English words for 'To gesture excessively.'
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noun
- a showy gesture
- the act of waving
- (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments
- a display of ornamental speech or language
- an ornamental embellishment in writing
- An ornamentation.
- A dramatic gesture such as the waving of a flag.
- (architecture) A decorative embellishment on a building.
- (music) A ceremonious passage such as a fanfare.
verb
- grow vigorously
- make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance
- move or swing back and forth
- (intransitive) To be known to have been alive at a particular time or in a particular period, where one's birth and death dates are not known; to have been active during a specified period; floruit.
- (intransitive) To prosper or fare well.
- (intransitive) To be in a period of greatest influence.
- (intransitive) To execute an irregular or fanciful strain of music, by way of ornament or prelude.
- (intransitive) To thrive or grow well.
- (intransitive) To make ornamental strokes with the pen; to write graceful, decorative figures.
- (transitive) To develop; to make thrive; to expand.
- (intransitive) To make bold and sweeping, fanciful, or wanton movements, by way of ornament, parade, bravado, etc.; to play with fantastic and irregular motion.
- (transitive) To adorn with beautiful figures or rhetoric; to ornament with anything showy; to embellish.
- (intransitive) To use florid language; to indulge in rhetorical figures and lofty expressions.
- (transitive) To make bold, sweeping movements with.
verb
noun
- (countable) A parliamentary action to propose something. A similar procedure in any official or business meeting.
- (philosophy) from κίνησις (kinesis); any change. Traditionally of four types: generation and corruption, alteration, augmentation and diminution, and change of place.
- (euphemistic) A movement of the bowels; the product of such movement.
- Movement of the mind, desires, or passions; mental act, or impulse to any action; internal activity.
- (mechanical engineering) A piece of moving mechanism, such as on a steam locomotive.
- (physics) A change whereby something goes from one place to another; a state of progression from one place to another; a change of position with respect to time.
- (music) Change of pitch in successive sounds, whether in the same part or in groups of parts. (Conjunct motion is that by single degrees of the scale. Contrary motion is when parts move in opposite directions. Disjunct motion is motion by skips. Oblique motion is when one part is stationary while another moves. Similar or direct motion is when parts move in the same direction.)
- (law) A formal request, oral or written, made to a judge or court of law to obtain an official court ruling or order for a legal action to be taken by, or on behalf of, the movant.
- (slang, uncountable) Success; achievements, especially those that others cannot match.
- a state of change
- an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object
- the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
- a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote
- a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
- the act of changing location from one place to another
- a change of position that does not entail a change of location
adj
noun
- (Australia) A site where kangaroos and other macropods rest during the day.
- A place of politically motivated confinement in outdoorsy conditions, usually also leading to slave labor and death.
- (British India) Anywhere that a colonist stayed when away from their permanent residence; such places collectively.
- (prison slang) Any prison or prison camp.
- The company or body of persons encamped.
- An outdoor place acting as temporary accommodation in tents or other simple structures.
- A single hut or shelter.
- (agriculture, catachresis) Misconstruction of clamp (“mound of earth in which potatoes and other vegetables are stored”).
- (uncommon) Clipping of campus
- (slang, Falkland Islands) The areas of the Falkland Islands situated outside the capital and largest settlement, Stanley.
- A base of a military group, not necessarily temporary.
- (slang, Anglo-Argentines) The pampas, which are the vast grassy areas situated in the rural areas beyond Argentine cities such as Buenos Aires.
- An organised event, often taking place in tents or temporary accommodation.
- A group of people with the same strong ideals or political leanings.
- An electoral constituency of the legislative assembly of the Falkland Islands that comprises all territory more than 3.5 miles from the spire of the Christ Church Cathedral in Stanley.
- An online game, in some cases roleplay, in which people compete against each other, usually in a structure similar to that of a competition show.
- An affected, exaggerated, or intentionally tasteless style.
- a penal institution (often for forced labor)
- temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers
- shelter for persons displaced by war or political oppression or for religious beliefs
- an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
- something that is considered amusing not because of its originality but because of its unoriginality
- temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
- a group of people living together in a camp
- a site where care and activities are provided for children during the summer months
verb
- (transitive, video games) Ellipsis of corpse camp.
