'To make more attractive.'에 대한 English 단어
"To make more attractive."에 가장 가까운 후보는 사전 정의와의 의미적 적합도 순으로 정렬됩니다.
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- make something appear superficially attractive
- put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
- dress in a certain manner
- put a caparison on
- dress in a costume
- (intransitive) To put on special or fancy clothes.
- (transitive) To decorate; to prettify.
- (transitive) To present in a favorable light.
- (intransitive, often with 'as') To put on a costume portraying oneself as a particular type of character or well-known person.
- (transitive, often with 'as') To put a costume on (someone) portraying them as a particular type of character or well-known person.
- be attractive to
- take a court case to a higher court for review
- cite as an authority; resort to
- request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection
- challenge (a decision)
- (transitive, historical) To accuse or charge (someone) with wrongdoing (especially treason).
- (transitive, historical) To summon (someone) to defend their honour in a duel, or their innocence in a trial by combat; to challenge.
- (intransitive) Often followed by against (the inferior court's decision) or to (the superior court): to apply to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court or judge to be reviewed and overturned.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To be attractive.
- (intransitive) To call upon a person or an authority to corroborate a statement, to decide a controverted question, or to vindicate one's rights; to entreat, to invoke.
- (transitive, historical) Of the accomplice of a felon: to make an accusation at common law against (the felon).
- (transitive, historical) Of a private person: to instituted legal proceedings (against another private person) for some heinous crime, demanding punishment for the particular injury suffered.
- (intransitive) To call upon someone for a favour, help, etc.
- (transitive, originally US) To apply to a superior court or judge to review and overturn (a decision or order by an inferior court or judge).
- (intransitive, figuratively) To have recourse or resort to some physical means.
- (intransitive, cricket) Of a fielding side; to ask an umpire for a decision on whether a batsman is out or not, usually by saying "How's that?" or "Howzat?".
- attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
- (law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial
- earnest or urgent request
- request for a sum of money
- (cricket) The act, by the fielding side, of asking an umpire for a decision on whether a batsman is out or not.
- (rhetoric) a use of a principle or quality for purposes of persuasion.
- (historical) At common law, an accusation made against a felon by one of their accomplices (called an approver).
- (historical) A summons to defend one's honour in a duel, or one's innocence in a trial by combat; a challenge.
- A person's legal right to apply to court for such a review.
- (historical) A process which formerly might be instituted by one private person against another for some heinous crime demanding punishment for the particular injury suffered, rather than for the offence against the public; an accusation.
- (figuratively) A power to attract or interest.
- The legal document or form by which such an application is made; also, the court case in which the application is argued.
- (figuratively) A resort to some physical means; a recourse.
- A call to a person or an authority for a decision, help, or proof; an entreaty, an invocation.
- (historical) An accusation or charge against someone for wrongdoing (especially treason).
- An application to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court or judge to be reviewed and overturned.
- be attractive to
- direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
- exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away
- (transitive) To pull toward without touching.
- (transitive) To incur.
- (transitive) To draw by moral, emotional or sexual influence; to engage or fix, as the mind, attention, etc.; to invite or allure.
- Having sex appeal; attractive.
- (of a thing or concept) Intriguing, appealing, likely to excite interest.
- (rare) Sexual; relating to or involving sex.
- (mathematics) Used to describe prime numbers that differ from each other by six.
- stimulating sexual desire
- marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest
- Possessing beauty, impressing the eye; attractive.
- Impressing with charm in an intellectual or moral way, through inherent suitability or elegance.
- That one likes very much.
- Used emphatically or ironically, after the noun it qualifies.
- Affording pleasure to any of the senses, especially that of hearing; delightful.
- (of weather) highly enjoyable
- delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
- make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
- award a mark of honor, such as a medal, to
- provide with decoration
- be beautiful to look at
- (By putting paint or wallpaper on the walls.)
- (transitive) To furnish with decorations.
- (By adding adornments to the interior space.)
- (programming, transitive) To extend a method, etc. by attaching some further code item.
- (transitive) To honor by providing a medal, ribbon, or other adornment.
- make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
- make more beautiful
- To make more beautiful and attractive by adding ornamentation; to decorate.
- be beautiful to look at
- add details to
- To make something sound or look better or more acceptable than it is in reality; to distort, embroider, or even misrepresent or lie.
- (by extension) To enhance by adding something not strictly integral or necessary.
- make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
- be beautiful to look at
- (transitive) To adorn; to decorate; to embellish and dignify.
- (transitive) To supply with heavenly grace.
- (transitive) To dignify or raise by an act of favour; to honour.
- (transitive, music) To add grace notes, cadenzas, etc., to.
