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| modish |
being in or according to current fashion or style; fashionable. |
| newfangled |
of a new type or fashion, sometimes objectionably so. |
| originally |
in an original or unique fashion. [1/3 definitions] |
| outmoded |
no longer in fashion; unfashionable. [1/2 definitions] |
| packing |
the fashion in which anything is packed. [1/5 definitions] |
| passé |
no longer in favor, fashion, or use; outmoded. [1/2 definitions] |
| pattern |
to make, fashion, or behave according to a pattern. [1/9 definitions] |
| pitch woo |
(old-fashioned) to kiss and embrace in a romantic fashion. [1/2 definitions] |
| popular culture |
the part of culture, esp. the realms of the arts, entertainment, and fashion, that appeals to or is consumed by the masses and is often commercially-driven. |
| rearrange |
to arrange in a different fashion. [1/2 definitions] |
| reply |
to respond or react in some fashion. [1/6 definitions] |
| revolve |
to move in circular fashion around a fixed point. [1/6 definitions] |
| roll |
to move (the eyes) in a deliberate fashion, esp. upwards. [1/32 definitions] |
| rubric |
in early books and manuscripts, a title, initial letter, or the like lettered in red or in some other distinctive fashion. [1/5 definitions] |
| runway |
a narrow platform extending from a stage toward or into the midst of the audience, as used in theaters, fashion shows, and nightclubs. [1/4 definitions] |
| rush1 |
to flow in a plunging fashion. [1/12 definitions] |
| salon |
a business establishment that deals in fashion and style, such as a beauty or hair salon. [1/4 definitions] |
| scrabble |
to grab for something in a disorganized or frantic fashion, with or as if with the hands or claws. [1/4 definitions] |
| show the white feather |
to act in a cowardly fashion, esp. in wartime. |
| slither |
to move in a sliding, unsteady fashion. [1/4 definitions] |
| snake |
to make (a path or way) in an indirect or twisting fashion. [1/6 definitions] |
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