- To set up a camp.
- (transitive, video games) To stay beside (something) to gain an advantage.
- (intransitive, sports, video games) To stay in an advantageous location.
- To behave in a camp manner.
- To live in a tent or similar temporary accommodation.
- (transitive) To afford rest or lodging for.
- (Australia, intransitive) Of stock animals, to assemble or rest temporarily at a particular place.
- establish or set up a camp
- give an artificially banal or sexual quality to
- live in or as if in a tent
adj
- excessively elaborate or showily expressed
- of a color intermediate between red and blue
- belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
- (motor racing) Of a sector, lap, etc., completed in the fastest time so far in a given session.
- (Belgium, Netherlands) Mixed between social democrats and liberals.
- Of a purple hue.
- Imperial; regal.
- (US politics) Not predominantly red or blue, but having a mixture of Democrat and Republican support.
- (literature) Of language, extravagantly ornate, like purple prose.
- Blood-red; bloody.
noun
- (in ancient Rome) position of imperial status
- (Roman Catholic Church) official dress of a cardinal; so named after the Tyrial purple color of the robes
- a color between red and blue
- A colour between red and blue; violet, though often closer to magenta.
- Any of the species of large butterflies, usually marked with purple or blue, of the genus Basilarchia (formerly Limenitis).
- (colour theory) Any non-spectral colour on the line of purples on a colour chromaticity diagram or a colour wheel between violet and red.
- A cardinalate.
- The purple haze cultivar of cannabis in the kush family, either pure or mixed with others, or by extension any variety of smoked marijuana.
- Earcockle, a disease of wheat.
- (by extension) Imperial power.
- (UK, slang) Synonym of snakebite and black.
- Cloth, or a garment, dyed a purple colour; especially, a purple robe, worn as an emblem of rank or authority; specifically, the purple robe or mantle worn by Ancient Roman emperors as the emblem of imperial dignity.
- Any of various species of mollusks from which Tyrian purple dye was obtained, especially the common dog whelk.
- (slang, US) Ellipsis of purple drank.
- (medicine) Purpura.
verb
- become purple
- color purple
- (intransitive) To turn purple in colour.
- (intransitive, US, Canada informal) To pursue the opposite gender in inappropriate circumstances, usually of adolescents. (From the metaphor of mixing blue [boys] and pink [girls].)
- (transitive) To dye purple.
- (transitive) To clothe in purple.
adj
- Motivated by an inappropriate, excessive, or unjustified desire to impress others.
- Marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction.
- intended to attract notice and impress others
- making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction
- (of a display) tawdry or vulgar
verb
- To do something excessively.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To provide (food or drinks) for free.
- (nautical) To sail towards or to arrive at (a destination).
- To provide.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To repeatedly say (particular types of thing).
- (colloquial) To blame; to shift blame onto someone or something.
- (transitive, slang) To give (money, drugs, etc.) to (someone).
- (UK) To give (something) as a gift, special treat or bonus.
- (transitive) To apply or implement (something).
- (transitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To impart or explain (something) in words to (someone).
- (transitive) To cover something with a layer of (something).
- (nautical) To vigorously row (an oar) to propel a boat or ship.
verb
- To flaunt; to display in a showy manner.
- (intransitive, of liquid) To evaporate suddenly. (See flash evaporation.)
- (transitive) To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.
- (metallurgy) To release the pressure from a pressurized vessel.
- (transitive, climbing) To climb (a route) successfully on the first attempt.
- To flash back.
- (transitive) To send by some startling or sudden means.
- (transitive, computing) To write to the memory of (an updatable component such as a BIOS chip or games cartridge).
- (intransitive) To burst out into violence.
- (transitive) To telephone a person, only allowing the phone to ring once, in order to request a call back.
- (ambitransitive, informal) To expose one's intimate body part or undergarment, often momentarily and unintentionally. (Contrast streak.)
- (transitive, glassmaking) To cover with a thin layer, as objects of glass with glass of a different colour.
- (transitive, glassmaking) To expand (blown glass) into a disc.
- (figurative) To break forth like a sudden flood of light; to show a momentary brilliance.
