compliments (verb)
1fish for compliments — verb To try to induce someone to make a compliment. He is fishing for compliments …
2compliment — compliments, complimenting, complimented (The verb is pronounced [[t]kɒ̱mplɪment[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]kɒ̱mplɪmənt[/t]].) 1) N COUNT A compliment is a polite remark that you say to someone to show that you like their appearance,… …
3fling off — verb write quickly She dashed off a note to her husband saying she would not be home for supper He scratched off a thank you note to the hostess • Syn: ↑dash off, ↑scratch off, ↑knock off, ↑toss off • Topics: ↑ …
4comply — verb a) To yield assent; to accord; agree, or acquiesce; to adapt ones self; to consent or conform; b) To be ceremoniously courteous; to make ones compliments …
5preen — verb a) To groom; to trim or dress with the beak, as the feathers. His preening self satisfaction, chest thrown forward as he settles into a chair in his mansion... b) To show off, posture, or …
6flatter — verb 1》 lavish compliments on, especially in order to further one s own interests. ↘(flatter oneself) believe something favourable about oneself, typically without foundation. 2》 cause to feel honoured and pleased. 3》 (of clothing or a… …
7fish — verb 1) we can fish in Putnam s Pond Syn: go fishing, angle, cast, trawl, troll, seine 2) she fished for her purse Syn: search, delve, look, hunt; grope, fumble …
8remember — verb 1) remembering happy times Syn: recall, call to mind, recollect, think of; reminisce about, look back on; archaic bethink oneself of Ant: forget 2) can you remember all that? Syn: m …
9faire — 1. faire [ fɛr ] v. tr. <conjug. : 60> • Xe; fazet 3e pers. subj. 842; lat. facere. REM. Les formes en fais (faisons, faisions, etc.) se prononcent [ fəz ] I ♦ Réaliser (un objet : qqch. ou qqn). 1 ♦ Réaliser hors de soi (une chose… …
10compliment — noun 1 expression of praise ADJECTIVE ▪ big, great, tremendous, ultimate ▪ To listen to someone is the greatest compliment you can pay. ▪ biggest, highest …
