So I put my hand into the hat and presto! Out comes a rabbit!
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Presto
/ˈpɹɛstəʊ/
Synonyms for "presto" (89 found)
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Closest matches (18)
accelerandoadagiettoadagioaffrettandoallegrettoallegroandanteandante tempoandantinobeatcompound timecon animacon briocrescendodecrescendodesto
Strong matches (27)
diminuendoduple timeexpeditiouslyfastflat-outfortefortissimofull tilthastilyimmediateinstantinstantaneouslarghettolarghissimolargolegatolickety-splitlightning-likemarcandomarch tempo
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Adverb(1 words)
fast tempo
Related words (44)
pizzicatoposthasteprestissimoquick as lightningquick as thoughtquicklyragragtimerallentandorapidlyritardandoritenutorubatoscherzandoscherzosextuple timesimple timespiccatostaccatostretto
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syncopationsyncopetempotempo rubatothree-quarter timetimetime patterntimingtriple timetriplettwo-four timevelocevivacevivacissimowaltz time
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8 entriesadverb of mannerexclamationinterjectionmusical instructionperformance directivespeech acttempo indicationtempo marking
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9 entriesCollocations
9 entriesgo prestomove prestoperform prestoplay prestopresto changopresto tempostage direction prestotempo marking prestowork presto
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1 entriesSample sentences
2 total sentences available.
You know the old man's ivory leg, well I dreamed he kicked me with it ; and when I tried to kick back, upon my soul, my little man, I kicked my leg right off! And then, presto! Ahab seemed a pyramid, and I, like a blazing fool, kept kicking at it.
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