- (intransitive) To be visible briefly.
- To move, or cause to move, suddenly.
- To communicate quickly.
- (transitive) To make visible briefly.
- (juggling) To perform a flash.
- (intransitive) To blink; to shine or illuminate intermittently.
- gleam or glow intermittently
- appear briefly
- emit a brief burst of light
- make known or cause to appear with great speed
- protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal
- display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
- run or move very quickly or hastily
- expose or show briefly
adj
noun
- A brief exposure or making visible (of a smile, badge, etc).
- A sudden, short, temporary burst of light.
- (computing, uncountable) Clipping of flash memory.
- (colloquial, US) A flashlight; an electric torch.
- Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genera Artipe, Deudorix and Rapala.
- Synonym of flashback (“recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug”).
- (military) A form of military insignia.
- The sudden sensation of being "high" after taking a recreational drug.
- (figurative, uncountable) Pizzazz, razzle-dazzle.
- (linguistics) A language, created by a minority to maintain cultural identity, that cannot be understood by the ruling class.
- (photography) Clipping of camera flash (“a device used to produce a flash of artificial light to help illuminate a scene”).
- (British, Cockney) The strips of bright cloth or buttons worn around the collars of market traders.
- (telecommunications) Ellipsis of hook flash.
- A tattoo flash (example design on paper to give an idea of a possible tattoo).
- The (intentional or unintentional) exposure of an intimate body part or undergarment in public.
- Material left around the edge of a moulded part at the parting line of the mould.
- (figuratively) A sudden and brilliant burst, as of genius or wit.
- (juggling) A pattern where each prop is thrown and caught only once.
- A pool of water, in some areas especially one that is marshy, and/or one formed by subsidence of the ground due to mining. (Compare flush (“marsh; pool”).)
- A very short amount of time.
- (engineering) A reservoir and sluiceway beside a navigable stream, just above a shoal, so that the stream may pour in water as boats pass, and thus bear them over the shoal.
- a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification
- a sudden brilliant understanding
- a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
- a short vivid experience
- a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
- a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
- a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
- a momentary brightness
- a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
- a gaudy outward display
noun
- A gesture expressing pride or vanity.
- A mooring hawser.
- A piece in the interior of a gunlock which holds in place the tumbler, sear, etc.
- A length of line or cable attached to two parts of something to spread the force of a pull, as the rigging on a kite for attaching line.
- (figurative) A restraint; a curb; a check.
- (equestrianism) The headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins.
- headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
- the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
verb
- (intransitive) To show hostility or resentment.
- (intransitive) To hold up one's head proudly or affectedly.
- (transitive) To put a bridle on.
- (transitive) To check, restrain, or control with, or as if with, a bridle; as in bridle your tongue.
- respond to the reins, as of horses
- put a bridle on
- anger or take offense
noun
- The act of impressing.
- A stamp or seal used to make an impression.
- An impression; an impressed image or copy of something.
- Characteristic; mark of distinction; stamp.
- An impression on the mind, imagination etc.
- The act of impressing, or taking by force for the public service; compulsion to serve; also, that which is impressed.
- A heraldic device; an impresa.
- the act of coercing someone into government service
verb
- (transitive) To compel (someone) to serve in a military force.
- (transitive) To seize or confiscate (property) by force.
- (transitive) To produce a vivid impression of (something).
- (intransitive) To make an impression, to be impressive.
- (figurative) To fix deeply in the mind; to present forcibly to the attention, etc.; to imprint; to inculcate.
- (transitive) To mark or stamp (something) using pressure.
- (transitive) To affect (someone) strongly and often favourably.
- To produce (a mark, stamp, image, etc.); to imprint (a mark or figure upon something).
- mark or stamp with or as if with pressure
- impress positively
- have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
- take (someone) against their will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship
- dye (fabric) before it is spun
- reproduce by printing
- produce or try to produce a vivid impression of
verb
- do something to an excessive degree
- (transitive) To give (someone or something) too much work; to require too much effort or strength of (someone); to use up too much of (something).
- (transitive) To do too much; to exceed what is proper or true in doing; to carry too far.
