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Fats Waller's arrangement of 'Sugar Blues'. 5 arrangements.
preparations, plans; groundwork, planning: Arrangements have
been made for the limousine to pick you up at five.
arrest v. 1 stop, halt, check, stall, forestall, detain, delay,
hinder, restrain, obstruct, prevent, block, interrupt: The
progress of the train has been arrested. 2 catch, capture,
seize, apprehend, take, take in, take into custody, detain,
Colloq nab, pinch, collar, bust, run in, Brit nick: Foxworthy
was arrested crossing the border. 3 slow, retard, stop: I'm
afraid that we have here a case of arrested mental development.
--n. 4 seizure, capture, apprehension, detention; restraint,
Colloq bust, US collar: The police have made six arrests. 5
stop, stoppage, check, cessation: The doctor said it was a case
of cardiac arrest. 6 under arrest. in custody, under legal
restraint, in the hands of the law, imprisoned, arrested: You
are under arrest for the murder of one Hugh Brown, and anything
you say may be used in evidence against you.
arresting adj. striking, shocking, remarkable, impressive, electrifying,
stunning, extraordinary, surprising, dazzling: It is indeed an
experience to be in the presence of such an arresting beauty.
arrival n. 1 coming, advent, appearance: We have been awaiting your
arrival for weeks. 2 newcomer; immigrant; traveller, passenger;
tourist; Australian migrant, new chum: The arrivals on flight
422 were questioned about a bearded passenger on the plane.
arrive v. 1 come, make one's appearance, appear, turn up, Colloq show
up; Slang hit (town), blow in: She arrived only two minutes
before the plane was to take off. 2 succeed, prosper, get ahead
(in the world), reach the top, Colloq make it, make the grade,
get somewhere, get there: Yuppies believe that once they own a
fur coat and a Mercedes, they've arrived. 3 arrive at. come or
get to, reach; attain: I think that Crumley has arrived at the
stage in his career where he merits a promotion.
arrogance n. self-assertion, impertinence, insolence, presumption, nerve,
effrontery, gall, presumptuousness, self-importance, conceit,
egotism, hauteur, haughtiness, loftiness, pride, hubris,
pompousness, pomposity, pretension, pretentiousness, bluster,
snobbery, snobbishness, Colloq snottiness, Slang Brit side: He