,
- let pass,
- lineaments,
- lines,
- looks,
- map,
- mental composure,
- mien,
- mug,
- mush,
- nod,
- nourish,
- nurture,
- obey,
- overlook,
- pan,
- patronage,
- peace of mind,
- peacefulness,
- philosophic composure,
- philosophicalness,
- philosophy,
- phiz,
- physiognomy,
- placidity,
- port,
- posture,
- presence,
- puss,
- put up with,
- quiet,
- quiet mind,
- quietude,
- ratification,
- respect,
- rise above,
- sanction,
- sangfroid,
- seal of approval,
- seconding,
- serenity,
- shine upon,
- shrug,
- shrug it off,
- smile upon,
- soothingness,
- sponsorship,
- stamp of approval,
- stance,
- stand for,
- stomach,
- submit to,
- subscribe,
- suffer,
- support,
- sympathy,
- take kindly to,
- think well of,
- tolerate,
- traits,
- tranquillity,
- turn,
- tutelage,
- unruffledness,
- uphold,
- view with favor,
- visage,
- voice,
- vote,
- warrant,
- warranty,
- wink at,
- yea,
- yea vote,
- yield to
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