- (transitive) To cook for too long.
noun
- a showy gesture
- the act of waving
- (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments
- a display of ornamental speech or language
- an ornamental embellishment in writing
- An ornamentation.
- A dramatic gesture such as the waving of a flag.
- (architecture) A decorative embellishment on a building.
- (music) A ceremonious passage such as a fanfare.
verb
- grow vigorously
- make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance
- move or swing back and forth
- (intransitive) To be known to have been alive at a particular time or in a particular period, where one's birth and death dates are not known; to have been active during a specified period; floruit.
- (intransitive) To prosper or fare well.
- (intransitive) To be in a period of greatest influence.
- (intransitive) To execute an irregular or fanciful strain of music, by way of ornament or prelude.
- (intransitive) To thrive or grow well.
- (intransitive) To make ornamental strokes with the pen; to write graceful, decorative figures.
- (transitive) To develop; to make thrive; to expand.
- (intransitive) To make bold and sweeping, fanciful, or wanton movements, by way of ornament, parade, bravado, etc.; to play with fantastic and irregular motion.
- (transitive) To adorn with beautiful figures or rhetoric; to ornament with anything showy; to embellish.
- (intransitive) To use florid language; to indulge in rhetorical figures and lofty expressions.
- (transitive) To make bold, sweeping movements with.
noun
- A gesture expressing pride or vanity.
- A mooring hawser.
- A piece in the interior of a gunlock which holds in place the tumbler, sear, etc.
- A length of line or cable attached to two parts of something to spread the force of a pull, as the rigging on a kite for attaching line.
- (figurative) A restraint; a curb; a check.
- (equestrianism) The headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins.
- headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
- the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
verb
- (intransitive) To show hostility or resentment.
- (intransitive) To hold up one's head proudly or affectedly.
- (transitive) To put a bridle on.
- (transitive) To check, restrain, or control with, or as if with, a bridle; as in bridle your tongue.
- respond to the reins, as of horses
- put a bridle on
- anger or take offense
noun
- The act of impressing.
- A stamp or seal used to make an impression.
- An impression; an impressed image or copy of something.
- Characteristic; mark of distinction; stamp.
- An impression on the mind, imagination etc.
- The act of impressing, or taking by force for the public service; compulsion to serve; also, that which is impressed.
- A heraldic device; an impresa.
- the act of coercing someone into government service
verb
- (transitive) To compel (someone) to serve in a military force.
- (transitive) To seize or confiscate (property) by force.
- (transitive) To produce a vivid impression of (something).
- (intransitive) To make an impression, to be impressive.
- (figurative) To fix deeply in the mind; to present forcibly to the attention, etc.; to imprint; to inculcate.
- (transitive) To mark or stamp (something) using pressure.
- (transitive) To affect (someone) strongly and often favourably.
- To produce (a mark, stamp, image, etc.); to imprint (a mark or figure upon something).
- mark or stamp with or as if with pressure
- impress positively
- have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
- take (someone) against their will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship
- dye (fabric) before it is spun
- reproduce by printing
- produce or try to produce a vivid impression of
verb
noun
- (countable) A parliamentary action to propose something. A similar procedure in any official or business meeting.
- (philosophy) from κίνησις (kinesis); any change. Traditionally of four types: generation and corruption, alteration, augmentation and diminution, and change of place.
- (euphemistic) A movement of the bowels; the product of such movement.
- Movement of the mind, desires, or passions; mental act, or impulse to any action; internal activity.
- (mechanical engineering) A piece of moving mechanism, such as on a steam locomotive.
- (physics) A change whereby something goes from one place to another; a state of progression from one place to another; a change of position with respect to time.
- (music) Change of pitch in successive sounds, whether in the same part or in groups of parts. (Conjunct motion is that by single degrees of the scale. Contrary motion is when parts move in opposite directions. Disjunct motion is motion by skips. Oblique motion is when one part is stationary while another moves. Similar or direct motion is when parts move in the same direction.)
- (law) A formal request, oral or written, made to a judge or court of law to obtain an official court ruling or order for a legal action to be taken by, or on behalf of, the movant.
- (slang, uncountable) Success; achievements, especially those that others cannot match.
