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advance man |
an agent or aide who takes care of publicity, security, and other arrangements in advance of the appearance of a politician, theater group, or the like. |
affectation |
falseness or superficiality of appearance or behavior; pretense. [1/2 definitions] |
affected2 |
artificial in manner and appearance. [1/2 definitions] |
airy |
being of a thin or light appearance. [1/5 definitions] |
alabaster |
smooth and pale in appearance. [1/2 definitions] |
Americanize |
to cause to become American in appearance, character, speech, practices, or the like. |
apish |
apelike in appearance or character. [1/2 definitions] |
aspect |
the appearance of something as seen from a particular perspective. [1/5 definitions] |
assume |
to take on as one's own duty, job, or appearance; adopt. [1/3 definitions] |
austere |
having a stern or solemn appearance or personality. [1/3 definitions] |
backbone |
anything similar to a backbone in location, function, support, or appearance. [1/3 definitions] |
bag |
(offensive) a woman of unpleasant appearance. [1/11 definitions] |
basket weave |
a weave in fabrics that gives an appearance similar to that of a woven basket. |
beastly |
of or like a beast in appearance or manner. [1/2 definitions] |
bizarre |
strikingly odd or unusual, esp. in appearance or behavior. |
black frost |
severe cold that blackens living plants without the appearance of frost crystals. |
boysenberry |
a fruit resembling a blackberry in appearance and a raspberry in flavor. [1/2 definitions] |
brilliant |
very striking or splendid in appearance, as color or scenery. [1/5 definitions] |
bubonic |
of, pertaining to, or characterized by the appearance of buboes. |
bullate |
having a bumpy, blistered, or puckered texture or appearance. |
burnish |
a smooth, shiny appearance; luster. [1/2 definitions] |
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