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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | performer who does tricks, physical feats |
| Synonyms: | aerialist, artist, athlete, balancer, clown, contortionist, dancer, funambulist, gymnast, performer, stunt person, trapezist, tumbler |
| Antonyms: | clod |
| Main Entry: | flask |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | small container for liquid |
| Synonyms: | alembic, ampulla, bag, beaker, bottle, canteen, carafe, caster, chalice, crock, cruet, crystal, decanter, demijohn, ewer, fiasco, flacon, flagon, flasket, glass, goblet, gourd, horn, jar, jug, noggin, phial, retort, tumbler, urn, vial |
| Main Entry: | glass |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | object used for drinking liquids |
| Synonyms: | beaker, bottle, chalice, cup, decanter, goblet, highball, jar, jigger, jug, mug, pilsener, pony, snifter, tumbler |
| Notes: | crystal from Greek krustallos, originally meant 'ice' and it is, properly, rock crystal - describing ornamental pieces or items of crystallized quartz; fine glass, when cut or etched, is called crystal - but often there is no crystallized quartz but rather lead and it is properly called lead crystal |
| Main Entry: | performer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | entertainer |
| Synonyms: | acrobat, actor, actress, aerosaltant, artist, artiste, contortionist, doer, equilibrist, funambulist, impersonator, mime, musician, player, star, thespian, trouper, tumbler, worker |
| Main Entry: | contortionist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | acrobat |
| Synonyms: | gymnast, tumbler |
| Main Entry: | liqueur glass |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | glass for holding liqueur |
| Synonyms: | brandy balloon, brandy snifter, cordial glass, highball glass, martini glass, pony, rocks glass, tumbler, wineglass |
| Main Entry: | gymnast |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | athlete |
| Synonyms: | acrobat, jumper, tumbler |
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