Doll
21doll up — [v] beautify oneself; dress up deck out*, fix up, gussy up*, preen, primp, put on best clothes, smarten up*, spiff*, spruce up*; concepts 162,167,202 Ant. dress down …
22Doll — For other uses, see Doll (disambiguation). European bisque doll from the 1870s A doll is a model of a human being, often used as a toy for children. Dolls have traditionally been used in magic and religious rituals throughout the world, and… …
23doll — dollish, doll like, adj. dollishly, adv. dollishness, n. /dol/, n. 1. a small figure representing a baby or other human being, esp. for use as a child s toy. 2. Slang. a. a pretty but expressionless or unintelligent woman. b. a girl or woman, esp …
24Doll — /dol/, n. a female given name, form of Dorothy. * * * Small scale figure of a human being or animal, used especially as a child s plaything. The doll is perhaps humankind s oldest toy. Some ancient dolls may have served religious or magical… …
25doll — Used by mainly American speakers to a woman, who in modem times is very likely to object to the term. This may well be because she would recognize the definition of the slang term given in Chapman’s Dictionary of American Slang as an apt one:… …
26doll up — verb use special care in dressing, making up, etc. She dolled herself up for the night out with her friends • Syn: ↑do up, ↑pretty up, ↑glam up • Hypernyms: ↑groom, ↑neaten • Verb Fram …
27doll — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. dolly; kewpie doll, Barbie [doll]; puppet, Muppet, marionette, figurine; voodoo; slang, babe, baby[doll], sweetheart. See amusement, beauty. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. baby, puppet, figure, figurine,… …
28doll — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ little, tiny ▪ china, paper, plastic, porcelain, rag, wooden ▪ a child playing with a rag doll …
29doll — doll1 S3 [dɔl US da:l, do:l] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: The female name Doll, from Dorothy] 1.) a child s toy that looks like a small person or baby ▪ a small wooden doll 2.) old fashioned informal a word meaning an attractive young woman now… …
30doll — doll1 [ dal ] noun * 1. ) count a children s toy in the shape of a small person 2. ) count INFORMAL OLD FASHIONED an attractive woman. This word is now usually considered offensive. 3. ) singular AMERICAN INFORMAL a nice person: Be a doll and… …
