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- pronunciation:
- fae
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 n
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- phrases:
- after a fashion
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
(prec. by "the") the style of dress or conduct in current favor.
What's the fashion in skirts these days?Powdered wigs were the fashion in eighteenth-century Europe.Disco dancing was the fashion for dance in the 1970s.- synonyms:
- dernier cri, last word, trend
- similar words:
- chic, craze, custom, cutting edge, fad, form, guise, look, mode, practice, rage, the latest, vogue
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| definition 2: |
clothing styles in general, or clothing design, esp. with respect to such qualities as beauty, elegance, or innovation.
I've never been interested in fashion; I don't really care what I wear. |
| definition 3: |
the part of the clothing industry that is concerned with design.
The world of fashion attracts many would-be models.- synonyms:
- couture, design
- similar words:
- haute couture
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| definition 4: |
the manner, form, or style of something.
We must act in the proper fashion.- synonyms:
- form, manner, mode, style, way
- similar words:
- approach, means, method, pattern, wise
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| definition 5: |
kind, type, or sort.
a house of that fashion- synonyms:
- class, design, form, genre, kind, sort, style
- similar words:
- category, guise, pattern, specimen, type
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| related words: |
architecture, habit, manner, way |
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| phrase: |
after a fashion |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
fashions, fashioning, fashioned |
| definition 1: |
to make, shape, or form.
- synonyms:
- fabricate, forge, mold, shape
- similar words:
- construct, craft, create, design, do, form, make, manufacture, model, pattern, style, work
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| definition 2: |
to make suitable; adapt.
The networks fashion their television programs to the times.- synonyms:
- accommodate, adapt, adjust, fit, shape, suit, tailor
- similar words:
- alter, conform, mold, pattern
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| related words: |
adapt, adjust, beat, compose, fit, hammer, invent, orient, produce, shape, slant, tailor, trim |
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