n. (military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy

adj. represented as leaping (rampant but leaning forward)

adj. having a quality that thrusts itself into attention; "an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom"; "a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book"; "salient traits"; "a spectacular rise in prices"; "a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center"; "a striking resemblance between parent and child"

adj. most frequent or common; "prevailing winds"

adj. widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter"

adj. (used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation; "our distinguished professor"; "an eminent scholar"; "a great statesman"

adj. standing above others in quality or position; "people in high places"; "the high priest"; "eminent members of the community"

adj. eminent beyond or above comparison; "matchless beauty"; "the team's nonpareil center fielder"; "she's one girl in a million"; "the one and only Muhammad Ali"; "a peerless scholar"; "infamy unmatched in the Western world"; "wrote with unmatchable clarity"; "unrivaled mastery of her art"

adj. radically distinctive and without equal; "he is alone in the field of microbiology"; "this theory is altogether alone in its penetration of the problem"; "Bach was unique in his handling of counterpoint"; "craftsmen whose skill is unequaled"; "unparalleled athletic ability"; "a breakdown of law unparalleled in our history"

adj. having superior power and influence; "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism"

adj. greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement; "our greatest statesmen"; "the country's leading poet"; "a preeminent archeologist"

adj. having a good reputation; "a reputable business"; "a reputable scientist"; "a reputable wine"

adj. produced by a wildly fanciful imagination; "his Utopia is not a chimerical commonwealth but a practical improvement on what already exists"- Douglas Bush

adj. celebrated in fable or legend; "the fabled Paul Bunyan and his blue ox"; "legendary exploits of Jesse James"

adj. worthy of notice; "a noteworthy advance in cancer research"

adj. having an illustrious past

adj. having an illustrious past

adj. having an exceedingly bad reputation; "a notorious gangster"; "the tenderloin district was notorious for vice"

adj. extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary; "the jutting limb of a tree"; "massive projected buttresses"; "his protruding ribs"; "a pile of boards sticking over the end of his truck"

adj. capable or worthy of being perceived; "noticeable shadows under her eyes"; "noticeable for its vivid historical background"; "a noticeable lack of friendliness"

adj. causing surprise or wonder or amazement; "the report shows a surprising lack of hard factual data"; "leaped up with surprising agility"; "she earned a surprising amount of money"

adj. capable of being raised to an upright position; "erectile feathers"

adj. in walking position with right foreleg raised

adj. rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile; "a lion rampant"

adj. designating an airship or dirigible having a form maintained by a stiff unyielding frame or structure

adj. having a supporting base; "a standing lamp"

adj. standing on four feet

adj. of posture; "a slim straight-backed dancer"

adj. erect in posture; "sit straight"; "stood defiantly with unbowed back"

adj. seizing the attention; "eye-catching posters"

adj. conspicuous in position or importance; "a big figure in the movement"; "big man on campus"; "he's very large in financial circles"; "a prominent citizen"

adj. clear and distinct; "bold handwriting"; "a figure carved in bold relief"; "a bold design"

adj. compulsively attracting attention to yourself especially by public exposure or exaggerated behavior

adj. made a feature or highlight; given prominence; "a featured actor"; "a featured item at the sale"

adj. clearly to be seen; "they were much in evidence during the fighting"; "she made certain that her engagement ring was in evidence"

adj. singled out for notice or especially for a dire fate; "a marked man"

adj. obvious to the eye; "a visible change of expression"