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accept |
to make a positive reply to (an invitation or the like). [1/6 definitions] |
amicus curiae |
a person who voluntarily or by invitation gives legal advice to the court in a particular case. |
bid |
(informal) an invitation. [1/8 definitions] |
call |
a summons, request, or invitation. [1/22 definitions] |
challenge |
a provocative or stimulating invitation to enter into a battle or other contest of skill. [1/7 definitions] |
crash1 |
(slang) to stay overnight, perhaps repeatedly, in a place that is not one's own, sometimes with permission but generally without invitation. [1/17 definitions] |
curtain call |
an invitation, communicated by an audience's appreciative applause, for performers to return to the stage after a performance has ended. |
extend |
to give or offer openly (good wishes, offers of help or invitation, congratulations, or the like). [1/8 definitions] |
guest of honor |
a distinguished guest, such as a main speaker, brought to such an event by special invitation. [1/2 definitions] |
impose on |
to intrude upon without invitation or at an unsuitable time. [1/2 definitions] |
impose upon |
to intrude on or cause inconvenience to (someone) without invitation or at an unsuitable time. [1/2 definitions] |
presume |
to take on (some action) without authority or invitation. [1/4 definitions] |
rain check |
a postponement of an accepted invitation or offer, esp. an assurance to a customer that a sale item that is sold out can be purchased later at the reduced price. [1/2 definitions] |
regret |
(pl.) a polite refusal of an invitation. [1/7 definitions] |
R.S.V.P. |
a response to an invitation containing a request to reply. [1/2 definitions] |
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