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| animate |
to give (a cartoon or object) the illusion of movement. [1/9 definitions] |
| animation |
an animated cartoon. [1/4 definitions] |
| balloon |
in a cartoon, the figure used to frame the words attributed to a character. [1/8 definitions] |
| cartoon |
a motion picture made by filming a series of drawings; animated cartoon. [3/2 definitions] |
| halftone |
a technique for printing shading in which an image, such as a photograph or cartoon, is transformed into a complex of tiny dots by photographing it through a fine screen and transferring this dot image to the printing plate. [1/4 definitions] |
| lampoon |
an attack through ridicule, as in an essay, cartoon, or comedy; satire. [1/2 definitions] |
| smiley |
a small icon placed in an email or text message that is made of punctuation characters and letters that together suggest a facial expression, often a happy smiling expression but not always. A smiley is used to convey the mood of the writer. A smiley may also be a small cartoon image of a face, typically yellow with dark features. |
| Uncle Sam |
a cartoon person that represents the government or people of the United States. Uncle Sam is a tall, thin man with a beard, top hat, and trousers that have red and white stripes. [1/2 definitions] |
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