| 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: | 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: | specialty |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | distinctive feature; concentration |
Synonyms: |
career, claim to fame, cup of tea, distinguishing feature, field of concentration, forte, game*, hobby, job, long suit, magnum opus, major, masterpiece, minor, number, object of attention, object of study, occupation, pièce de résistance, practice, profession, pursuit, racket, special, special project, speciality, thing*, vocation, weakness, work |
Antonyms: |
generalization |
| 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: | 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: | main dish |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | entree |
Synonyms: |
main course, piece de resistance |
| Main Entry: | collector's item |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | object desired by collectors |
Synonyms: |
catch, collectible, piece de resistance, showpiece, trouvaille, valuable |
| 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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