a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
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antic |
caper |
joke |
prank |
put-on |
trick |
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something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
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dupery |
fraud |
fraudulence |
hoax |
humbug |
put-on |
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a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
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burlesque |
lampoon |
mockery |
parody |
pasquinade |
put-on |
send-up |
sendup |
spoof |
takeoff |
travesty |
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(of persons) taken advantage of
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exploited |
ill-used |
put-upon |
used |
victimised |
victimized |
sample sentences
"after going out of his way to help his friend get the job he felt not appreciated but used"
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sample sentences
"the foundling's putative father""the putative author of the book"
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an out resulting from a fielding play (not a strikeout)
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putout |
sample sentences
"the first baseman made 15 putouts"
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moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
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corruption |
degeneracy |
depravation |
depravity |
putrefaction |
sample sentences
"the luxury and corruption among the upper classes""moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration"
"its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity"
"Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction"
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(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
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breakdown |
decomposition |
putrefaction |
rot |
rotting |
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a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
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putrefaction |
rot |
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"organic matter putrefies"verb frames
Something ----sSomething is ----ing PP
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"a trail lined by putrescent carcasses"
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a colorless crystalline ptomaine with a foul odor that is produced in decaying animal matter
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putrescine |
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"horrible like raw and putrid flesh"- Somerset Maugham
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"putrid decomposition"
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a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force
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coup |
coup d'etat |
putsch |
takeover |
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instance hyponym
sample sentences
"his putting let him down todayhe didn't sink a single putt over three feet"
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"he putted the ball several feet past the hole"verb frames
Somebody ----s something
a strip of cloth wound around the leg to form legging; used by soldiers in World War I
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puttee |
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move around aimlessly
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potter |
potter around |
putter |
putter around |
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s PP
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Somebody ----sSomebody ----s PP
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Somebody ----sSomebody ----s PP
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Somebody ----sSomebody ----s PP
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do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
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mess around |
monkey |
monkey around |
muck about |
muck around |
potter |
putter |
tinker |
sample sentences
"The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house"verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s PP
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"The old lady is pottering around in the garden"verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s PP
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Somebody ----sSomebody ----s PP
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move around aimlessly
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potter |
potter around |
putter |
putter around |
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Somebody ----sSomebody ----s PP
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