- elegance and beauty of movement or expression
- (Christian theology) the free and unmerited favor or beneficence of God
- (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
- a sense of propriety and consideration for others
- a short prayer of thanks before a meal
- a period of time past the deadline for fulfilling an obligation during which a penalty that would be imposed for being late is waived, especially an extended period granted as a special favor
- a disposition to kindness and compassion
- (countable, music) A grace note.
- (uncountable, finance) An allowance of time granted to a debtor during which they are free of at least part of their normal obligations towards the creditor.
- (countable) A short prayer of thanks before or after a meal.
- (countable, uncountable) Charming, pleasing qualities.
- (countable, card games) In the games of patience or solitaire: a special move that is normally against the rules.
- (uncountable) Elegant movement; elegance of movement; balance or poise.
- An act or decree of the governing body of an English university.
- (uncountable, theology) Free and undeserved favour, especially of God; unmerited divine assistance given to humans for their regeneration or sanctification, or for resisting sin.
- something used to beautify
- An element of decoration; that which embellishes or adorns.
- (music) A musical flourish that is unnecessary to the overall melodic or harmonic line, but serves to decorate that line.
- (Christianity, in the plural) The articles used in church services.
- (by extension) Ellipsis of Christmas ornament; a Christmas tree decoration.
- (biology) A characteristic that has a decorative function (typically in order to attract a mate)
- (uncountable) A seizure of someone's goods or possessions.
- (uncountable) A state of mental distress, resulting in excited or erratic behavior (in the expression in a taking).
- The act by which something is taken.
- (in the plural, Commonwealth, UK, Ireland) Cash or money received (by a shop or other business, for example).
- the act of someone who picks up or takes something
- alter so as to produce a more desirable appearance
- give retouches to (hair)
- (transitive) To colour the roots of hair to match hair previously coloured.
- (transitive) To improve something (especially a photograph), by adding or correcting details, or by removing flaws.
- (archaeology) To modify a flint tool by making secondary flaking along the cutting edge.
- a creature (especially a whale) that has been prevented from attaining full growth
- a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention
- (countable) That which has been checked in growth; a stunted animal or thing.
- Ellipsis of publicity stunt.
- An act or activity viewed as the outcome of a plan or scheme, often malicious or nefarious.
- A daring or dangerous feat, often involving the display of gymnastic skills.
- (countable) A two-year-old whale, which, having been weaned, is lean and yields little blubber.
- A check in growth.
- (American football) A special means of rushing the quarterback done to confuse the opposing team's offensive line.
- Having an attractive appearance intended to generate a favorable response; deceptively attractive.
- Employing fallacious but deceptively plausible arguments; deceitful.
- Seemingly well-reasoned, plausible or true, but actually fallacious.
- Alternative form of speciose (“rich in species”).
- plausible but false
- based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
- (intransitive) To present an attractive personal appearance.
- (intransitive, factive) To render service by being a servant, worker, employee, or officeholder; to hold those roles and perform their duties.
- (intransitive) To usefully take the place as, instead of something else.
- (ambitransitive, slang, drugs) To provide crack cocaine (to), usually by selling, dealing, or distributing.
- (transitive) To wait upon (someone) at table; to set food and drink in front of, to help (someone) to food, meals etc.
- (transitive) To perform (a public obligation).
- (transitive) To copulate with (of male animals); to cover.
- (transitive) To be a servant for; to work for, to be employed by.
- To officially deliver (a legal notice, summons etc.).
- To make legal service upon (a person named in a writ, summons, etc.)
- (intransitive) To have a given use or purpose; to function for something or to do something.
- (transitive) To evoke (something, especially a person) with one's personal appearance.
- (transitive, military) To work, to operate (a weapon).
- (transitive) To work through (a given period of time in prison, a sentence).
- (transitive) To set down (food or drink) on the table to be eaten; to bring (food, drink) to a person.
- (transitive, intransitive, sports) To lead off with the first delivery over the net in tennis, volleyball, ping pong, badminton etc.
- (transitive) To be a formal servant for (a god or deity); to worship in an official capacity.
- (nautical) To wind spun yarn etc. tightly around (a rope or cable, etc.) so as to protect it from chafing or from the weather.
- (transitive) To attractively display (something, especially a body part) as part of one's personal appearance.
- (intransitive) To be in military service.
- (transitive) To be useful to; to meet the needs of.
- put the ball into play
- devote (part of) one's life or efforts to, as of countries, institutions, or ideas
- do military service
- deliver a warrant or summons to someone
- promote, benefit, or be useful or beneficial to
- mate with
- provide (usually but not necessarily food)
- be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
- be used by; as of a utility
- serve a purpose, role, or function
- do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function
- contribute or conduce to
- spend time in prison or in a labor camp
- help to some food; help with food or drink
- work for, or be a servant to
- (slang) An effeminate male homosexual.
