beauty salon
/bjˈuːɾi sɐlˈɑːn/
noun
a place where a person can have their make-up done or receive hair, face, etc. treatments to look more attractive
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1Other little papers said, "Soon: Carmen's beauty salon."
230 years before, beauty salons were places of ill moral repute.
3We're now in the beauty salon.
4This mind-blowingly expensive residential property also has a home-theater for 50 people, a beauty salon, a health spa, a ballroom, several swimming pools, a yoga room, and a snow room.
5Beauty salons and shipping companies also hire lots of seasonal help.
alike
/əˈɫaɪk/
adjective
(of two or more things or people) having qualities, characteristics, appearances, etc. that are very similar but not identical
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1Everyone's hair is alike.
2Great minds think alike.
3- Great athletic minds think alike.
4Many bags look alike.
5Great minds obviously think alike.
awkward
/ˈɑkwɝd/, /ˈɔkwɝd/
adjective
moving uncomfortably in a way that lacks grace and confidence
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1The first time is always so awkward.
2The pure partnership is very awkward.
3The whole thing was painfully awkward.
4Stuff felt awkward.
5Last day of school yearbook signing is just awkward.
delicate
/ˈdɛɫəkət/
adjective
small and attractive in shape, structure or appearance
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1Her shoulders are delicate.
2This pizza is delicate.
3A snake of this size is rather delicate.
4Hair is naturally delicate
5Today's word is delicate.
graceful
/ˈɡɹeɪsfəɫ/
adjective
moving in a pleasing and attractive way, or having an appealing shape
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1They're graceful.
2He's graceful.
3Was it graceful?
4Be graceful.
5- Was it graceful.
elegant
/ˈɛɫəɡənt/
adjective
(of a person or their behavior) attractive, stylish, or beautiful
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1Nature's solution is actually very elegant.
2The solution is really elegant in its simplicity.
3Georgia's style is so perfectly sharp, elegant.
4It has very elegant properties.
5- Is that elegant?
mature
/məˈtʃʊɹ/, /mətˈjʊɹ/
adjective
full-grown and physically developed
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1He matured.
2Mature when processed.
3But different organ systems and different functions in the body mature at different rates.
4This one looks pretty mature.
5Maturing in the stupidest ways.
hideous
/ˈhɪdiəs/
adjective
ugly and extremely unpleasant to the sight
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1But this just kind of feels like a hideous way to lose your sword.
2Oh, it was hideous.
3Those pants are hideous.
4Those pants are hideous.
5The statues are hideous.
scruffy
/ˈskɹəfi/
adjective
(of a man's face) not having been shaved for a long time
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1He looks like a scruffy Ashton Kutcher.
2From one angle, you'll see two scruffy hillsides by Austin's Colorado river.
3Sorry, I'm so scruffy this Christmas.
4Okay you got a little scruffy beard.
5Okay, you got a little scruffy beard.
shabby
/ˈʃæbi/
adjective
(of a person) dressed in worn and old clothes
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1Not too freaking shabby, hey.
2This side doesn't look too shabby.
3It's too shabby.
4And the drivers weren't too shabby either.
5Ain't too freaking shabby.
suntanned
/sˈʌntænd/
adjective
(of a person's skin) having a dark color after being exposed to the sun

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upright
/ˈəˌpɹaɪt/, /əˈpɹaɪt/
adjective
(of a person) standing or sitting with a straight back
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1Others like gibbons and humans can walk completely upright.
2It feels too upright.
3It emphasizes upright behavior: no drinking, no gambling, certain dietary restrictions.
4- Upright, and then you lower it into the oil.
5Next connect the uprights to the hanger rail.
slender
/ˈsɫɛndɝ/
adjective
(of a person or body part) attractively thin
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1it's slender.
2Sometimes they're slender.
3Those are longer and more slender.
4A slender mongoose, one of the only mongooses that can climb trees.
5This is Slender.
buff
/ˈbəf/
adjective
(of a person) physically attractive with large muscles
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1Basically: The One Ring buffs his psy attack and the other rings debuf psy defense.
2Spiribirds will give you buffs to your life, stamina, attack, and defense.
3the baristas are buff, shirtless guys?
4This buffs your skin and minimizes cellulite's appearance.
5And buff out scratches in glass furniture.
muscular
/ˈməskjəɫɝ/
adjective
(of a person) powerful with large well-developed muscles
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1Inside the walls of the fallopian tube, muscular contractions gently push the egg toward the uterus.
2I like muscular dystrophy.
3The heart has muscular walls.
4Reduces muscular tension.
5- I wanna say muscular dystrophy.
big-boned
/bˈɪɡbˈoʊnd/
adjective
(of a person) large but not fat
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1He's a big man, tall for the time, also just apparently big-boned.
2We'll say big-boned.
3This doesn’t mean that heavy or big-boned people don’t get osteoporosis.
stout
/ˈstaʊt/
adjective
(of a person) slightly fat and heavy
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1The stout and the espresso powder add so much depth to this cake.
2- Perrier is pretty stout.
3They've got really stout forks at Wendy's.
4That was stout.
5American stout is the American take on the foreign extra stout style.
grotesque
/ɡɹoʊˈtɛsk/
adjective
very ugly in a strange or funny way
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1They’re grotesque, really.
2It's grotesque.
