| Main Entry: | classic |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | model |
Synonyms: |
chef d'oeuvre, exemplar, magnum opus, paradigm, prototype, standard, tour de force |
| Notes: | for classic, assume the meaning 'of the highest class' and 'typical, excellent as an example; timeless' and for classical 'pertaining to or characteristic of Greek or Roman antiquity or civilization' |
| Main Entry: | creation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | invention, concoction |
Synonyms: |
achievement, brainchild, chef-d'oeuvre, concept, handiwork, magnum opus, opus, piece, pièce de résistance, production, work, work of genius |
| Main Entry: | masterpiece |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | respected work of art |
Synonyms: |
chef d'oeuvre, classic, cream of the crop, cream*, flower, gem*, jewel*, magnum opus, master work, masterstroke, model, monument, perfection, pièce de résistance, prize, showpiece, standard, tour de force, treasure |
| Main Entry: | piece de resistance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | outstanding accomplishment |
Synonyms: |
achievement, centerpiece, chef d'oeuvre, chef-d'oeuvre, culinary masterpiece, dish fit for a king, dish of the day, feat, feature, great performance, highlight, jewel, magnum opus, main attraction, main dish, master work, masterpiece, masterwork, outstanding accomplishment, plat du jour, prize, showpiece, specialty, tour de force |
| Main Entry: | tour de force |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | spectacular achievement |
Synonyms: |
accomplishment, achievement, attainment, chef-d'oeuvre, conquest, deed, exploit, feat, feat of strength, grand achievement, great achievement, magnum opus, master stroke, masterpiece, masterwork, performance, piece de resistance, stroke of genius, success, triumph, victory |
| Main Entry: | crowning achievement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | success story |
Synonyms: |
Meisterstuck, best seller, bull's-eye, chef d'oeuvre, classic, coup, crowning accomplishment, crowning stroke, feather in one's cap, grand slam, hole in one, home run, icing on the cake, masterpiece, masterwork, showpiece, smash hit, work of a master, work of a past master |
| Main Entry: | magnum opus |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | greatest single work |
Synonyms: |
chef d'oeuvre, crowning achievement, great work, jewel, major work, masterpiece, masterstroke, masterwork, monumental work, piece de resistance, showpiece, tour de force |
| Main Entry: | chef-d'oeuvre |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | masterpiece |
Synonyms: |
classic, magnum opus, masterwork, prize, stroke of genius, treasure |
| Main Entry: | masterwork |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | masterpiece |
Synonyms: |
chef d'oeuvre, chef-d'oeuvre, classic, cream of the crop, cream*, flower, gem*, jewel*, magnum opus, master work, masterstroke, model, monument, perfection, pièce de résistance, prize, showpiece, standard, tour de force, treasure |
| Main Entry: | creation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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Adjectives: |
autofuctiferous, big with, biparous, brought to bed with, choate, creative, daedalian, double, enceinte, formative, fraught with, genetic, genetical, genital, gestant, gonemous, in the family way, in the straw, indigenous, ingenious, novitious, parous, parturient, parturifacient, poietic, pregnant, produced, producing, productive of, prolific, puerperal, puerperous, teeming
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