- (cricket) A rapid or careless attacking stroke by the batter.
- A sound of liquid flowing inside a container.
- (uncountable, Canada, prison slang) An improvised alcoholic drink made by fermenting whatever ingredients are available.
- A short rustling, hissing or whistling sound, often made by friction.
- A hissing, sweeping movement through the air, as of an animal's tail.
- (basketball) A successful basketball shot that does not touch the rim or backboard.
- (slang, uncountable) Effeminacy, effeminate or homosexual demeanor.
- A twig or bundle of twigs, used for administering beatings; a switch
- a brushing or rustling sound
- (basketball) To make a successful basketball shot that does not touch the rim or backboard.
- To make a rustling sound while moving.
- (transitive) To flourish with a swishing sound.
- (transitive) To cause a liquid to move around in a container, or in one's mouth.
- (gay slang) To mince or otherwise to behave in an effeminate manner.
- move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound
- attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
- a verbal formula believed to have magical force
- (physics) one of the six flavors of quark, the third most massive of all quarks
- something believed to bring good luck
- The collective noun for a group of goldfinches.
- (particle physics) A quantum number of hadrons determined by the number of charm quarks and antiquarks.
- (graphical user interface, Microsoft Windows) An icon providing quick access to a command or setting.
- The mixed sound of many voices, especially of birds or children.
- (finance) A second-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the instantaneous rate of change of delta with respect to time.
- A small trinket on a bracelet or chain, etc., traditionally supposed to confer luck upon the wearer.
- An object, act or words believed to have magic power (usually carries a positive connotation).
- (often in the plural) The ability to persuade, delight or arouse admiration.
- A flock, group (especially of finches).
- induce into action by using one's charm
- attract; cause to be enamored
- control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft
- protect through supernatural powers or charms
- (transitive) To use a magical charm upon; to subdue, control, or summon by incantation or supernatural influence; to ensorcel or exert a magical effect on.
- To seduce, persuade or fascinate someone or something.
- To subdue or overcome by some secret power, or by that which gives pleasure; to allay; to soothe.
- To protect with, or make invulnerable by, spells, charms, or supernatural influences.
- attractiveness in appearance or dress or manner
- (countable, colloquial, Jamaica) Alternative form of spliff (“hand-rolled marijuana cigarette”).
- (countable, commerce, slang) A bonus or other remuneration, given for reaching a sales goal or promoting the goods of a particular manufacturer. Originally from textile retailing, a percentage given for selling off surplus or out-of-fashion stock, of which the sales person could offer part as a discount to a customer.
- (uncountable) Attractiveness or charm in dress, appearance, or manner.
- enhance the appearance of
- come into existence
- enter or assume a certain state or condition
- undergo a change or development
- (transitive) Of an adornment, piece of clothing etc.: to look attractive on (someone).
- (copulative, followed by an adjective or a noun) begin to be; turn into (often with permanent states).
- (intransitive, archaic other than in become of) To come about; happen; come into being; arise.
- (transitive) To be appropriate for.
- enhance the appearance of
- be agreeable or acceptable to
- be agreeable or acceptable
- accord or comport with
- (transitive, said of clothes, hairstyle or other fashion item) To be suitable or apt for one's image.
- (intransitive, transitive) To please; to make content; to fit someone's (or one's own) taste.
- (transitive, figurative) To be appropriate or apt for.
- (intransitive) To agree; to be fitted; to correspond (usually followed by to, archaically also followed by with).
- (transitive) To make proper or suitable; to adapt or fit.
- (most commonly used in the passive form, intransitive) To dress; to clothe.
- playing card in any of four sets of 13 cards in a pack; each set has its own symbol and color
- (slang) a businessman dressed in a business suit
- a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
- a petition or appeal made to a person of superior status or rank
- a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color
- a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
- Petition, request, entreaty.
- (by extension) A garment or set of garments suitable and/or required for a given task or activity: space suit, boiler suit, protective suit, swimsuit.
- The full set of sails required for a ship.
- (derogatory, slang, metonymic) A person who wears matching jacket and trousers, especially a boss or a supervisor.
- (clothing) A set of clothes to be worn together, now especially a man's matching jacket and trousers (also business suit or lounge suit), or a similar outfit for a woman.
- A full set of armour.
- (Pakistan, women's speech) A dress.
- Pursuit of a love-interest; wooing, courtship.
- (law) The attempt to gain an end by legal process; a process instituted in a court of law for the recovery of a right or claim; a lawsuit.
