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dressed as Madame Pompadour Melissa rolled on the floor in a
paroxysm of hysterical laughter.
parrot n. 1 imitator, mimic, Colloq copycat: She never has an
original idea of her own: she's a mere parrot of others'
fashions and fancies.
--v. 2 imitate, mimic, ape, copy, echo, repeat, reiterate:
Mick doesn't understand the issues and just parrots what he
hears on TV.
part n. 1 piece, portion, division, allotment, share, percentage,
participation, interest; parcel, fragment, scrap, shard; some:
I bought a part of the company when it was available. I want no
part of the deal now. 2 portion, component, factor, constituent,
element, ingredient: A part of her problem is that she doesn't
speak Japanese. 3 role, function, duty, responsibility, share;
say, voice, influence, participation, involvement, business:
Every man must do his part. Don't thank me! I had no part in
your getting the contract. 4 role, character: He plays the part
of Tweedledum in the school play. 5 side, interest, cause,
behalf, faction, party: Which part did you support in the
argument? No explanation has been offered on either part. 6
neighbourhood, quarter, section, district, region, area, corner,
vicinity, vicinage, Colloq neck of the woods: I come from the
same part of the country as you. 7 piece, portion, segment,
section; department, division, component, unit: Which part of
the turkey do you prefer? In which part of the company do you
work? 8 for the most part. mostly, generally, usually, mainly,
in the main, by and large, on the whole, chiefly, principally,
essentially, for all practical purposes, to all intents and
purposes, in most cases or instances: The shops are for the
most part closed on Sunday. 9 in part. partly, partially, to
some extent or degree, in some measure, relatively,
comparatively, somewhat: He is himself in part responsible for
the present state of affairs. 10 on the part of (someone) or on
(someone's or one's) part. by, on or US also in behalf of, (as)
for, as regards, as far as (someone) is concerned, in the name
of, for the sake of, in support of: Tyrannical acts on the part
of the king were not condoned. For my part, I want nothing to do
with it. 11 take (a) part (in). participate (in), join (in), be
(a) party to, play a part or role (in), be involved (in or
with), associate oneself (with), have or take a hand in, partake