second-story man - Wordage.info - Free Thesaurus Tool for Word Discovery - Expanded Thesaurus, Reverse Dictionary Lookup

antisocial collapse: hostile to or disruptive of normal standards of social behavior; "criminal behavior or conduct that violates the rights of other individuals is antisocial"; "crimes...and other asocial behavior"; "an antisocial deed"; shunning contact with others; "standoffish and antisocial"; "he's not antisocial; just shy"

galaxy collapse: a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people); (astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust; "`extragalactic nebula' is a former name for `galaxy'"

upstart collapse: a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class; an arrogant or presumptuous person

sergeant collapse: any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the army or air force or marines ranking above a corporal

theatrical collapse: suited to or characteristic of the stage or theater; "a theatrical pose"; "one of the most theatrical figures in public life"; of or relating to the theater

fame collapse: the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed; favorable public reputation

palisade collapse: fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground

disputant collapse: a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy

doctor collapse: children take the roles of physician or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the physician's office; "the children explored each other's bodies by playing the game of doctor"; a licensed medical practitioner; "I felt so bad I went to see my doctor"; a person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution; "she is a doctor of philosophy in physics"; give medical treatment to

enthusiast collapse: an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity

luminary collapse: a celebrity who is an inspiration to others; "he was host to a large gathering of luminaries"

other collapse: very unusual; different in character or quality from the normal or expected; "a strange, other dimension...where his powers seemed to fail"- Lance Morrow; not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied; "today isn't any other day"- the White Queen; "the construction of highways and other public works"; "he asked for other employment"; "any other person would tell the truth"; "his other books are still in storage"; "then we looked at the other house"; "hearing was good in his other ear"; "the other sex"; "she lived on the other side of the street from me"; "went in the other direction"

epic collapse: very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale); "an epic voyage"; "of heroic proportions"; "heroic sculpture"; constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic; "epic tradition"

perfectionist collapse: a person who is displeased by anything that does not meet very high standards

superintendent collapse: a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector

stratum collapse: one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)

pirate collapse: a ship that is manned by pirates; someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation; copy illegally; of published material

amicus curiae collapse: an adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a party to the case; usually someone who wants to influence the outcome of a lawsuit involving matters of wide public interest

beadle collapse: a minor parish official who serves as an usher and preserves order at services; United States biologist who discovered how hereditary characteristics are transmitted by genes (1903-1989)

riot collapse: a public act of violence by an unruly mob; take part in a riot; disturb the public peace by engaging in a riot; "Students were rioting everywhere in 1968"

brownie collapse: square or bar of very rich chocolate cake usually with nuts; a junior Girl Scout

parrot collapse: usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds; a copycat who does not understand the words or acts being imitated; repeat mindlessly; "The students parroted the teacher's words"

factitious collapse: not produced by natural forces; "brokers created a factitious demand for stocks"

manfully collapse: in a manful manner; with qualities thought to befit a man; "having said her say Peggy manfully shouldered her burden and prepared to break up yet another home"

puppet collapse: a doll with a hollow head of a person or animal and a cloth body; intended to fit over the hand and be manipulated with the fingers; a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer

Wordage.info