- (card games) Each of the sets of a pack of cards distinguished by colour and/or specific emblems, such as the spades, hearts, diamonds, or clubs of traditional Anglo, Hispanic, and French playing cards.
- attractively feminine
- gained or earned without cheating or stealing
- free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
- very pleasing to the eye
- (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections
- (of a baseball) hit between the foul lines
- lacking exceptional quality or ability
- (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored
- free of clouds or rain
- not excessive or extreme
- Adequate, reasonable, or decent, but not excellent.
- Not overcast; cloudless; clear.
- (cricket, of a ball delivered by the bowler) Not a no ball.
- Favorable, pleasant.
- Light in color, pale, particularly with regard to skin tone but also referring to blond and red hair.
- (statistics) Of a coin or die, having equal chance of landing on any side, unbiased.
- Just.
- Unblemished (figuratively or literally); clean and pure; innocent.
- (nautical, of a wind) Favorable to a ship's course.
- (rugby, of a catch) Taken direct from an opponent's foot, without the ball touching the ground or another player.
- (baseball) Between the baselines.
- (shipbuilding) Without sudden change of direction or curvature; smooth; flowing; said of the figure of a vessel, and of surfaces, water lines, and other lines.
- Free from obstacles or hindrances; unobstructed; unencumbered; open; direct; said of a road, passage, etc.
- a sale of miscellany; often for charity
- a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.
- gathering of producers to promote business
- a competitive exhibition of farm products
- A community gathering to celebrate and exhibit local achievements.
- Something which is fair (in various senses of the adjective).
- An event for professionals in a trade to learn of new products and do business, a trade fair.
- An event for public entertainment and trade, a market.
- A fair woman; a sweetheart.
- A travelling amusement park (called a funfair in British English and a (travelling) carnival in US English).
- join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly
- (transitive, art) To make an animation smooth, removing any jerkiness.
- (transitive) To smoothen or even a surface (especially a connection or junction on a surface).
- (transitive) To bring into perfect alignment (especially about rivet holes when connecting structural members).
- (intransitive, of weather) To become fair (favorable, not stormy).
- (transitive) To construct or design with the aim of producing a smooth outline or reducing air drag or water resistance.
- put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
- (transitive) To decorate (something).
- (transitive) To dress (someone) in fancy clothes.
- (intransitive, climbing) To fall off a mountain or climbing wall and hit the ground.
- (intransitive, card games) To forfeit by running out of cards in a deck.
- put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
- cause to rise
- study intensively, as before an exam
- rise to one's feet
- get up and out of bed
- develop
- raise from a lower to a higher position
- arrange by systematic planning and united effort
- To bring together; to amass.
- (colloquial) To annoy.
- To materialise; to grow stronger.
- To move from a sitting or lying position to a standing position; to stand up.
- To dress in a certain way, especially extravagantly.
- (literally) To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb.
- (slang) To have sex; to penetrate sexually; to have a sexual or romantic liaison.
- (sports) To go towards the attacking goal.
- To rise from one's bed, usually upon waking up in order to begin one's day.
- (UK, Australia, colloquial) To criticise.
- (slang, African-American Vernacular) To leave prison.
- To gather or grow larger by accretion.
- (Australia, colloquial) To succeed; to win.
- (slang, US) To meet with or get to know (someone); to hang out with someone.
- (slang, African-American Vernacular) To be excited about something; to act regarding something; to become cognizant of something.
- (slang, African-American Vernacular) To leave or go to somewhere.
- put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
- dress too warmly
- (transitive) To put too much dressing on (food).
- (intransitive) To wear clothing which is too elaborate or formal for a particular occasion.
- (transitive) To put too many clothes on (a person).
- (intransitive) To wear too many clothes for a particular occasion.
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- be attractive to
- take a court case to a higher court for review
- cite as an authority; resort to
- request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection
- challenge (a decision)
- (transitive, historical) To accuse or charge (someone) with wrongdoing (especially treason).
- (transitive, historical) To summon (someone) to defend their honour in a duel, or their innocence in a trial by combat; to challenge.
- (intransitive) Often followed by against (the inferior court's decision) or to (the superior court): to apply to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court or judge to be reviewed and overturned.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To be attractive.
- (intransitive) To call upon a person or an authority to corroborate a statement, to decide a controverted question, or to vindicate one's rights; to entreat, to invoke.
- (transitive, historical) Of the accomplice of a felon: to make an accusation at common law against (the felon).
- (transitive, historical) Of a private person: to instituted legal proceedings (against another private person) for some heinous crime, demanding punishment for the particular injury suffered.
- (intransitive) To call upon someone for a favour, help, etc.
- (transitive, originally US) To apply to a superior court or judge to review and overturn (a decision or order by an inferior court or judge).
