ˈpɔstjuməs

  • 1stoomer — /ˈstjumə/ (say styoohmuh) noun → stumer …

  • 2stumer — /ˈstjumə/ (say styoohmuh) Colloquial –noun 1. a worthless cheque. –phrase 2. come a stumer, to suffer a reversal of fortune, especially financial. 3. run a stumer, NZ (of a competitor, especially a racehorse) to lose as a result of deliberate… …

  • 3stumered — /ˈstjuməd/ (say styoohmuhd) adjective Colloquial bankrupt; without any money …

  • 4costume — cos|tume [ˈkɔstjum US ˈka:stu:m] n [Date: 1700 1800; : French; Origin: Italian, custom, dress , from Latin consuetudo; CUSTOM1] 1.) a set of clothes worn by an actor or by someone to make them look like something such as an animal, famous person… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 5posthumous — post|hu|mous [ˈpɔstjuməs US ˈpa:stʃə ] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Late Latin; Origin: posthumus, from Latin postumus late born , from posterus; POSTERIOR1] happening, printed etc after someone s death ▪ a posthumous collection of his articles… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 6costume — /ˈkɒstjum/ (say kostyoohm) noun 1. the style of dress, including ornaments and the way of wearing the hair, especially that peculiar to a nation, class, or period. 2. dress or garb belonging to another period, place, etc., as worn on the stage,… …

  • 7costume designer — /ˈkɒstjum dəzaɪnə/ (say kostyoohm duhzuynuh) noun a person who designs costumes for the theatre, film, television, etc …

  • 8costume drama — /ˈkɒstjum dramə/ (say kostyoohm drahmuh) noun a play in which the characters wear costumes from a former age. Also, costume piece …

  • 9costume jewellery — /ˈkɒstjum dʒuəlri/ (say kostyoohm joohuhlree) noun decorative jewellery, often made from cheap materials such as beads, shells, etc., and set with imitation or semiprecious stones, and thus of little monetary value …

  • 10costume piece — /ˈkɒstjum pis/ (say kostyoohm pees) noun → costume drama …