paraded

  • 81parade — pa|rade1 [ pə reıd ] noun count * 1. ) a public celebration in which a large group of people move through an area, often with decorated vehicles and bands playing music: the St. Patrick s Day parade a ) a public celebration in which a large group …

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  • 82parade — 1. noun 1) a Memorial Day parade Syn: procession, march, cavalcade, motorcade, spectacle, display, pageant; review, dress parade, tattoo; march past 2) she made a great parade of doing the housework Syn …

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  • 83show — vb 1 Show, manifest, evidence, evince, demonstrate are comparable when they mean to reveal something outwardly by or as if by a sign or to serve to make something outwardly apparent or visible. Show implies enabling others to see, but in this… …

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  • 84parade — 1. noun 1) a victory parade Syn: procession, march, cavalcade, motorcade, spectacle, display, pageant, review, tattoo; Brit. march past 2) she walked along the parade Syn: promenade …

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  • 85harvest customs —    Numerous customs and traditions clustered around harvest time, the vital climax of the agricultural year in arable areas. Many were extremely localized, and much could depend on the character of the farmer, the type of crop, and other… …

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  • 86Teddy Rowe's Band —    In the morning of Old Michaelmas Day (10 October) in Sherborne, Dorset, the coming of Pack Monday Fair was formerly signalled by Teddy Rowe s Band. The Band was composed of young people who paraded the streets making as much discordant noise… …

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  • 87burst into — {v. phr.} 1. To enter suddenly. * /Stuart burst into the room, screaming angrily./ 2. To break out. * /The crowd burst out cheering when the astronauts paraded along Fifth Avenue./ …

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  • 88burst into — {v. phr.} 1. To enter suddenly. * /Stuart burst into the room, screaming angrily./ 2. To break out. * /The crowd burst out cheering when the astronauts paraded along Fifth Avenue./ …

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  • 89Mumbo Jumbo — Mum bo Jum bo, n. [Perh. fr. the native name of an African god.] 1. Among the Mandingos of the western Sudan, a bugbear by means of which the women are terrified and disciplined by societies of the men, one of whom assumes a masquerade for the… …

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  • 90Parade — Pa*rade , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paraded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Parading}.] [Cf. F. parader.] 1. To exhibit in a showy or ostentatious manner; to show off. [1913 Webster] Parading all her sensibility. Byron. [1913 Webster] 2. To assemble and form; to… …

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