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burlesque
noun
1. A literary or dramatic work that ridicules a subject either by presenting a solemn subject in an undignified style or an inconsequential subject in a dignified style. See Synonyms at caricature.
2. A ludicrous or mocking imitation; a travesty: The antics of the defense attorneys turned the trial into a burlesque of justice.
3. A variety show characterized by broad ribald comedy, dancing, and striptease.
4. A literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation.
5. Mockery usually by caricature.
verb
1. To imitate in a humorous or derisive manner .
2. To employ burlesque.
verb-intransitive
1. To use the methods or techniques of burlesque.
verb-transitive
1. To imitate mockingly or humorously: "always bringing junk . . . home, as if he were burlesquing his role as provider” ( John Updike).
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burlesque | 20 |
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suq | 12 |
ulu | 3 |
urb | 5 |
use | 3 |
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blur | 6 |
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urus | 4 |
user | 4 |
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bluer | 7 |
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blurs | 7 |
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burls | 7 |
burse | 7 |
eques | 14 |
leers | 5 |
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lures | 5 |
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rubel | 7 |
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rubus | 7 |
rules | 5 |
slurb | 7 |
suber | 7 |
usque | 14 |
6 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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queers | 15 |
queuer | 15 |
queues | 15 |
rebels | 8 |
rubels | 8 |
rubles | 8 |
sequel | 15 |
7 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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brusque | 18 |
queuers | 16 |
subrule | 9 |
9 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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burlesque | 20 |