n. the act of appearing in public view; "the rookie made a brief appearance in the first period"; "it was Bernhardt's last appearance in America"

n. the event of coming into sight

n. pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression; "they try to keep up appearances"; "that ceremony is just for show"

n. outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

n. a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot

n. formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action

n. a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite

n. a recognizable kind; "there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?"

n. the act of mixing cards haphazardly

n. federate state in the United States of America

v. act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends"; "make enemies"

v. behave in a certain way; "make merry"

v. gather and light the materials for; "make a fire"

v. form by assembling individuals or constituents; "Make a quorum"

v. constitute the essence of; "Clothes make the man"

v. be or be capable of being changed or made into; "He makes a great host"; "He will make a fine father"

v. to compile a multi-module program

v. make less lively or vigorous; "Middle age dulled her appetite for travel"

v. become less interesting or attractive

v. "Age had dulled the surface"

v. give certain properties to something; "get someone mad"; "She made us look silly"; "He made a fool of himself at the meeting"; "Don't make this into a big deal"; "This invention will make you a millionaire"; "Make yourself clear"

v. put in order or neaten; "make the bed"; "make up a room"

v. make, formulate, or derive in the mind; "I draw a line here"; "draw a conclusion"; "draw parallels"; "make an estimate"; "What do you make of his remarks?"

v. create or design, often in a certain way; "Do my room in blue"; "I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest"

v. create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries"

v. compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way; "People cannot be made to integrate just by passing a law!"; "Heat makes you sweat"

v. make by shaping or bringing together constituents; "make a dress"; "make a cake"; "make a wall of stones"

v. become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness; "the varnished table top dulled with time"

v. make dull or blunt; "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"

v. make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses"

adv. to or toward the inside of; "come in"; "smash in the door"

adv. to or toward the inside of; "come in"; "smash in the door"

adj. holding office; "the in party"

adj. currently fashionable; "the in thing to do"; "large shoulder pads are in"

adj. directed or bound inward; "took the in bus"; "the in basket"

adj. currently fashionable; "the in thing to do"; "large shoulder pads are in"

adj. emitting or reflecting very little light; "a dull glow"; "dull silver badly in need of a polish"; "a dull sky"

adj. not having a sharp edge or point; "the knife was too dull to be of any use"

adj. lacking in liveliness or animation; "he was so dull at parties"; "a dull political campaign"; "a large dull impassive man"; "dull days with nothing to do"; "how dull and dreary the world is"; "fell back into one of her dull moods"

adj. not made lively or brightened; "a life unenlivened by romance"

adj. lacking in interest: "her drab personality"; "his competent but dull performance of the role"

adj. not having a sharp edge or point; "the knife was too dull to be of any use"

adj. arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement; "a very uninteresting account of her trip"

adj. of metals e.g.; not made shiny and smooth by friction

adj. (of business) not active or brisk; "business is dull (or slow)"; "a sluggish market"

adj. so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome"

adj. being or made softer or less loud or clear; "the dull boom of distant breaking waves"; "muffled drums"; "the muffled noises of the street"; "muted trumpets"

adj. lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting; "a bland little drama"; "a flat joke"

n. the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"

n. the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it; "they criticised his performance as mayor"; "experience generally improves performance"

n. the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

n. the act of discharging a gun

n. the act of sending off something

n. arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous); "the advent of the computer"

n. the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"

n. a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation; "recent developments in Iraq"; "what a revolting development!"

n. the beginning or early stages; "the onset of pneumonia"

n. the act of deceiving

n. any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack)

n. an artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"

n. the feelings expressed on a person's face; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face"

n. an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something; "the theatrical notion of disguise is always associated with catastrophe in his stories"

n. an artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"

n. a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant

n. a covering to disguise or conceal the face

n. pretending with intention to deceive

n. dignified manner or conduct

n. (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people

n. the line along which opposing armies face each other

n. the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)

n. characteristic way of bearing one's body; "stood with good posture"

n. a small quantity of anything; "a bit of paper was all he needed"

n. distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer"

n. (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound

n. (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

n. the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"

n. arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous); "the advent of the computer"

v. turn pale, as if in fear

v. remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt"

v. fill to satisfaction; "I am sated"

v. overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on icecream"

v. cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing; "Too much spicy food cloyed his appetite"

v. supply or feed to surfeit

v. come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"

v. plan in detail; "Bush is charting a course to destroy Saddam Hussein"

v. elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.; "The President's comments drew sharp criticism from the Republicans"; "The comedian drew a lot of laughter"

v. make up plans or basic details for; "frame a policy"

v. make a map of; show or establish the features of details of; "map the surface of Venus"

v. make by shaping or bringing together constituents; "make a dress"; "make a cake"; "make a wall of stones"

v. create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries"

v. lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; "don't belittle your colleagues"

v. make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses"

v. remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt"

v. satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst"

v. provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches"

v. make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound"

v. lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; "don't belittle your colleagues"

v. make dull or blunt; "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"

v. remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt"

v. make vapid or deprive of spirit; "deadened wine"

v. make powerless and unable to function; "The bureaucracy paralyzes the entire operation"

v. cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned; "The horror petrified his feelings"; "Fear petrified her thinking"

v. move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion

v. cause to freeze; "Freeze the leftover food"

adj. impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses; "an imperceptible drop in temperature"; "an imperceptible nod"; "color is unperceivable to the touch"

adj. (of especially liquids) clouded as with sediment; "a cloudy liquid"; "muddy coffee"; "murky waters"

adj. lacking definite form or limits; "gropes among cloudy issues toward a feeble conclusion"- H.T.Moore; "nebulous distinction between pride and conceit"

adj. resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought; "the oracular sayings of Victorian poets"; "so enigmatic that priests might have to clarify it"; "an enigmatic smile"

adj. marked by difficulty of style or expression; "much that was dark is now quite clear to me"; "those who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure"

adj. indistinct or hazy in outline; "a landscape of blurred outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes"

adj. not clear to the mind; "the law itself was unclear on that point"; "the reason for their actions is unclear to this day"

adj. lacking clarity or distinctness; "a dim figure in the distance"; "only a faint recollection"; "shadowy figures in the gloom"; "saw a vague outline of a building through the fog"; "a few wispy memories of childhood"

adj. having lost freshness or brilliance of color; "sun-bleached deck chairs"; "faded jeans"; "a very pale washed-out blue"; "washy colors"

adj. one thing at a time

adj. proceeding in small stages; "a gradual increase in prices"

adj. not noticeable; not drawing attention; "her clothes were simple and unnoticeable"- J.G.Cozzens

adj. be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind; "his whole attitude had undergone a subtle change"; "a subtle difference"; "that elusive thing the soul"

adj. not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished; "an undefined term"; "undefined authority"; "some undefined sense of excitement"; "vague feelings of sadness"; "a vague uneasiness"

adj. lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity; "sent confusing signals to Iraq"; "perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it"; "a puzzling statement"

adj. having more than one possible meaning; "ambiguous words"; "frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were unable to assemble the toy"

adj. lacking definition or definite content; "nebulous reasons"; "unfixed as were her general notions of what men ought to be"- Jane Austen

adj. not clearly understood or expressed; "an obscure turn of phrase"; "an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"-Anatole Broyard; "their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"- P.A.Sorokin; "vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science"- John Locke

adj. not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand; "indistinct shapes in the gloom"; "an indistinct memory"; "only indistinct notions of what to do"

adj. of a leaf shape; rounded at the apex

adj. having a broad or rounded end; "thick marks made by a blunt pencil"

adj. curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged; "low rounded hills"; "rounded shoulders"

adj. not having a point especially a sharp point; "my pencils are all pointless"

adj. not having a sharp edge or point; "the knife was too dull to be of any use"

adj. showing little or no emotion or animation; "a woman who became active rather than apathetic as she grew older"

adj. lacking in spirit or animation

adj. deficient in alertness or activity; "bullfrogs became lethargic with the first cold nights"

adj. so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome"

adj. lacking in interest: "her drab personality"; "his competent but dull performance of the role"

