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The huge, showy booster rockets fallen away, it was just a little glider or an aeroplane.

you wanted him to enjoy these showy phrases a little more, pick up a trick or two from the swaggering brass.

If the wisest man is too showy of his knowledge and intelligence, he is possible to be hurt by them.

The price is all right, but it's a bit showy, isn't it?

She had the aptitude of the struggler who seeks emancipation. The glow of a more showy life was not lost upon her.

As he was of high birth and of a showy person, the vain Julia was not so much in love as to be insensible to his attentions.

She not only liked to go in the most showy carriage in London , but that the public should see her in it too .

Its visual style is seemingly very simple, as Billy Wilder is not a very showy director, and that was something that really appealed to me.

It is an extremely showy beauty with its pure white, charming flowers and amazing scent that pervades the air especially after dusk.

With big, showy behavior, it's a lot easier for them to discount the issue versus if you brought it up in a serious tone.

Her great white hat with its vulgar, showy flowers was an affront.

Sanctioned commemorative displays tend to be showy distractions that avoid any reference to the transformative effects of the revolution.

In every town there were families which had suddenly dropped 'from showy affluence into debt.

Another was on the Bowery , which he knew contained many showy resorts.

Aggressive, glib, or showy talk should be completely avoided. It just lowers you in the esteem of your acquaintances.

She used to read in secret and, though her memory was excellent, she abstained from showy reference.

any of various showy orchids of the genus Calanthe having white or yellow or rose-colored flowers and broad leaves folded lengthwise.

It is highly showy, with its dramatic pink, spotted crimson, highly fragrant flower that grows to just under a metre.

Black- eyed gipsy girls , hooded in showy handkerchiefs, sallied forth to tell fortunes .

Nicknamed the 'two cannons, ' both have pushed showy slogans campaigns and tried to connect with people at the grass roots.

daffodil , n. , A bulbous plant(Narcissus pseudonarcissus) having showy, usually yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown.

With exceptions, luxury websites tend to be showy but unoriginal, since firms often use the same web designers.

Some of the shower enclosures is adopted with the technics of spraying sand. Showy color, special style.

Such a structure having showy or colorful parts; a blossom.

celandine: a perennial Eurasian herb (Chelidonium majus) having deeply divided leaves, showy yellow flowers, and yellow-orange latex.

any plant of the genus Shortia; evergreen perennial herbs with smooth leathery basal leaves and showy white solitary flowers.

Showy violet hues, immersed in an intense ruby red, make the extraordinary colour of this wine.

It was in 1996 that the Japanese words "jimi-kon" (low-key wedding) and "hade-kon" (showy wedding) arrived on Japan's linguistic forefront.

Mannerist style Italian Gardens were the grand and heroic, showy landscapes that were created as statements of power and prestige.

They are widely eaten fresh, cooked, or baked in pastries. In full bloom, plum trees are covered with densely packed, showy flower clusters.

small handsome round-headed deciduous tree having showy white flowers in terminal clusters and heavy hardwood yielding yellow dye.

showy shrub of salt marshes of the eastern United States having large rose-colored flowers.

The term describes a pretentiously showy or impressive facade to draw attention away from dirty conditions.

a Mexican-American teenager who belongs to a neighborhood gang and who dresses in showy clothes.

large genus of evergreen shrubs native to cooler regions of the northern hemisphere having showy flowers.

New wealth, a distain for "traditional" tastes, showy, glitzy, incoherent design were signs of the times.

in the composite family, cultivated and also naturalized in North America and having showy heads of blue, purple, pink, or white flowers.

showy tree fern of New Zealand and Australia area having a crown of much-pinnated fronds with whitish undersides.

low-growing alpine plant cultivated for its dark glossy green leaves in basal rosettes and showy solitary bell-shaped blue flowers.

Any of various American plants of the genus Tagetes, widely cultivated for their showy yellow or orange flowers.

Whatever the cause or causes , the results are showy but patchy, and initially pokey .

erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowers.

These showy foraminifera were very specialized for particular ecological niches.

large genus of showy epiphytic or lithophytic or terrestrial orchids of tropical and subtropical America.

The basic character of the computer virus is contagious and showy. Its diseminatedmedium and target to attack are mainly diskettes.

succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with hemp-like fiber and spikes of showy flowers; chiefly Africa.

Usually, we are attracted by showy display, and hurt by it as well.

Once upon there lives a florist. He told me, white blooms smell sweet, yet that's not quite true for those showy ones.

Stout perennial of eastern and central North America having palmate leaves and showy racemose blue flowers.

Nothing too fancy or showy, of course, and also nothing too clearly marked with real-world signs of status or its absence.

The ranks of showy strong men have diminished lately with the accelerating trend toward democracy.

a water lily having large leaves and showy fragrant flowers that float on the water; of temperate and tropical regions.

seacoast shrub of northeastern North America having showy white blossoms and edible purple fruit.

tropical shrub or small tree having showy yellow to orange-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana .

large North American goldenrod having showy clusters of yellow flowers on arching branches; often a weed.

a plant of the genus Dendrobium having stems like cane and usually showy racemose flowers.