- a state of change
- an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object
- the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
- a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote
- a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
- the act of changing location from one place to another
- a change of position that does not entail a change of location
verb
- To do something excessively.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To provide (food or drinks) for free.
- (nautical) To sail towards or to arrive at (a destination).
- To provide.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To repeatedly say (particular types of thing).
- (colloquial) To blame; to shift blame onto someone or something.
- (transitive, slang) To give (money, drugs, etc.) to (someone).
- (UK) To give (something) as a gift, special treat or bonus.
- (transitive) To apply or implement (something).
- (transitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To impart or explain (something) in words to (someone).
- (transitive) To cover something with a layer of (something).
- (nautical) To vigorously row (an oar) to propel a boat or ship.
verb
- To flaunt; to display in a showy manner.
- (intransitive, of liquid) To evaporate suddenly. (See flash evaporation.)
- (transitive) To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.
- (metallurgy) To release the pressure from a pressurized vessel.
- (transitive, climbing) To climb (a route) successfully on the first attempt.
- To flash back.
- (transitive) To send by some startling or sudden means.
- (transitive, computing) To write to the memory of (an updatable component such as a BIOS chip or games cartridge).
- (intransitive) To burst out into violence.
- (transitive) To telephone a person, only allowing the phone to ring once, in order to request a call back.
- (ambitransitive, informal) To expose one's intimate body part or undergarment, often momentarily and unintentionally. (Contrast streak.)
- (transitive, glassmaking) To cover with a thin layer, as objects of glass with glass of a different colour.
- (transitive, glassmaking) To expand (blown glass) into a disc.
- (figurative) To break forth like a sudden flood of light; to show a momentary brilliance.
- (intransitive) To be visible briefly.
- To move, or cause to move, suddenly.
- To communicate quickly.
- (transitive) To make visible briefly.
- (juggling) To perform a flash.
- (intransitive) To blink; to shine or illuminate intermittently.
- gleam or glow intermittently
- appear briefly
- emit a brief burst of light
- make known or cause to appear with great speed
- protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal
- display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
- run or move very quickly or hastily
- expose or show briefly
adj
noun
- A brief exposure or making visible (of a smile, badge, etc).
- A sudden, short, temporary burst of light.
- (computing, uncountable) Clipping of flash memory.
- (colloquial, US) A flashlight; an electric torch.
- Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genera Artipe, Deudorix and Rapala.
- Synonym of flashback (“recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug”).
- (military) A form of military insignia.
- The sudden sensation of being "high" after taking a recreational drug.
- (figurative, uncountable) Pizzazz, razzle-dazzle.
- (linguistics) A language, created by a minority to maintain cultural identity, that cannot be understood by the ruling class.
- (photography) Clipping of camera flash (“a device used to produce a flash of artificial light to help illuminate a scene”).
- (British, Cockney) The strips of bright cloth or buttons worn around the collars of market traders.
- (telecommunications) Ellipsis of hook flash.
- A tattoo flash (example design on paper to give an idea of a possible tattoo).
- The (intentional or unintentional) exposure of an intimate body part or undergarment in public.
- Material left around the edge of a moulded part at the parting line of the mould.
- (figuratively) A sudden and brilliant burst, as of genius or wit.
- (juggling) A pattern where each prop is thrown and caught only once.
- A pool of water, in some areas especially one that is marshy, and/or one formed by subsidence of the ground due to mining. (Compare flush (“marsh; pool”).)
- A very short amount of time.
- (engineering) A reservoir and sluiceway beside a navigable stream, just above a shoal, so that the stream may pour in water as boats pass, and thus bear them over the shoal.
- a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification
- a sudden brilliant understanding
- a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
- a short vivid experience
- a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
- a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
- a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
- a momentary brightness
- a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
- a gaudy outward display
verb
- do something to an excessive degree
- (transitive) To give (someone or something) too much work; to require too much effort or strength of (someone); to use up too much of (something).
- (transitive) To do too much; to exceed what is proper or true in doing; to carry too far.
- (transitive) To cook for too long.
adj
noun
- (Australia) A site where kangaroos and other macropods rest during the day.
