impression
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(noun) an impressionistic portrayal of a person; "he did a funny impression of a politician" |
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Related Words: enactment, portrayal |
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(noun) (dentistry) an imprint of the teeth and gums in wax or plaster; "the dentist made an impression for use in preparing an inlay" |
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Related Words: imprint |
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(noun) an outward appearance; "he made a good impression"; "I wanted to create an impression of success"; "she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting" |
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Synonyms: effect |
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Related Words: appearance, figure, mark, tout ensemble, visual aspect |
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(noun) a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity" |
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Synonyms: belief, feeling, notion |
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Related Words: effect, hunch, idea, intuition, presence, suspicion, thought |
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(noun) all the copies of a work printed at one time; "they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies" |
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Synonyms: printing |
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Related Words: edition, mackle, proof, publication, test copy |
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(noun) a symbol that is the result of printing; "he put his stamp on the envelope" |
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Synonyms: stamp |
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Related Words: embossment, imprint, seal, symbol |
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(noun) a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud" |
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Synonyms: depression, imprint |
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Related Words: chap, concave shape, concavity, crack, cranny, crease, crevice, crinkle, dent, dimple, dip, droop, fissure, furrow, groove, incision, line, notch, prick, sag, scratch, seam, slit, wrinkle |
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(noun) a clear and telling mental image; "he described his mental picture of his assailant"; "he had no clear picture of himself or his world"; "the events left a permanent impression in his mind" |
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Synonyms: mental picture, picture |
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Related Words: image, mental image |
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