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| do somebody good |
to have a beneficial effect on someone. |
| double-edged |
having an effect or meaning in two, often opposite, directions. [1/2 definitions] |
| drawn work |
ornamentation of fabric produced by drawing out threads and creating a lacy effect. |
| effect |
(pl.) sounds or visual images that are used to produce an effect on a listener or spectator, especially those used in film, television, sound recording, and the like to create visual or auditory illusions or elicit a heightened experience. [1/8 definitions] |
| effectuate |
to cause to happen; put into effect. |
| efficient |
bringing about an effect. [1/2 definitions] |
| endorphin |
one of several peptides secreted in the brain that have a tranquilizing, euphoric, or pain-relieving effect on the body. |
| environment |
the sum of things, circumstances, and conditions that surround one and may have an effect on one; surroundings. [1/3 definitions] |
| execute |
in law, to put into effect the terms of (a will). [1/4 definitions] |
| execution |
the process of putting into effect. [2/4 definitions] |
| executive |
having or pertaining to the authority to put plans or decisions into effect. [1/5 definitions] |
| exercise |
an act of putting into effect; use. [2/10 definitions] |
| ex post facto |
done afterward, esp. with a retroactive effect, as the making of a law. |
| far-reaching |
having a wide or extensive effect or range. |
| figure of speech |
an expression, such as a metaphor, hyperbole, or simile, that uses words in a nonliteral, unusual, or intensive manner to produce a certain effect; trope. |
| fix up |
to act so as to effect a romantic relationship between (two people). [1/4 definitions] |
| fruitage |
a product, effect, or result; consequence. [1/3 definitions] |
| fulfill |
to effect or bring to realization or completion. [1/4 definitions] |
| gastrointestinal |
of, concerning, or having an effect on the stomach and intestines. |
| gesture |
any action intended for its effect or value as nonverbal communication. [1/4 definitions] |
| glissando |
the rapid slide or sliding effect of a glissando. [1/3 definitions] |
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