3They're grotesque.
4you're grotesque
5It's grotesque.
homely
/ˈhoʊmɫi/
adjective
(of a person) not very attractive
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1-It's homely.
2okay she's homely
3okay we describers homely
4You are kind of homely.
5It's very homely in a good sense of a term.
presentable
/pɹəˈzɛntəbəɫ/
adjective
clean and attractive enough to be seen by someone
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1You always look presentable.
2A much more presentable option, it has 540 calories but packs in 80% of your vitamin C, 10% of your vitamin A, 20% iron, 25% of your calcium, and 27 grams of protein.
3It maybe is just a little bit more presentable.
4He'll soon be presentable for his audience with the queen.
5Alright, time to make this mug presentable!
appealing
/əˈpiɫɪŋ/
adjective
pleasing or attractive
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1The exterior here is quite appealing.
2Breast looks appealing.
3Lots of it's quite appealing.
4Your dynamic nature and this love for people is very appealing.
5Suddenly, couponing sounds a lot more appealing.
alluring
/əˈɫʊɹɪŋ/
adjective
mysteriously attractive or exciting
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1They have a mixture of monstrous appearances, yet alluring personalities.
2That's very alluring.
3So it is alluring.
4Her alluring aroma has attracted attention.
5The aroma of the coffee section of Whole Foods can be especially alluring to java fans.
magnificent
/mæɡˈnɪfəsənt/, /mæɡˈnɪfɪsənt/
adjective
extremely impressive and attractive
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1His immigration policy paper was magnificent.
2His immigration policy paper was magnificent.
3My hens were magnificent.
4The view is magnificent.
5This car is magnificent.
charming
/ˈtʃɑɹmɪŋ/
adjective
attractive and pleasing
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1He's charming.
2He's charming.
3He's charming.
4This is charming?
5It's charming.
striking
/ˈstɹaɪkɪŋ/
adjective
very attractive in an unusual way
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1Yeah, the eyes are very striking.
2From above, the site of Noratus is very striking.
3The style of it is pretty striking.
4So the attention of government on so few compounds is really quite striking.
5And the media reaction was really quite striking.
superb
/sʊˈpɝb/
adjective
extremely good
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1The quality and craftsmanship is superb.
2The adult parts are superb.
3The food is superb.
4"The food was superb."
5The briefing and the argument was superb.
terrific
/tɝˈɪfɪk/
adjective
extremely great and amazing
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1The screen looks terrific.
2The book is terrific.
3Cup number two looks terrific.
4Inflammation is terrific.
5The aroma of fresh applesauce is terrific.
youthful
/ˈjuθfəɫ/
adjective
having the characteristics that are typical of young people
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1He looks youthful.
2Their stock in trade is youthful fruitiness.
3Because the Latino population is so youthful.
4SuperAgers show youthful brain structure in important regions for attention and memory.
5Antioxidants give you a youthful appearance.
wrinkly
/ɹˈɪŋkli/
adjective
having many wrinkles
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1your fingers get wrinkly.
2Well, the brain looks wrinkly, too.
3They were quite wrinkly before.
4It looks very wrinkly.
5It gets more wrinkly.
petite
/pəˈtit/
adjective
(of a woman) small in an attractive way
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1Your hint is: Petite feet.
2Petite mutation is a good example.
3They suit petite ladies.
4You're petite.
5You guys went really petite on your eggs.
shapely
/ˈʃeɪpɫi/
adjective
(of a woman's body) having curves in an attractive way
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1These give birds their shapely curves and color, and help them fly.
2And so, Shapely had, in the true Harvard manner, all of the right arguments, and was completely wrong.
3If you want a shapely butt while also losing weight, you must include squat jumps in your workout regimen.
4Your weak hips get stronger and shoulders become more shapely.
5Emphasize your shapely bottom half with pencil and A-line skirts.
curvy
/ˈkɝvi/
adjective
(of a woman's body) attractive because of having curves
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1It's actually curvy in three dimensions.
2This girl goes way beyond curvy.
3You're definitely curvy in the hips measurement.
4- You're definitely curvy in the hips measurement.
5I'm very curvy.
plump
/ˈpɫəmp/
adjective
(of a person or body part) having a slightly chubby appearance
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1I am plump.
2it's plump.
3Really plump noodles
4Well-hydrated muscles will always look plump.
5Your lips are really plump, too.
gross
/ˈɡɹoʊs/
adjective
fat in an unattractive way
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1Meanwhile, those three films grossed $2.3 billion in North America and $2.5 billion internationally.
2- That place was gross.
3The film series has also grossed $7.7 billion.
4The lemon one was gross.
5You guys are gross!
godlike
/ɡˈɑːdlaɪk/
adjective
owning extraordinary qualities in a way that resembles those of God or a god
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1Although the media treats North Korean leaders as godlike figures, experts say there are ways to tell if Kim is in trouble.
2He presents himself as a godlike figure who can erase the world's debt.
3So some motherboards like our MSI X 570 GODLIKE are capable of bifurcating PCI Express lanes.
4So we've changed to the MSI godlike.
5So, the biblical creation stories individually and jointly present a portrait of the human as the pinnacle and purpose of creation: godlike in some way, in possession of distinctive faculties and characteristics, that equip them for stewardship over the world that God has created.

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