- A place of politically motivated confinement in outdoorsy conditions, usually also leading to slave labor and death.
- (British India) Anywhere that a colonist stayed when away from their permanent residence; such places collectively.
- (prison slang) Any prison or prison camp.
- The company or body of persons encamped.
- An outdoor place acting as temporary accommodation in tents or other simple structures.
- A single hut or shelter.
- (agriculture, catachresis) Misconstruction of clamp (“mound of earth in which potatoes and other vegetables are stored”).
- (uncommon) Clipping of campus
- (slang, Falkland Islands) The areas of the Falkland Islands situated outside the capital and largest settlement, Stanley.
- A base of a military group, not necessarily temporary.
- (slang, Anglo-Argentines) The pampas, which are the vast grassy areas situated in the rural areas beyond Argentine cities such as Buenos Aires.
- An organised event, often taking place in tents or temporary accommodation.
- A group of people with the same strong ideals or political leanings.
- An electoral constituency of the legislative assembly of the Falkland Islands that comprises all territory more than 3.5 miles from the spire of the Christ Church Cathedral in Stanley.
- An online game, in some cases roleplay, in which people compete against each other, usually in a structure similar to that of a competition show.
- An affected, exaggerated, or intentionally tasteless style.
- a penal institution (often for forced labor)
- temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers
- shelter for persons displaced by war or political oppression or for religious beliefs
- an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
- something that is considered amusing not because of its originality but because of its unoriginality
- temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
- a group of people living together in a camp
- a site where care and activities are provided for children during the summer months
verb
- (transitive, video games) Ellipsis of corpse camp.
- To set up a camp.
- (transitive, video games) To stay beside (something) to gain an advantage.
- (intransitive, sports, video games) To stay in an advantageous location.
- To behave in a camp manner.
- To live in a tent or similar temporary accommodation.
- (transitive) To afford rest or lodging for.
- (Australia, intransitive) Of stock animals, to assemble or rest temporarily at a particular place.
- establish or set up a camp
- give an artificially banal or sexual quality to
- live in or as if in a tent
adj
- excessively elaborate or showily expressed
- of a color intermediate between red and blue
- belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
- (motor racing) Of a sector, lap, etc., completed in the fastest time so far in a given session.
- (Belgium, Netherlands) Mixed between social democrats and liberals.
- Of a purple hue.
- Imperial; regal.
- (US politics) Not predominantly red or blue, but having a mixture of Democrat and Republican support.
- (literature) Of language, extravagantly ornate, like purple prose.
- Blood-red; bloody.
noun
- (in ancient Rome) position of imperial status
- (Roman Catholic Church) official dress of a cardinal; so named after the Tyrial purple color of the robes
- a color between red and blue
- A colour between red and blue; violet, though often closer to magenta.
- Any of the species of large butterflies, usually marked with purple or blue, of the genus Basilarchia (formerly Limenitis).
- (colour theory) Any non-spectral colour on the line of purples on a colour chromaticity diagram or a colour wheel between violet and red.
- A cardinalate.
- The purple haze cultivar of cannabis in the kush family, either pure or mixed with others, or by extension any variety of smoked marijuana.
- Earcockle, a disease of wheat.
- (by extension) Imperial power.
- (UK, slang) Synonym of snakebite and black.
- Cloth, or a garment, dyed a purple colour; especially, a purple robe, worn as an emblem of rank or authority; specifically, the purple robe or mantle worn by Ancient Roman emperors as the emblem of imperial dignity.
- Any of various species of mollusks from which Tyrian purple dye was obtained, especially the common dog whelk.
- (slang, US) Ellipsis of purple drank.
- (medicine) Purpura.
verb
- become purple
- color purple
- (intransitive) To turn purple in colour.
- (intransitive, US, Canada informal) To pursue the opposite gender in inappropriate circumstances, usually of adolescents. (From the metaphor of mixing blue [boys] and pink [girls].)
- (transitive) To dye purple.
- (transitive) To clothe in purple.
adj
- Motivated by an inappropriate, excessive, or unjustified desire to impress others.
- Marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction.
- intended to attract notice and impress others
- making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction
- (of a display) tawdry or vulgar