abdominoplasty tummy tuck | cosmetic surgery of the abdomen to remove wrinkles and tighten the skin over the stomach |
practice pattern | a customary way of operation or behavior, it is their practice to give annual raises, they changed their dietary pattern |
face lift facelift lift face lifting cosmetic surgery rhytidectomy rhytidoplasty nip and tuck | plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face, an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised, some actresses have more than one face lift |
design pattern figure | a decorative or artistic work, the coach had a design on the doors |
fret Greek fret Greek key key pattern | an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief), there was a simple fret at the top of the walls |
herringbone herringbone pattern | a pattern of columns of short parallel lines with all the lines in one column sloping one way and lines in adjacent columns sloping the other way, it is used in weaving, masonry, parquetry, embroidery |
rapier tuck | a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges |
tuck | a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place |
tuck box | a box for storing eatables (especially at boarding school) |
tuck shop | a candy store in Great Britain |
willowware willow-pattern | chinaware decorated with a blue Chinese design on a white background depicting a willow tree and often a river |
inheritance hereditary pattern | (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents |
tuck | (sports) a bodily position adopted in some sports (such as diving or skiing) in which the knees are bent and the thighs are drawn close to the chest |
convention normal pattern rule formula | something regarded as a normative example, the convention of not naming the main character, violence is the rule not the exception, his formula for impressing visitors |
melody tonal pattern | the perception of pleasant arrangements of musical notes |
blueprint design pattern | something intended as a guide for making something else, a blueprint for a house, a pattern for a skirt |
form shape pattern | a perceptual structure, the composition presents problems for students of musical form, a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them |
pattern | a model considered worthy of imitation, the American constitution has provided a pattern for many republics |
radiation pattern radiation diagram pattern | graphical representation (in polar or Cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle |
intonation pattern | intonations characteristic of questions and requests and statements |
poetic rhythm rhythmic pattern prosody | (prosody) a system of versification |
accent speech pattern | distinctive manner of oral expression, he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent, she had a very clear speech pattern |
tuck | eatables (especially sweets) |
traffic pattern approach pattern pattern | the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport, the traffic patterns around O'Hare are very crowded, they stayed in the pattern until the fog lifted |
holding pattern | the flight path (usually circular) maintained by an aircraft that is awaiting permission to land |
holding pattern | a state of inaction with no progress and no change, you should go into a holding pattern until he gets over his disappointment |
male-patterned baldness male pattern baldness | loss of hair on the crown of the head |
pattern-bomb | bomb in certain patterns |
tuck in tuck away put away | eat up, usually refers to a considerable quantity of food, My son tucked in a whole pizza |
gather pucker tuck | draw together into folds or puckers |
tuck insert | fit snugly into, insert your ticket into the slot, tuck your shirttail in |
tuck | make a tuck or several folds in, tuck the fabric, tuck in the sheet |
model pattern | plan or create according to a model or models |
pattern | form a pattern, These sentences pattern like the ones we studied before |
neck and neck head-to-head nip and tuck | inconclusive as to outcome, close or just even in a race or comparison or competition, as they approached the finish line they were neck and neck, the election was a nip and tuck affair |
neck and neck head-to-head nip and tuck | even or close in a race or competition or comparison, the horses ran neck and neck, he won nip and tuck |