- puppetlike
- adjective see puppet
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
puppetlike
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puppetlike — adjective Resembling a puppet or some aspect of one; mechanical, controlled by another … Wiktionary
puppet — puppetlike, adj. /pup it/, n. 1. an artificial figure representing a human being or an animal, manipulated by the hand, rods, wires, etc., as on a miniature stage. Cf. hand puppet, marionette. 2. a person, group, government, etc., whose actions… … Universalium
puppet — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English popet youth, doll, from Middle French poupette, diminutive of *poupe doll, from Vulgar Latin *puppa, alteration of Latin pupa Date: 1538 1. a. a small scale figure (as of a person or animal) … New Collegiate Dictionary
biomechanics — biomechanical, adj. biomechanically, adv. /buy oh mi kan iks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) 1. Med. a. the study of the action of external and internal forces on the living body, esp. on the skeletal system. b. the development of prostheses. 2. Biol … Universalium
puppetry — /pup i tree/, n., pl. puppetries. 1. the art of making puppets or presenting puppet shows. 2. the action of puppets. 3. mummery; mere show. 4. puppets collectively. [1520 30; see PUPPET, RY] * * * Art of creating and manipulating puppets in a… … Universalium
Henson, Jim — in full James Maury Henson born Sept. 24, 1936, Greenville, Miss., U.S. died May 16, 1990, New York, N.Y. U.S. puppeteer and producer. He created a puppet show for a television station while in college and developed the first Muppets (melding… … Universalium
Belgian literature — Introduction the body of written works produced by Belgians and written in Flemish, which is equivalent to the Standard Dutch (Dutch language) (Netherlandic) language of The Netherlands, and in Standard French (French language), which are the… … Universalium
Gilbert & George — ▪ British artists British collaborative team made up of Gilbert Proesch (b. Sept. 17, 1943, Dolomites, Italy) and George Passmore (b. Jan. 8, 1942, Plymouth, Devon, Eng.), whose dynamic and often humorous insertion of themselves into their… … Universalium
Meyerhold, Vsevolod Yemilyevich — ▪ Russian theatrical producer, director, and actor born Feb. 9 [Jan. 28, old style], 1874, Penza, Russia died Feb. 2, 1940, Moscow Russian theatrical producer, director, and actor whose provocative experiments in nonrealistic theatre made him… … Universalium
animated — adj 1. lively, full of life, vivacious, enlivened; inspirited, invigorated, energized, energetic, vivified, vitalized, reanimated, revived, revitalized, rejuvenated; vigorous, forceful, dynamic; inspired, eager, Inf. psyched or psyched up,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