adj. lacking in liveliness or animation; "he was so dull at parties"; "a dull political campaign"; "a large dull impassive man"; "dull days with nothing to do"; "how dull and dreary the world is"; "fell back into one of her dull moods"

adj. used of a knife or other blade; not sharp; "a blunt instrument"

adj. not having a point especially a sharp point; "my pencils are all pointless"

adj. not having a sharp edge or point; "the knife was too dull to be of any use"

adj. repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"

adj. concerned with actual use or practice; "he is a very practical person"; "the idea had no practical application"; "a practical knowledge of Japanese"; "woodworking is a practical art"

adj. to be expected; standard; "common decency"

adj. tediously repetitious or lacking in variety; "a humdrum existence; all work and no play"; "nothing is so monotonous as the sea"

adj. not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree; "ordinary everyday objects"; "ordinary decency"; "an ordinary day"; "an ordinary wine"

adj. repeated regularly without thought or originality; "ready-made phrases"

adj. dull and slow-moving and stolid; like an ox; "showed a bovine apathy"

adj. showing little emotion; "a phlegmatic...and certainly undemonstrative man"

adj. weak in color; not colorful

adj. causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather"

adj. tediously repetitious or lacking in variety; "a humdrum existence; all work and no play"; "nothing is so monotonous as the sea"

adj. lacking brilliance or vitality; "a dull lackluster life"; "a lusterless performance"

adj. showing little or no emotion or animation; "a woman who became active rather than apathetic as she grew older"

adj. feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm; "a halfhearted effort"; "gave only lukewarm support to the candidate"

adj. not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree; "ordinary everyday objects"; "ordinary decency"; "an ordinary day"; "an ordinary wine"

adj. impossible to hear; imperceptible by the ear; "an inaudible conversation"

adj. of the highest quality; "made an excellent speech"; "the school has excellent teachers"; "a first-class mind"

adj. faint and difficult to analyze; "subtle aromas"

adj. not injurious to physical or mental health

adj. in the current fashion or style

adj. affectedly trendy and fashionable

adj. marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat"

adj. intensely fashionable for a short time

adj. relating to a recently developed fashion or style; "their offices are in a modern skyscraper"; "tables in modernistic designs";

adj. of or associated with people of fashion; "the fashionable side of town"; "the smart set"

adj. initiating or popularizing a trend

adj. in accord with the latest fad; "trendy ideas"; "trendy clothes"; "voguish terminology"

adj. directed or moving inward or toward a center; "the inbound train"; "inward flood of capital"

adj. "incoming class"; "the ingoing administration"; "ingoing data"

adj. appointed but not yet installed in office

adj. elected but not yet installed in office; "the president elect"

adj. (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving; "our next president"

adj. flowing inward

adj. pouring inward; "inpouring throngs of immigrants"

adj. very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist center"; "did a thriving business in orchids"

adj. unofficial championship title for player who heads the league in batting average and home runs and runs batted in

adj. having achieved eminence; "an eminent physician"

adj. of a game (or the pitching) in which a pitcher allows the opponent no hits; "a no-hit pitcher"; "a no-hit game"

adj. successful or assured of success; "now I am a made man forever"- Christopher Marlowe

adj. yielding positive results

adj. having achieved success or recognition by your own efforts; "a self-made millionaire"

adj. having won; "the victorious entry"; "the winning team"

adj. bringing success; "the winning run"

adj. not carefully reworked or perfected or made smooth by polishing; "dull unpolished shoes"

adj. lacking in variety and interest; "a colorless and unimaginative person"; "a colorless description of the parade"

adj. lacking ardor or vigor or energy; "a spiritless reply to criticism"

adj. not animated or enlivened; dull

adj. lacking distinguishing quality or characteristics; "a neutral personality that made no impression whatever"

adj. lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness; "a pale rendition of the aria"; "pale prose with the faint sweetness of lavender"; "a pallid performance"

adj. not exciting; "an unexciting novel"; "lived an unexciting life"

adj. not stimulating

adj. not perfected; "a rough draft"; "a few rough sketches"

