Appearance Flashcards

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to look very similar to

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to bear a striking resemblance

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very short hair

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cropped hair

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untidy hair

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disheveled hair

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to dress very smartly or glamorously

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to dress up to the nines

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light-colored hair

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fair hair

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to dress smartly

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to get done up/ to get dressed up like a dog’s dinner

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to be getting old

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to be getting on a bit

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to have hair that is turning grey

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to go grey

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to be attractive

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to be good looking

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to be 20/30 something

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in his/her 30s/40s

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dressed untidily

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scruffy

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natural skin colour and texture

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complexion

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to be muscular

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to be well-built

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to look young

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youthful appearance

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funny ( 4 words )

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witty, amusing, hysterical, hilarious

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shy ( 3 words )

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conservative, timid, reserved

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confident ( 4 words )

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ambitious, self-assured, adventurous, arrogant

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angry ( 5 words )

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bad-tempered, short-fused, irritable, moody, abrupt

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happy ( 3 words )

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cheerful, vivacious, lively

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helpful ( 3 words )

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considerate, supportive, sympathetic

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honest ( 3 words )

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straightfoward, frank, genuine

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kind ( 3 words )

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gentle, thoughtful, altruistic

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intelligent ( 3 words )

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bright, mature, open-minded

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stupid ( 4 words )

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immature, dim, daft, foolish

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polite, especially in a way that shows respect

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courteous

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​using only as much money or food as is necessary

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thrifty, frugal

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27
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a person that you think is sexually attractive

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a bit of all right

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28
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to be very sad or worried

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be in bits

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29
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​an extremely attractive young man

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adonis

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30
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​attractive and exciting in a mysterious way

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alluring

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​good, kind or beautiful; like an angel

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angelic

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32
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​an attractive person that somebody takes with them to a public or social event in order to impress other people

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arm candy

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33
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​(of hair) red-brown in colour

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auburn

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34
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a wide and happy smile

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beam

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35
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a tall thin person

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beanpole

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36
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beautiful

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beauteous

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37
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an excellent or beautiful person or thing

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beaut

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38
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attractive men with big muscles

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beefcake

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39
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of a person or their body big or fat

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beefy

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40
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a man’s very fat stomach, caused by drinking a lot of beer over a long period

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beer belly

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​a beautiful woman; the most beautiful woman in a particular place

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belle

42
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so beautiful or interesting that you cannot think about anything else

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bewitching

43
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a young person, usually a woman, who is sexually attractive but not very intelligent

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bimbo

44
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a very attractive woman with blonde hair

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bombshell

45
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very pretty; attractive

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bonny

46
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very thin so that the bones can be seen under the skin

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bony

47
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​having strong muscles

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brawny

48
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a short stiff hair

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bristle

49
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having skin that has been turned brown in an attractive way by the sun

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bronzed

50
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​a white-skinned woman with dark brown hair

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brunette

51
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physically fit and attractive, with big muscles

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buff

52
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the soft hair that grows on the upper lip and chin of a boy, as his beard begins to grow

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bumfluff

53
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long hair that has been twisted into a round shape and is worn on top or at the back of the head

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bun

54
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long hair that is divided in two and tied at each side of the head

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bunches

55
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(of hair or fur) growing thickly

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bushy

56
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​(of a man) big, and often behaving in an aggressive way

(of a woman) behaving or dressing like a man

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butch

57
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(of a woman) large in an attractive way, and with large breasts

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buxom

58
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a style of cutting the hair in which all the hair is cut very short, close to the skin of the head

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buzz cut

59
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​(of a person) extremely pale, thin and looking ill

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cadaverous

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​an area of thick hard skin on a hand or foot, usually caused by rubbing

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callus

61
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(of hair) orange in colour

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carroty

62
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a style for women’s hair in which the hair is pulled back and twisted into a smooth knot at the back

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chignon

63
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​slightly fat in a way that people usually find attractive

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chubby

64
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hairstyle

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coiffure

65
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(especially of a woman) pleasant to look at

attractive

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comely

66
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a hairstyle worn especially by black women, in which the hair is put into lines of plaits along the head

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cornrows

67
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(of a person) fat.

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corpulent

68
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a person’s face or their expression

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countenance

69
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an attractive woman

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cracker

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a piece of hair that grows in a different direction from the rest of your hair and is difficult to make lie flat

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cowlick

71
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to make curls in somebody’s hair by pressing it with a heated tool

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crimp (v)

72
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lines in the skin around the outer corner of a person’s eye

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crow’s feet (n)

73
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a tool that is heated and used to curl hair

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curling tongs (n)

74
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​used in newspapers, etc. to describe a woman whose body has attractive curves

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curvaceous (adj)

75
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attractive in a sexual way with large breasts and hips

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voluptuous (adj)

76
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a person who is attractive or kind

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cutie (n)

77
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small and pretty in a way that people find attractive

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dainty (adj)

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​(usually of a man) attractive and full of confidence

(of a thing) attractive and fashionable

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dashing (adj)

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(usually of men) fashionable and confident

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debonair (adj)

80
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​(of a person’s movements) quick and showing skill

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deft (adj)

81
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to remove lice (= small insects) from somebody’s hair or from an animal’s coat

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delouse (v)

82
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a type of very thin string that is used for cleaning between the teeth

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dental floss (n)

83
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a sexually attractive person

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dish (n) dishy (adj)

84
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a way of referring to a young woman who is considered attractive but not very intelligent

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dolly bird (n)

85
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not attractive or fashionable

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dowdy (Adj)

86
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sad or depressed

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downcast (adj)

87
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hair that is twisted into long thick pieces that hang down from the head, worn especially by Rastafarians

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dreadlocks (n)

88
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a person who is very attractive, especially a man

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dreamboat (n)

89
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beautiful; wonderful

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dreamy (adj)

90
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​a person whose natural body shape is thin

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ectomorph (n)

91
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a woman that men find very attractive and interesting

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enchantress (n)

92
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​a person whose natural body shape is round, with a lot of fat

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endomorph (n)

93
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an attractive girl with fair skin and an appearance that is thought to be typical of English people

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English rose (n)

94
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in a straight position pointing upwards

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erect (v)

95
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a person or thing that is attractive but not intelligent or useful

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eye candy (n)

96
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a person or thing that is beautiful or interesting to look at

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eyeful (n)

97
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​sexually attractive

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fanciable (adj)

98
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a very beautiful woman that men find sexually attractive but who brings them trouble or unhappiness

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femme fatale (n)

99
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​covered with soft, loose fat; fat

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flabby (adj)

100
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blonde

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flaxen (Adj)