- (intransitive, figuratively) To have recourse or resort to some physical means.
- (intransitive, cricket) Of a fielding side; to ask an umpire for a decision on whether a batsman is out or not, usually by saying "How's that?" or "Howzat?".
- attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
- (law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial
- earnest or urgent request
- request for a sum of money
- (cricket) The act, by the fielding side, of asking an umpire for a decision on whether a batsman is out or not.
- (rhetoric) a use of a principle or quality for purposes of persuasion.
- (historical) At common law, an accusation made against a felon by one of their accomplices (called an approver).
- (historical) A summons to defend one's honour in a duel, or one's innocence in a trial by combat; a challenge.
- A person's legal right to apply to court for such a review.
- (historical) A process which formerly might be instituted by one private person against another for some heinous crime demanding punishment for the particular injury suffered, rather than for the offence against the public; an accusation.
- (figuratively) A power to attract or interest.
- The legal document or form by which such an application is made; also, the court case in which the application is argued.
- (figuratively) A resort to some physical means; a recourse.
- A call to a person or an authority for a decision, help, or proof; an entreaty, an invocation.
- (historical) An accusation or charge against someone for wrongdoing (especially treason).
- An application to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court or judge to be reviewed and overturned.
- attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
- a verbal formula believed to have magical force
- (physics) one of the six flavors of quark, the third most massive of all quarks
- something believed to bring good luck
- The collective noun for a group of goldfinches.
- (particle physics) A quantum number of hadrons determined by the number of charm quarks and antiquarks.
- (graphical user interface, Microsoft Windows) An icon providing quick access to a command or setting.
- The mixed sound of many voices, especially of birds or children.
- (finance) A second-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the instantaneous rate of change of delta with respect to time.
- A small trinket on a bracelet or chain, etc., traditionally supposed to confer luck upon the wearer.
- An object, act or words believed to have magic power (usually carries a positive connotation).
- (often in the plural) The ability to persuade, delight or arouse admiration.
- A flock, group (especially of finches).
- induce into action by using one's charm
- attract; cause to be enamored
- control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft
- protect through supernatural powers or charms
- (transitive) To use a magical charm upon; to subdue, control, or summon by incantation or supernatural influence; to ensorcel or exert a magical effect on.
- To seduce, persuade or fascinate someone or something.
- To subdue or overcome by some secret power, or by that which gives pleasure; to allay; to soothe.
- To protect with, or make invulnerable by, spells, charms, or supernatural influences.
- attractiveness in appearance or dress or manner
- (countable, colloquial, Jamaica) Alternative form of spliff (“hand-rolled marijuana cigarette”).
- (countable, commerce, slang) A bonus or other remuneration, given for reaching a sales goal or promoting the goods of a particular manufacturer. Originally from textile retailing, a percentage given for selling off surplus or out-of-fashion stock, of which the sales person could offer part as a discount to a customer.
- (uncountable) Attractiveness or charm in dress, appearance, or manner.
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- make something appear superficially attractive
- put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
- dress in a certain manner
- put a caparison on
- dress in a costume
- (intransitive) To put on special or fancy clothes.
- (transitive) To decorate; to prettify.
- (transitive) To present in a favorable light.
- (intransitive, often with 'as') To put on a costume portraying oneself as a particular type of character or well-known person.
- (transitive, often with 'as') To put a costume on (someone) portraying them as a particular type of character or well-known person.
- be attractive to
- take a court case to a higher court for review
- cite as an authority; resort to
- request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection
- challenge (a decision)
- (transitive, historical) To accuse or charge (someone) with wrongdoing (especially treason).
- (transitive, historical) To summon (someone) to defend their honour in a duel, or their innocence in a trial by combat; to challenge.
- (intransitive) Often followed by against (the inferior court's decision) or to (the superior court): to apply to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court or judge to be reviewed and overturned.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To be attractive.
- (intransitive) To call upon a person or an authority to corroborate a statement, to decide a controverted question, or to vindicate one's rights; to entreat, to invoke.
- (transitive, historical) Of the accomplice of a felon: to make an accusation at common law against (the felon).
- (transitive, historical) Of a private person: to instituted legal proceedings (against another private person) for some heinous crime, demanding punishment for the particular injury suffered.
- (intransitive) To call upon someone for a favour, help, etc.
- (transitive, originally US) To apply to a superior court or judge to review and overturn (a decision or order by an inferior court or judge).
- (intransitive, figuratively) To have recourse or resort to some physical means.
- (intransitive, cricket) Of a fielding side; to ask an umpire for a decision on whether a batsman is out or not, usually by saying "How's that?" or "Howzat?".
- attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
- (law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial
- earnest or urgent request
- request for a sum of money
- (cricket) The act, by the fielding side, of asking an umpire for a decision on whether a batsman is out or not.
- (rhetoric) a use of a principle or quality for purposes of persuasion.
- (historical) At common law, an accusation made against a felon by one of their accomplices (called an approver).
- (historical) A summons to defend one's honour in a duel, or one's innocence in a trial by combat; a challenge.
- A person's legal right to apply to court for such a review.
- (historical) A process which formerly might be instituted by one private person against another for some heinous crime demanding punishment for the particular injury suffered, rather than for the offence against the public; an accusation.
- (figuratively) A power to attract or interest.
- The legal document or form by which such an application is made; also, the court case in which the application is argued.
- (figuratively) A resort to some physical means; a recourse.
- A call to a person or an authority for a decision, help, or proof; an entreaty, an invocation.
- (historical) An accusation or charge against someone for wrongdoing (especially treason).
- An application to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court or judge to be reviewed and overturned.
- be attractive to
- direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
- exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away
- (transitive) To pull toward without touching.
- (transitive) To incur.
- (transitive) To draw by moral, emotional or sexual influence; to engage or fix, as the mind, attention, etc.; to invite or allure.
- make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
- award a mark of honor, such as a medal, to
- provide with decoration
- be beautiful to look at
- (By putting paint or wallpaper on the walls.)
- (transitive) To furnish with decorations.
- (By adding adornments to the interior space.)
- (programming, transitive) To extend a method, etc. by attaching some further code item.
- (transitive) To honor by providing a medal, ribbon, or other adornment.
- make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
- make more beautiful
- To make more beautiful and attractive by adding ornamentation; to decorate.
- be beautiful to look at
- add details to
- To make something sound or look better or more acceptable than it is in reality; to distort, embroider, or even misrepresent or lie.
- (by extension) To enhance by adding something not strictly integral or necessary.
- make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
- be beautiful to look at
- (transitive) To adorn; to decorate; to embellish and dignify.
- (transitive) To supply with heavenly grace.
- (transitive) To dignify or raise by an act of favour; to honour.
- (transitive, music) To add grace notes, cadenzas, etc., to.
- elegance and beauty of movement or expression
- (Christian theology) the free and unmerited favor or beneficence of God
- (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
- a sense of propriety and consideration for others
- a short prayer of thanks before a meal
- a period of time past the deadline for fulfilling an obligation during which a penalty that would be imposed for being late is waived, especially an extended period granted as a special favor
- a disposition to kindness and compassion
- (countable, music) A grace note.
- (uncountable, finance) An allowance of time granted to a debtor during which they are free of at least part of their normal obligations towards the creditor.
- (countable) A short prayer of thanks before or after a meal.
- (countable, uncountable) Charming, pleasing qualities.
- (countable, card games) In the games of patience or solitaire: a special move that is normally against the rules.
- (uncountable) Elegant movement; elegance of movement; balance or poise.
- An act or decree of the governing body of an English university.
- (uncountable, theology) Free and undeserved favour, especially of God; unmerited divine assistance given to humans for their regeneration or sanctification, or for resisting sin.
- something used to beautify
- An element of decoration; that which embellishes or adorns.
- (music) A musical flourish that is unnecessary to the overall melodic or harmonic line, but serves to decorate that line.
- (Christianity, in the plural) The articles used in church services.
- (by extension) Ellipsis of Christmas ornament; a Christmas tree decoration.
- (biology) A characteristic that has a decorative function (typically in order to attract a mate)
- alter so as to produce a more desirable appearance
- give retouches to (hair)
- (transitive) To colour the roots of hair to match hair previously coloured.
- (transitive) To improve something (especially a photograph), by adding or correcting details, or by removing flaws.
- (archaeology) To modify a flint tool by making secondary flaking along the cutting edge.
- a creature (especially a whale) that has been prevented from attaining full growth
- a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention
- (countable) That which has been checked in growth; a stunted animal or thing.
- Ellipsis of publicity stunt.
- An act or activity viewed as the outcome of a plan or scheme, often malicious or nefarious.
- A daring or dangerous feat, often involving the display of gymnastic skills.
- (countable) A two-year-old whale, which, having been weaned, is lean and yields little blubber.
- A check in growth.
- (American football) A special means of rushing the quarterback done to confuse the opposing team's offensive line.
- (intransitive) To present an attractive personal appearance.
- (intransitive, factive) To render service by being a servant, worker, employee, or officeholder; to hold those roles and perform their duties.
- (intransitive) To usefully take the place as, instead of something else.
- (ambitransitive, slang, drugs) To provide crack cocaine (to), usually by selling, dealing, or distributing.
