inauguration inaugural | the ceremonial induction into a position, the new president obviously enjoyed his inauguration |
site visit | a visit in an official capacity to examine a site to determine its suitability for some enterprise |
sojourn visit | a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest) |
visit | the act of going to see some person in a professional capacity, a visit to the dentist |
visit | the act of visiting in an official capacity (as for an inspection) |
flying visit | a visit that last for only a very short time, he wanted to hear all about my flying visit to his old stamping grounds |
visit | the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time, he dropped by for a visit |
inaugural address inaugural | an address delivered at an inaugural ceremony (especially by a United States president) |
visit | a meeting arranged by the visitor to see someone (such as a doctor or lawyer) for treatment or advice, he scheduled a visit to the dentist |
visit | assail, He was visited with a terrible illness that killed him quickly |
inflict bring down visit impose | impose something unpleasant, The principal visited his rage on the students |
e chew the fat shoot the breeze chat confabulate confab chitchat chit-chat chatter chaffer natter gossip jaw claver visit eb | talk socially without exchanging too much information, the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze |
travel to visit | go to certain places as for sightseeing, Did you ever visit Paris? |
visit inspect | come to see in an official or professional capacity, The governor visited the prison, The grant administrator visited the laboratory |
visit call in call | pay a brief visit, The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens |
visit see | go to see a place, as for entertainment, We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning |
visit | stay with as a guest, Every summer, we visited our relatives in the country for a month |
inaugural initiative initiatory first maiden | serving to set in motion, the magazine's inaugural issue, the initiative phase in the negotiations, an initiatory step toward a treaty, his first (or maiden) speech in Congress, the liner's maiden voyage |
inaugural | occurring at or characteristic of a formal investiture or induction, the President's inaugural address, an inaugural ball |