The flow of water was in my ears, and in my eyes a hazy spreading, and upon my brain a closure, as a cobbler sews a vamp up.
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Vamp
/væmp/
Synonyms for "vamp" (196 found)
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Closest matches (40)
Strong matches (58)
demirepdescantdo offhanddo updon juandramatic overturedraw onenamorenchantenchanterenchantressendearenraptureenravishenthrallenticerentranceextemporeextemporizefake
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fascinatefemme fatalefire brigadefire departmentfire eaterfire fighterfire wardenfire-chaserfire-eaterfiremanfixfix upflirtflourishforest fire fighterfreshenfurbishfurbish upgoldgold diggerharem girlhetaerahold in thrallhoneyhot lickhourihypnotizeimpromptuimprovisateimprovisationimproviseinfatuateinflame with loveinterpolation
Noun(3 words)
Verb(1 words)
Related words (98)
intrigueintroductioninveiglerjezebeljury rigjury-rigknock offlash uplickloreleimake upmendmesmerizemessalinaodalisqueoperatic overtureoverhaulovertureparthenopepatch
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phryneplay by earpolishpolish uppreluderebuildreconditionreconstructrefurbishrenovaterepairretouchrevampreviveriffrightrub upscrap the planseduceseducerseductressshinesirensmokechasersmokejumperspellspellbindsprucespruce upsteadystrike offstrumpetsweet patootiesweetheartsweetietantalizeteasertempttemptertemptressthaisthrow offthrow togethertone uptoss offtoss outtouch uptransportvamp upvampirevoluntaryvolunteer firemanvorspielwhip upwhomp upwhorewing itwitch
Verb(5 words)
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12 entriesblues vampbridging vampcinematic vampfiller vampfilm vamppedal vamppiano vampscreen vampstage vampvamp chordvamp figurevamp progression
Collocations
11 entriescinematic vampfilm vampglamorous vampstage vampvamp a melodyvamp chordvamp for timevamp progressionvamp the chordsvamp the introvamp up the scene
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriesTranslations
2 translations across 1 languages.
Spanish
2 entries- improvisar verb (to cobble together, to extemporize, to improvise)
- ser trola verb (to cobble together, to extemporize, to improvise)
Sample sentences
37 total sentences available.
'Yes, I am rather cracked in the vamp,' he said freely, seeing that the eyes of the shepherd's wife fell upon his boots, 'and I am not well fitted either. I have had rough times lately, and have been forced to pick up what I can get in the way of wearing, but I must find a suit better fit for working days when I reach home.'
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Their dark brown shoes had hand-stitched vamps.
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I would go even further and say that, once [Stephen] Sondheim had ceased to compose classical music with its nonspecific accompaniments, he began to explore how effectively a vamp can flesh out a character for the stage. He had little need to write distinctive vamps for his Williams [College] shows, but already in 1954—before the highly characteristic vamps in West Side Story—we see him growing in his ability to get under a character's skin through his accompaniment.
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