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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
nip and tuck
plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face;
an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised
- some actresses have more than one face lift
• Syn:
face lift, facelift, lift, face lifting, cosmetic surgery,
rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty
• Derivationally related forms:
face-lift (for: face lifting)
• Hypernyms:
plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery, anaplasty
• Hyponyms:
nose job, rhinoplasty
inconclusive as to outcome;
close or just even in a race or comparison or competition
- as they approached the finish line they were neck and neck
- the election was a nip and tuck affair
• Syn:
neck and neck, head-to-head
• Similar to:
inconclusive
even or close in a race or competition or comparison
- the horses ran neck and neck
- he won nip and tuck
• Syn:
neck and neck, head-to-head
• Derived from adjective:
head-to-head (for: head-to-head), neck and neck (for: neck and neck)
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