The house is furnished in good style; there is nothing showy or cheap in it.

large genus of chiefly tropical herbs with showy flowers and mostly globose fruits: globe mallows.

Flower Characteristics: erect, long lasting, showy.

Graceful cup travel village locate in distance scene flood the city proper 6 kilometers, is showy beautiful Lan dark blue river bank.

genus of western United States annuals with showy yellow or white flowers.

We all love the glitz and glamour of big hotels, but you can save a bundle by choosing a less showy type of accommodation.

The Expo has many showy buildings, but it doesn't seem like any of them will become classics.

Ordering the most expensive bottles of wine could also draw unwanted attention, coming off as showy, Ms.

South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix .

And this is the outrageous and beautiful flower of the mangrove palm . Very showy , to attract lots of insects to do its bidding .

And, indeed, Mrs Cameron's choices did reflect pretty closely the whole Smythson thing: well-made, not showy and not trendy.

Showy OR gaudy decORation; ostentatious OR pretentious show.

Within weeks, showy evening primroses spread their petals, joining a wildflower pageant 650 species strong.

I know, by instinct, his reserve springs from an reserve to showy displays of feeling - to manifestations of mutual kindliness .

any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers.

large genus of Australian shrubs and trees having usually showy orange or red flowers.

it has more showy flowers , usually in groups of three.

Any of various plants of the genus Dianthus, such as the carnation and sweet William, often cultivated for their showy, fragrant flowers.

genus of Old World shrubs or low trees having fragrant flowers in showy panicles: lilacs.

The association between pollinators and showy flowers is well known.

Villains are frequently showy arrivistes.

genus of showy clump-forming African herbs with grasslike leaves; sometimes placed in family Aloeaceae.

genus of showy tropical African terrestrial orchids.

The category gives actors the chance to do showy, attention-grabbing work, stepping into ready-made characters.

showy yellow flowers on stalks that bend over to the soil so that seed pods ripen underground.

This species can be used as an ornamental tree for its showy flowers in the spring.

Despite their showy embrace of science, China's present leaders have not won over Dr. Xu.

She could find heart only to look at the pictures which were showy and then walk out.

Mom was making a large crossing embroidery for me. I wound display it at a showy location in my new house in the future.

Petals pink, red, or showy red, often ovate, oblique, apex acuminate.

an extended (often showy) succession of persons or things.

After the crash many of the rich cut back on unnecessary luxuries, particularly the showy sort.

genus of western American hairy herbs with showy flowers.

Given to ostentatious display; showy.

The species that don't have conspicuously showy flowers.

Flashy , showy, or florid in style or manner ; flowery .

you indulge to luxury and showy extravagant things.

This dress is too showy for you.

the showy patriotism of persons hoping for titles.

showy North American duck that nests in hollow trees.

A small, showy ornament of little value; a trinket.

Petals numerous, in ca. 5 series, showy, transition to stamens gradual.

Showy In a tasteless or vulgar way.

Petals 4 or 5, white, yellow, orange, red, or purple, small and inconspicuous or showy and exceeding calyx lobes.

B: Yes. It's a bit showy.

Flowers terminal or on top of branches, solitary, clustered, or panicled, 5-merous, showy.

brassy: Cheap and showy; flashy.

large showy finches related to cardinals.

She mischooses the showy instead of the beautiful.

Inflorescence a terminal raceme or panicle of showy, 1- or 2-flowered cincinnus.

Corolla showy, yellow later turning orange-red, with dark red spots in center, 5-12 cm in diam.

A showy or ceremonious passage, such as a fanfare.

a showy decoration that is basically valueless.

Bride dress not showy, upstage the bride, but can not be too casual.

On the other hand, you may not have any specially strong or weak subjects but your records showy general satisfactory standard.

Making a fine display; impressive or showy:

To act in a showy fashion or to act so as to attract attention;

any of numerous plants of the genus Coreopsis having a profusion of showy usually yellow daisy like flowers over long periods;

rhizomatous plant of central and southeastern United States and West Indies having large showy heads of clear blue flowers;

Getting into the True Part by Abandoning the Showy Style --On the Trends and Deficiencies of Urban Landscape Planning and Design

spiny evergreen xerophytic shrub having showy rose-purple flowers and forming dense thickets;

South African shrub having a swollen succulent stem and bearing showy pink and white flowers after the leaves fall;

Corolla usually large and showy, variously colored, often with dark center;

arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry leaves and showy red-purple flowers;

Asiatic shrub or small shrubby tree having showy bell-shaped rose or purple or white flowers and usually 3-lobed leaves;

The flowers with showy colour is put aptly on tea table, moonish season, orchid;

Inflorescence axillary, long peduncled, capitate, bisexual, enclosed between 2 subopposite, often showy, involucral bracts;

handsome shrub with showy orange to scarlet or crimson flowers;

showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar;

New money is loud and showy; Wealth is silent and understated