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  • 41frill — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. trimming, decoration, ornament; ruffle, flounce, furbelow; extra, icing [on the cake] (inf.). See edge. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Anything thought to be unnecessary] Syn. embellishment, luxury, affection …

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  • 42fringe — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. edge, border, outskirts; edging; perimeter. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The extreme edge] Syn. border, borderline, margin, periphery; see edge 1 . 2. [A raveled or decorative edge] Syn. flounce, hem,… …

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  • 43ruffle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. gather, shirr, crinkle, corrugate, plait; agitate, ripple, tousle, rumple, disarrange; vex, irritate. See agitation, excitement, disorder, roughness, fold. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. flounce, furbelow …

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  • 44furbelow — [ fə:bɪləʊ] noun a flounce on a skirt or petticoat. ↘(furbelows) showy trimmings. verb [usu. as adjective furbelowed] literary adorn with trimmings. Origin C17: from Fr. falbala trimming, flounce …

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  • 45fling — I. v. a. 1. Throw, cast, hurl, toss, dart, pitch, flirt, chuck, shy. 2. Prostrate, overthrow, throw to the ground, throw down. II. v. n. 1. Flounce, wince, fly into violent motions. 2. Start or rush angrily, flounce. 3. Jeer, sneer, gibe, flout,… …

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  • 46flip — v 1. toss, fling, sling, pitch, cast, hurl, heave, chuck, throw. 2. jerk, twist, turn, flop, flounce. 3. turn over, turn upside down; turn around, twirl, spin. 4. flick, tap, fillip, rap, pat, dab, strike; snap, crack. 5. flip out Slang. go… …

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  • 47march — v 1. walk, step, pace, tread, goose step, stride; file, parade, defile; shuffle, plod, tramp, mush; hike, trudge, foot, hoof, stump; stamp, amble, stroll, perambulate, saunter; strut, traipse, stalk, prance, swagger, flounce. 2. advance, proceed …

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  • 48ruffle — v 1. gather, pucker, plait, shirr, full, rimple, crimp, crisp, smock, flounce. 2. ripple, roil, roughen, stir up, undulate; curl, crumple, crinkle, cockle, crease, fold, ruck; dimple, wimple, corrugate, Inf. scrunch up, Inf. squish together. 3.… …

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  • 49rumple — v 1. crumple, wrinkle, crush, crinkle, crankle, cockle, ripple; pucker, purse, crease, crimple, twill, ruck, ruckle; crisp, fold, curl, flounce, rimple, crimp; knit, furrow, ridge, corrugate, shirr. 2. tousle, ruffle, dishevel, muss, disorganize; …

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  • 50decoration — [n1] beautification, embellishment adornment, beautifying, bedecking, bedizenment, designing, elaboration, enhancement, enrichment, festooning, flounce, flourish, frill, furbelow, garnish, garnishing, illumination, improvement, ornament,… …

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