- (transitive) To wait upon (someone) at table; to set food and drink in front of, to help (someone) to food, meals etc.
- (transitive) To perform (a public obligation).
- (transitive) To copulate with (of male animals); to cover.
- (transitive) To be a servant for; to work for, to be employed by.
- To officially deliver (a legal notice, summons etc.).
- To make legal service upon (a person named in a writ, summons, etc.)
- (intransitive) To have a given use or purpose; to function for something or to do something.
- (transitive) To evoke (something, especially a person) with one's personal appearance.
- (transitive, military) To work, to operate (a weapon).
- (transitive) To work through (a given period of time in prison, a sentence).
- (transitive) To set down (food or drink) on the table to be eaten; to bring (food, drink) to a person.
- (transitive, intransitive, sports) To lead off with the first delivery over the net in tennis, volleyball, ping pong, badminton etc.
- (transitive) To be a formal servant for (a god or deity); to worship in an official capacity.
- (nautical) To wind spun yarn etc. tightly around (a rope or cable, etc.) so as to protect it from chafing or from the weather.
- (transitive) To attractively display (something, especially a body part) as part of one's personal appearance.
- (intransitive) To be in military service.
- (transitive) To be useful to; to meet the needs of.
- put the ball into play
- devote (part of) one's life or efforts to, as of countries, institutions, or ideas
- do military service
- deliver a warrant or summons to someone
- promote, benefit, or be useful or beneficial to
- mate with
- provide (usually but not necessarily food)
- be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
- be used by; as of a utility
- serve a purpose, role, or function
- do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function
- contribute or conduce to
- spend time in prison or in a labor camp
- help to some food; help with food or drink
- work for, or be a servant to
- enhance the appearance of
- come into existence
- enter or assume a certain state or condition
- undergo a change or development
- (transitive) Of an adornment, piece of clothing etc.: to look attractive on (someone).
- (copulative, followed by an adjective or a noun) begin to be; turn into (often with permanent states).
- (intransitive, archaic other than in become of) To come about; happen; come into being; arise.
- (transitive) To be appropriate for.
- enhance the appearance of
- be agreeable or acceptable to
- be agreeable or acceptable
- accord or comport with
- (transitive, said of clothes, hairstyle or other fashion item) To be suitable or apt for one's image.
- (intransitive, transitive) To please; to make content; to fit someone's (or one's own) taste.
- (transitive, figurative) To be appropriate or apt for.
- (intransitive) To agree; to be fitted; to correspond (usually followed by to, archaically also followed by with).
- (transitive) To make proper or suitable; to adapt or fit.
- (most commonly used in the passive form, intransitive) To dress; to clothe.
- playing card in any of four sets of 13 cards in a pack; each set has its own symbol and color
- (slang) a businessman dressed in a business suit
- a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
- a petition or appeal made to a person of superior status or rank
- a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color
- a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
- Petition, request, entreaty.
- (by extension) A garment or set of garments suitable and/or required for a given task or activity: space suit, boiler suit, protective suit, swimsuit.
- The full set of sails required for a ship.
- (derogatory, slang, metonymic) A person who wears matching jacket and trousers, especially a boss or a supervisor.
- (clothing) A set of clothes to be worn together, now especially a man's matching jacket and trousers (also business suit or lounge suit), or a similar outfit for a woman.
- A full set of armour.
- (Pakistan, women's speech) A dress.
- Pursuit of a love-interest; wooing, courtship.
- (law) The attempt to gain an end by legal process; a process instituted in a court of law for the recovery of a right or claim; a lawsuit.
- (card games) Each of the sets of a pack of cards distinguished by colour and/or specific emblems, such as the spades, hearts, diamonds, or clubs of traditional Anglo, Hispanic, and French playing cards.
- put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
- (transitive) To decorate (something).
- (transitive) To dress (someone) in fancy clothes.
- (intransitive, climbing) To fall off a mountain or climbing wall and hit the ground.
- (intransitive, card games) To forfeit by running out of cards in a deck.
- put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
- cause to rise
- study intensively, as before an exam
- rise to one's feet
- get up and out of bed
- develop
- raise from a lower to a higher position
- arrange by systematic planning and united effort
- To bring together; to amass.
- (colloquial) To annoy.
- To materialise; to grow stronger.
- To move from a sitting or lying position to a standing position; to stand up.
- To dress in a certain way, especially extravagantly.
- (literally) To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb.
- (slang) To have sex; to penetrate sexually; to have a sexual or romantic liaison.
- (sports) To go towards the attacking goal.
- To rise from one's bed, usually upon waking up in order to begin one's day.
- (UK, Australia, colloquial) To criticise.
- (slang, African-American Vernacular) To leave prison.
- To gather or grow larger by accretion.
