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1dandy — n. 1. Beau, fox, coxcomb, exquisite, popinjay, macaroni, jackanapes, jack a dandy, man of dress, man milliner, vain fellow, cicisbeo. 2. Sloop rigged vessel. 3. Boatman, waterman (on the Ganges). 4. Dandy roller (in paper machine) …
2fop — n. Coxcomb, dandy, exquisite, beau, jackanapes, jack a dandy, macaroni, popinjay, swell, man milliner, man of dress, vain fellow …
3jack-a-dandy — n. Beau, fop, coxcomb, dandy, dandiprat, exquisite, popinjay, macaroni, jackanapes, man of dress, man milliner, vain fellow …
4macaroni — n. 1. Italian paste, Genoese paste. 2. Medley, extravaganza. 3. Droll, fool, jester, merry andrew, scaramouch. 4. Beau, exquisite, fop, popinjay, dandy, cox comb, jackanapes, jack a dandy, man milliner, man of dress, vain fellow …
5exquisite — I. a. 1. Nice, exact, accurate, discriminating, delicate, refined. 2. Select, choice, excellent, rare, valuable, precious. 3. Consummate, complete, perfect, matchless. 4. Acute, intense, poignant, keen. II. n. Dandy, fop, coxcomb, beau, popinjay …
6swell — I. v. n. 1. Dilate, expand, tumefy, distend, fill out, intumesce, grow larger or bigger (by expansion). 2. Increase (by outward addition), augment, enlarge. 3. Rise (as waves), heave, surge. 4. Belly, be inflated. 5. Strut, look big, put on airs …
7international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
8literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
9performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …
10china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …
