#Not real worlds

#Slogans
#Symbols
#Puzzles
#Magic
#Myth

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#Not real worlds
The Garden of Eden
The Elysian Fields.
Paradise: a tropical paradise
The Pearly Gates
Never-never land: a never-never land of low prices and widespread subsidies
Alice in Wonderland: The country's economic system is pure Alice in Wonderland, I
felt I was in an Alice-in-Wonderland world.
In the Alice-in-Wonderland world of European agriculture, farmers are paid more to
grow more even when nobody wants to buy what they produce.

Utopia
See: rose-tinted spectacles.
Shangri-La
Wonderland
The land of milk and honey: He dreamed of emigrating to Canadathe land of milk
and honey.
Haven: The hotel is a haven of peace and tranquility.
The river banks are a haven for wildlife.
The camp offers a haven to refugees.
La la land= cloud cuckoo land
Dreamland: You must be living in dreamland if you think he'll change his mind.
Dreamworld: If he thinks it's easy to get a job, he's living in a dreamworld.
Atlantis
Arcadia
The Promised Land

Heaven: This isn't exactly my idea of heaven!

It was heaven being away from the office for a week.
The island is truly a heaven on earth.
Heavely: our heavenly Father (= God)
the heavenly kingdom
On high: The disaster was seen as a judgement from on high.

Dystopia
Utopian: utopian ideals
a utopian society
Utopianism: The utopianism of the '60s had given way to the street battles of the
'70s.
Dystopian= dystopic: a dystopian fantasy set in the near future
Infernal: the infernal regions
Hades= hell
Hellfire
Real world: Teachers need to prepare their students to deal with real-world
situations outside the classroom.
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#Slogans

Battle cry
War cry
War dance. see: he cut himself a little celebratory dance
Rallying cry
Cry(n6): a battle cry
His speech attacking the government has proved a rallying cry for party
dissidents.
Cheer.

Chant: The crowd broke into chants of Out! Out!

football chants

FID DIF=FD
The national motto

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#Symbols
Semiotic: semiotic analysis
Semiotics

Trademark TM: Big Mac is McDonald's best-known trademark.

Seal(3): The letter bore the president's seal.
Cipher(3): The glasses were engraved with the Queens cipher.
Notch: For each day he spent on the island, he cut a new notch in his stick.
She tightened her belt an extra notch.
Tag(7). see: colophon
Nameplate
Name tag
Name tape
Badge(2): the school badge
Shield(7)
Strip(n2): a uniform with a sergeants stripes on the sleeve
Insignia: the royal insignia
His uniform bore the insignia of a captain.
Ticket(3): price ticket (price tag)
Tag(1): He put name tags on all his shirts.
a gift tag (= tied to a present)
The police use electronic tags to monitor the whereabouts of young offenders on
probation.
SEE ALSO price tag
Tag(v): Each animal was tagged with a number for identification.
The containers were tagged with colour-coded labels.
SEE ALSO electronic tagging
Label: SYNONYM tag, ticket
The washing instructions are on the label.
price/address labels
We tested various supermarkets' own label pasta sauces (= those marked with the
name of the shop/store where they are sold).
He'll only wear clothes with a designer label.
Hallmark(n2)
Hallmark(v)
Imprint(n): the imprint of a foot in the sand
The blow made a sharp imprint on the skin. More like this At:
remainsClassification.
Imprint(v): clothes imprinted with the logos of sports teams
Their footprints were imprinted in the snow.
Mark(v): mark A (with B) Items marked with an asterisk can be omitted.
mark B on A Prices are marked on the goods.
mark somebody/something + adjective The teacher marked her absent (= made a mark
by her name to show that she was absent).
Why have you marked this wrong?
Do not open any mail marked Confidential.
Mark(n3): punctuation marks
Any piece of silver bearing his mark is extremely valuable.
I put a mark in the margin to remind me to check the figure.
SEE ALSO exclamation mark, question mark, trademark
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Scalp(3): They have claimed some impressive scalps in their bid for the
championship.
Trophy(3)
Iconic
Tattoo(n): His arms were covered in tattoos.
She has a tattoo of a tiger on her shoulder.
Tattoo(v): tattoo A on B He had a heart tattooed on his shoulder.
He had snakes and dragons tattooed on his arms
tattoo B (with A) His shoulder was tattooed with a heart.
His body was heavily tattooed.
Tattooist
Road sign
Milestone
Milepost
Signpost(n): Follow the signposts to the superstore.
(figurative) The chapter headings are useful signposts to the content of the book.
Signpost(v): The route is well signposted.
The lane is signposted To the beach.
Waymark: Turn right where you see a waymark arrow.
Cairn
Bay: a parking/loading bay
Put the equipment in No 3 bay.
SEE ALSO sickbay
Marking(2): Road markings indicate where you can stop.
Sign(2): a road/traffic sign
a shop/pub sign
The sign on the wall said Now wash your hands.
Follow the signs for the city centre.
Signage

Chevron
Character(9): Chinese characters
a line 30 characters long
optical character recognition
The URL contained non-standard characters like question marks.
Ideogram= ideograph
Pictogram
Logogram= logograph
Rebus
Rune(1\2)
Mandala
Glyph
Avatar
Emblem: Americas national emblem, the bald eagle
the club emblem. see: motto
Logo: All over the world there are red and white paper cups bearing the company
logo.
Symbol: White has always been a symbol of purity in Western cultures.
Mandela became a symbol of the anti-apartheid struggle.
Symbol(2): What is the chemical symbol for copper?
A list of symbols used on the map is given in the index.
SEE ALSO sex symbol, status symbol
Symbolic: The dove is symbolic of peace.
He shook his fist in a symbolic gesture of defiance.
The Channel Tunnel has enormous symbolic significance for a united Europe.
The new regulations are largely symbolic (= they will not have any real effect).
Symbolically: a symbolically significant gesture
Symbolism: poetry full of religious symbolism

Star of David
Pentagram
Swastika
Saltire cross
Maltese cross
Greek cross
Ankh
Saint Andrew's cross
Saint George's cross
Orb
Sceptre
The Jolly Roger = Black flag
Skull and crossbones
Death's head
The Grim Reaper
The Union Jack
Britania
Royal Arms
Old Glory
Flag day
The stars and stripes.
The stars and bars.
Hammer and Sickle: the hammer and sickle of the Soviet flag
Ensign: the White Ensign (= the flag of the British Navy)
Red Ensign.
Blue ensing
Maple leaf
Shamrock
Saltire
Fleur-de-lis
Flag(1): the Italian flag
the flag of Italy
The hotel flies the European Union flag.
The American flag was flying.
All the flags were at half mast (= in honour of a famous person who has died).
The black and white flag went down, and the race began.
SEE ALSO blue flag
Flag(2): to swear allegiance to the flag
He was working under the flag of the United Nations.
Flag of convenience
Standard(5): the royal standard
Pennant
Flagpole= flagstaff
Run sth up
Fly(10): Flags were flying at half mast on all public buildings.
fly something to fly the Stars and Stripes
Tricolour

Totem
Totemic: totemic animals
Totem pole.
Armorial
Heraldry
Coat of arms= arms: the royal coat of arms
Shield(6)
Crest(2): the university crest
Crsted: crested notepaper
Laurel wreath
White flag: to raise/show/wave the white flag
Red flag: You mustnt swim when the red flag is flying.

The Green Man

Band: She always ties her hair back in a band.

All babies in the hospital have name bands on their wrists.
She wore a simple band of gold (= a ring) on her finger.
SEE ALSO armband, hairband, hatband, rubber band, sweatband, waistband
Band(5): a white plate with a blue band around the edge
Colour(7): Most buildings had a flagpole with the national colours flying.
sailing under the French colours
Ribbon(3)
Pin(3): He supports the group and wears its pin on his lapel.
Order(n14)
Badge: She wore a badge saying Vote for Coates.
All employees have to wear name badges.
Button: He wore a button saying Life begins at 40!
Badge(3): He pulled out a badge and said he was a cop.

Colour(6): Red and white are the team colours.

Spains national colours
(figurative) There are people of different political colours on the committee.
Colour code: Follow the colour code carefully on all electrical wiring.
Colour coded: The files have labels that are colour-coded according to subject.
Legend= key.
Landmark: The Empire State Building is a familiar landmark on the New York
skyline.

