Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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romance | Yes | No | Yes | No |
bodice ripper | Yes | No | No | No |
romance (noun) | bodice ripper (noun) |
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an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure) | a romantic novel containing scenes in which the heroine is sexually violated |
a novel dealing with idealized events remote from everyday life | |
a story dealing with love | |
a relationship between two lovers |
romance (verb) | bodice ripper (verb) |
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tell romantic or exaggerated lies | |
talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions | |
have a love affair with | |
make amorous advances towards |