Privacy:
s | passive as a result of indolence or indifference | No other colony showed such supine, selfish helplessness in allowing her own border citizens to be mercilessly harried |
s | lying face upward |
n | a second-year undergraduate | |
s | used of the second year in United States high school or college | the sophomore class|his sophomore year |
s | characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination | effects of the struggle will be violent and disruptive|riotous times|these troubled areas|the tumultuous years of his administration|a turbulent and unruly childhood |
s | having strong sexual appeal | juicy barmaids|a red-hot mama|a voluptuous woman|a toothsome blonde in a tight dress |
s | extremely pleasing to the sense of taste |
s | inclined toward or displaying love | feeling amorous |
s | expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance | her amatory affairs|amorous glances|a romantic adventure|a romantic moonlight ride |
n | an indifference to pleasure or pain | |
n | (philosophy) the philosophical system of the Stoics following the teachings of the ancient Greek philosopher Zeno |
n | any carefree episode | |
n | any of numerous predominantly Old World birds noted for their singing | |
n | a songbird that lives mainly on the ground in open country; has streaky brown plumage | |
n | North American songbirds having a yellow breast | |
v | play boisterously | The children frolicked in the garden|the gamboling lambs in the meadows|The toddlers romped in the playroom |
n | steadiness of mind under stress | he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity |
n | an act showing respect (especially a bow or curtsy) | |
n | a reverent mental attitude | |
n | a feeling of profound respect for someone or something | the fear of God|the Chinese reverence for the dead|the French treat food with gentle reverence|his respect for the law bordered on veneration |
v | regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of | Fear God as your father|We venerate genius |
v | deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless | This measure crippled our efforts|Their behavior stultified the boss's hard work |
v | cause to appear foolish | He stultified himself by contradicting himself and being inconsistent |
v | prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence | nobody is legally allowed to stultify himself |
n | an object of extravagant short-lived passion | |
n | a foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration | |
n | temporary love of an adolescent |
n | capacity or power to produce a desired effect | concern about the safety and efficacy of the vaccine |
n | (card games) the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit | |
n | common Eurasian sandpiper; the male has an erectile neck ruff in breeding season | |
n | a high tight collar | |
n | an external body part consisting of feathers or hair about the neck of a bird or other animal | |
v | play a trump |
s | puffed up with vanity | a grandiloquent and boastful manner|overblown oratory|a pompous speech|pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey |
a | characterized by pomp and ceremony and stately display |
n | a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing | |
n | a molding at the corner between the ceiling and the top of a wall | |
n | the topmost projecting part of an entablature | |
v | furnish with a cornice |