adj. so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome"

adj. lacking interest or significance; "an insipid personality"; "jejune novel"

adj. inducing mental lethargy; "a narcotic speech"

adj. lacking wit or imagination; "a pedestrian movie plot"

adj. labored and dull; "a ponderous speech"

adj. (of a book) so poorly written and unentertaining as to be easily put down

adj. indistinctly understood or felt or perceived; "a faint clue to the origin of the mystery"; "haven't the faintest idea"

adj. having a speaking manner that is not loud or harsh; "she was always soft-spoken"

adj. in a softened tone; "hushed voices"; "muted trumpets"; "a subdued whisper"; "a quiet reprimand"

adj. very low in volume; "a low murmur"; "the low-toned murmur of the surf"

adj. making a low continuous indistinct sound; "like murmuring waves"; "susurrant voices"

adj. characterized by soft sounds; "a murmurous brook"; "a soughing wind in the pines"; "a slow sad susurrous rustle like the wind fingering the pines"- R.P.Warren

adj. sound of quiet gentle steps

adj. affording physical relief; "a soothing ointment for her sunburn"

n. the act of leaving secretly or without explanation

n. the event of passing out of sight

v. give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing

v. deprive of certain characteristics

v. do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house"

v. make sharp or sharper; "sharpen the knives"

v. sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone

v. make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill"

v. give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing

v. cause to sense; make sensitive; "She sensitized me with respect to gender differences in this traditional male-dominated society"; "My tongue became sensitized to good wine"

adj. not worth considering as a possibility; "a picnic is out because of the weather"

adj. emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room"

adj. full of light; shining intensely; "a brilliant star"; "brilliant chandeliers"

adj. shining intensely; "the blazing sun"; "blinding headlights"; "dazzling snow"; "fulgent patterns of sunlight"; "the glaring sun"

adj. radiating or as if radiating light; "the beaming sun"; "the effulgent daffodils"; "a radiant sunrise"; "a refulgent sunset"

adj. softly bright or radiant; "a house aglow with lights"; "glowing embers"; "lambent tongues of flame"; "the lucent moon"; "a sky luminous with stars"

adj. having a play of lustrous rainbow-like colors; "an iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster"

adj. perfected or made shiny and smooth; "his polished prose"; "in a freshly ironed dress and polished shoes"; "freshly polished silver"

adj. having brief brilliant points or flashes of light; "bugle beads all aglitter"; "glinting eyes"; "glinting water"; "his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent"; "shop window full of glittering Christmas trees"; "glittery costume jewelry"; "scintillant mica"; "the scintillating stars"; "a dress with sparkly sequins"; "`glistering' is an archaic term"

adj. having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing; "a sharp knife"; "a pencil with a sharp point"

adj. extremely sharp or intense; "acute pain"; "felt acute annoyance"; "intense itching and burning"

adj. full of life and energy; "a lively discussion"; "lively and attractive parents"; "a lively party"

adj. marked by lively action; "a bouncing gait"; "bouncy tunes"; "the peppy and interesting talk"; "a spirited dance"

adj. striking in variety and interest; "a colorful period of history"; "a colorful character"; "colorful language"

adj. very attentive or observant; "an alert and responsive baby is a joy"; "caught by a couple of alert cops"; "alert enough to spot the opportunity when it came"; "constantly alert and vigilant, like a sentinel on duty"

adj. marked by high spirits or excitement; "his fertile effervescent mind"; "scintillating personality"; "a row of sparkly cheerleaders"

adj. made sprightly or cheerful

adj. striking in variety and interest; "a colorful period of history"; "a colorful character"; "colorful language"

adj. arousing or holding the attention

adj. creating or arousing excitement; "an exciting account of her trip"

adj. capable of arousing interest or curiosity; "our team came up with some most intriguing finds"

adj. perfected or made shiny and smooth; "his polished prose"; "in a freshly ironed dress and polished shoes"; "freshly polished silver"

adj. having life or vigor or spirit; "an animated and expressive face"; "animated conversation"; "became very animated when he heard the good news"

adv. outside of an enclosed space: "She is out"