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off, exude, grow: The object sent forth a strange
phosphorescent glow. In the spring, the vine sends forth
tendrils. 8 send off. send (someone) away, send (someone) away
or off with a flea in his or her ear, dismiss, discharge, send
(someone) packing, send (someone) about his or her business,
Colloq give (someone) his or her walking papers, Slang give
(someone) the brushoff, US give (someone) the brush: I went to
the office as you instructed, but they just sent me off with no
explanation. 9 send up. a lampoon, satirize, burlesque, parody,
make fun of, Colloq take off, spoof, Brit take the mickey out
of: In Britain one of the enduring forms of humour is in
sending up the government. b imprison, incarcerate, send away,
jail or Brit also gaol, Slang US send up the river: He was sent
up for insider trading.
senile adj. (of a woman) anile; senescent, decrepit, declining,
failing, in one's dotage, doting, doddering, in one's second
childhood, dotty, simple, feeble-minded; forgetful, Colloq past
it: He's senile and needs constant care.
senility n. (of a woman) anility; senile dementia, Alzheimer's disease,
senescence, decrepitude, decline, dotage, second childhood, loss
of one's faculties: An increased life-span has created
increased cases of senility.
senior adj. elder, older, Brit (postpositive) major; (higher-)
ranking, superior, chief: The senior members of the club are
impossibly stuffy. You must not address your senior officer in
such a manner.
senior citizen
n. elderly person, retired person, pensioner, Brit OAP
(='old-age pensioner'), grey panther, Chiefly US retiree,
golden-ager: Special tax provisions have been made for senior
citizens.
sensation n. 1 feeling, sense, impression, perception, foreboding,
presentiment, prescience, awareness, suspicion, Colloq sneaking
suspicion, funny feeling, hunch: I had the distinct sensation
of having been there before. 2 commotion, stir, thrill, furore
or US furor; excitement: The news of the wedding caused a
sensation. 3 hit, coup de th‚ƒtre, success, Colloq
show-stopper, crowd-puller, crowd-pleaser: Edith Piaf was a