- (Australia, colloquial) To succeed; to win.
- (slang, US) To meet with or get to know (someone); to hang out with someone.
- (slang, African-American Vernacular) To be excited about something; to act regarding something; to become cognizant of something.
- (slang, African-American Vernacular) To leave or go to somewhere.
- put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
- dress too warmly
- (transitive) To put too much dressing on (food).
- (intransitive) To wear clothing which is too elaborate or formal for a particular occasion.
- (transitive) To put too many clothes on (a person).
- (intransitive) To wear too many clothes for a particular occasion.
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- Having sex appeal; attractive.
- (of a thing or concept) Intriguing, appealing, likely to excite interest.
- (rare) Sexual; relating to or involving sex.
- (mathematics) Used to describe prime numbers that differ from each other by six.
- stimulating sexual desire
- marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest
- Possessing beauty, impressing the eye; attractive.
- Impressing with charm in an intellectual or moral way, through inherent suitability or elegance.
- That one likes very much.
- Used emphatically or ironically, after the noun it qualifies.
- Affording pleasure to any of the senses, especially that of hearing; delightful.
- (of weather) highly enjoyable
- delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
- (uncountable) A seizure of someone's goods or possessions.
- (uncountable) A state of mental distress, resulting in excited or erratic behavior (in the expression in a taking).
- The act by which something is taken.
- (in the plural, Commonwealth, UK, Ireland) Cash or money received (by a shop or other business, for example).
- the act of someone who picks up or takes something
- Having an attractive appearance intended to generate a favorable response; deceptively attractive.
- Employing fallacious but deceptively plausible arguments; deceitful.
- Seemingly well-reasoned, plausible or true, but actually fallacious.
- Alternative form of speciose (“rich in species”).
- plausible but false
- based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
- (slang) An effeminate male homosexual.
- (cricket) A rapid or careless attacking stroke by the batter.
- A sound of liquid flowing inside a container.
- (uncountable, Canada, prison slang) An improvised alcoholic drink made by fermenting whatever ingredients are available.
- A short rustling, hissing or whistling sound, often made by friction.
- A hissing, sweeping movement through the air, as of an animal's tail.
- (basketball) A successful basketball shot that does not touch the rim or backboard.
- (slang, uncountable) Effeminacy, effeminate or homosexual demeanor.
- A twig or bundle of twigs, used for administering beatings; a switch
- a brushing or rustling sound
- (basketball) To make a successful basketball shot that does not touch the rim or backboard.
- To make a rustling sound while moving.
- (transitive) To flourish with a swishing sound.
- (transitive) To cause a liquid to move around in a container, or in one's mouth.
- (gay slang) To mince or otherwise to behave in an effeminate manner.
- move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound
- attractively feminine
- gained or earned without cheating or stealing
- free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
- very pleasing to the eye
- (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections
- (of a baseball) hit between the foul lines
- lacking exceptional quality or ability
- (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored
- free of clouds or rain
- not excessive or extreme
- Adequate, reasonable, or decent, but not excellent.
- Not overcast; cloudless; clear.
- (cricket, of a ball delivered by the bowler) Not a no ball.
- Favorable, pleasant.
- Light in color, pale, particularly with regard to skin tone but also referring to blond and red hair.
- (statistics) Of a coin or die, having equal chance of landing on any side, unbiased.
- Just.
- Unblemished (figuratively or literally); clean and pure; innocent.
- (nautical, of a wind) Favorable to a ship's course.
- (rugby, of a catch) Taken direct from an opponent's foot, without the ball touching the ground or another player.
- (baseball) Between the baselines.
- (shipbuilding) Without sudden change of direction or curvature; smooth; flowing; said of the figure of a vessel, and of surfaces, water lines, and other lines.
- Free from obstacles or hindrances; unobstructed; unencumbered; open; direct; said of a road, passage, etc.
- a sale of miscellany; often for charity
- a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.
- gathering of producers to promote business
- a competitive exhibition of farm products
- A community gathering to celebrate and exhibit local achievements.
- Something which is fair (in various senses of the adjective).
- An event for professionals in a trade to learn of new products and do business, a trade fair.
- An event for public entertainment and trade, a market.
- A fair woman; a sweetheart.
- A travelling amusement park (called a funfair in British English and a (travelling) carnival in US English).
- join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly
- (transitive, art) To make an animation smooth, removing any jerkiness.
- (transitive) To smoothen or even a surface (especially a connection or junction on a surface).
- (transitive) To bring into perfect alignment (especially about rivet holes when connecting structural members).
- (intransitive, of weather) To become fair (favorable, not stormy).
- (transitive) To construct or design with the aim of producing a smooth outline or reducing air drag or water resistance.