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1 - the act of positioning close together (or side by side); "it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors"
2- a side-by-side position |
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| 1- arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted |
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| 1- expressing disapproval; "dyslogistic terms like `nitwit' and `scalawag'" |
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1. an obvious and intentional exaggeration.
2. an extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally, as “She’s as big as a house.” |
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1- formulation of the plans and important details; "the framing of judicial decrees"
2- a framework that supports and protects a picture or a mirror; "the frame enhances but is not itself the subject of attention"; "the frame was much more valuable than the miror it held" |
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1- someone who offers opposition
2- a muscle that relaxes while another contracts; "when bending the elbow the triceps are the antagonist"
3 a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug |
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1- a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library"
2 - the principal character in a work of fiction |
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| 1- a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as') |
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| 1 a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity |
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| 1 - an appeal intended to arouse patriotic emotions |
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| pseudo-antidisestablishmentariaanism |
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| 1 - a false oppositiion to the withdrawal of state supprot from a church |
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