be+ostentatious

  • 101flash — [[t]flæʃ[/t]] n. 1) a brief, sudden burst of bright light 2) a sudden, brief outburst or display, as of joy or wit 3) an instant 4) inf flashlight 1) 5) cvb gaudy or vulgar showiness 6) jou a brief dispatch giving preliminary news of an important …

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  • 102prank — I [[t]præŋk[/t]] n. a trick of an amusing, playful, or sometimes malicious nature • Etymology: 1520–30; orig. uncert. II prank [[t]præŋk[/t]] v. t. 1) to dress or adorn in an ostentatious manner 2) to make an ostentatious show or display •… …

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  • 103show — [[t]ʃoʊ[/t]] v. showed, shown showed, show•ing, 1) to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display 2) sbz to present or perform as a public entertainment or spectacle: to show a movie[/ex] 3) to indicate; point out: to show the way[/ex] 4) to… …

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  • 104cut — [c]/kʌt / (say kut) verb (cut, cutting) –verb (t) 1. to penetrate, with or as with a sharp edged instrument: he cut his finger. 2. to strike sharply, as with a whip. 3. to wound severely the feelings of. 4. to divide, with or as with a sharp… …

  • 105flourish — /ˈflʌrɪʃ / (say flurish) verb (i) 1. to be in a vigorous state; thrive; prosper; be successful: during this period art flourished. 2. to be in its or one s prime; be at the height of fame or excellence. 3. to grow luxuriantly, or thrive in growth …

  • 106parade — [pə rād′] n. [Fr < Sp parada, a parade, place for the exercise of troops < parar, to stop (a horse), prepare < L parare,PREPARE] 1. ostentatious or pompous display 2. a) a military display or assembly; esp., a review of marching troops… …

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  • 107splash — [splash] vt. [intens. extension of PLASH2] 1. to cause (a liquid substance) to scatter and fall in drops or blobs 2. to dash or scatter a liquid substance, mud, etc. on, so as to wet or soil 3. to cause to splash a liquid [to splash one s feet in …

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  • 108conspicuous consumption — noun buying expensive services and products in order to flaunt your wealth • Hypernyms: ↑consumption, ↑economic consumption, ↑usance, ↑use, ↑use of goods and services * * * noun : lavish or wasteful spending regarded as establishing or enhancing… …

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  • 109ostentatiously — adverb with ostentation; in an ostentatious manner Mr Khrushchev ostentatiously wooed and embraced Castro at the U.N. general assembly • Syn: ↑showily • Derived from adjective: ↑showy (for: ↑showily), ↑ostentatious …

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  • 110ostentatiousness — noun lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity • Syn: ↑ostentation, ↑pomposity, ↑pompousness, ↑pretentiousness, ↑puffiness, ↑splashiness, ↑inflation • Der …

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