Tablet: SYNONYM plaque

The school has a memorial tablet engraved with the name of the founder.
(figurative) We can be very flexibleour entry requirements are not set in tablets
of stone (= they can be changed).
Plaque: A bronze plaque marks the house where the poet was born.
Blue plaque
Tape(5): the finishing tape
Chequered flag
Winning post: to be first past the winning post

Unmarked: an unmarked police car

He was buried in an unmarked grave.
COMPARE marked. see: nameless grave.
Unnumbered: unnumbered seats
Numbered: The players all wear numbered shirts.
Number plate= license plate: She could just about read the number plate of the car
speeding away from the accident.

Stand for sth: The book's by T.C. Smith. What does the T.C. stand for?
Represent: SYNONYM symbolize
Each colour on the chart represents a different department.
Wind direction is represented by arrows.
The artist uses doves to represent peace.
Symbolize; SYNONYM represent
The use of light and dark symbolizes good and evil.
He came to symbolize his country's struggle for independence.
Designate(3): The different types are designated by the letters A, B and C. see:
color-coded
Token(adj2): The government agreed to send a small token force to the area.
a one-day token strike
Token(n3): SYNONYM expression, mark
Please accept this small gift as a token of our gratitude.
We hope you will accept this book as a small token of our appreciation. see: mark
of respect.

Cleopatra's Needle
Obelisk. see here: totem pole

Signboard
Signwriter= signpainter
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#Puzzle
Conundrum= riddle
Puzzle(1): a crossword puzzle
a book of puzzles for children
Riddle(1): Stop talking in riddles (= saying things that are confusing)say what
you mean.
to solve the riddle of the Sphinx

Conundrum: The role of clouds is one of the big conundrums of climatology.

Enigma: SYNONYM mystery, puzzle
Even after years he still remains an enigma to me.
Puzzle(3): SYNONYM mystery
The deeper meaning of the poem remains a puzzle.
The detectives were beginning to solve the murder. All the pieces in the puzzle
were falling neatly into place.
Riddle(2): SYNONYM mystery
the riddle of how the baby died
The riddle of his identity was only solved when his brother saw him on TV.
Jigsaw(2): If Hollis was a double agent then the Crabb affair fits neatly into the
jigsaw.
Secret(n3): the secrets of the universe
Trick(2): One of the problems of old age is that your memory
can start to play tricks on you.
Was there somebody standing there or was it a trick of the light?
Paradox: He was a paradoxa loner who loved to chat to strangers.
It is a curious paradox that professional comedians often have unhappy personal
lives.
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Rubiks' cuve
Puzzle(2)= jigsaw
Labyrinth: We lost our way in the labyrinth of streets.
(figurative) a labyrinth of rules and regulations
Maze: We got lost in the maze.
(figurative) The building is a maze of corridors.
The old city is a delightful maze for the modern tourist.
Crossword puzzle: to do a/the crossword
I've finished the crossword apart from 3 across and 10 down.

Cryptic: SYNONYM mysterious

a cryptic message/remark/smile
a cryptic crossword clue
Cryptically: Yes and no, she replied cryptically.
See: #Complexity AT: easy. ambiguous
Twilight(2n)
Twilight(n1): the twilight world of the occult
They lived in the twilight zone on the fringes of society.
The dissidents lived in a twilight world of hushed voices and secret meetings.
See: grey area, murky border, non-sepecific, ambiguous
Fabled: SYNONYM legendary
a fabled monster
For the first week he never actually saw the fabled Jack. see this at: fame. and
see: proverbial.
Arcana
Arcane: the arcane rules of cricket
Mystique: The mystique surrounding the monarchy has gone for ever.
There is a certain mystique about the tiger.
Oracular.

Kabbalah= Cabala= Qabalah

Kilroy was here.
Bermuda Triangle: This area of town is known as the Bermuda Triangle because
drinkers can disappear into the pubs and clubs and be lost to the world.
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#Magic
Apparition: Apparitions of a woman in white robes have been reported.
Hallucination: Was the figure real or just a hallucination?
See: a figment of sbs imagination.
Haunt: A headless rider haunts the country lanes.
Ill come back to haunt you!
Wraith: SYNONYM spectre
 a wraith-like figure (= a very thin, pale person)
Spectre: Was he a spectre returning to haunt her?
Spectral: a spectral figure
Shade(9)
Ghost: Do you believe in ghosts (= believe that they exist)?
the ghost of her father that had come back to haunt her
He looked as if he had seen a ghost (= looked very frightened).
Ghostly: a ghostly figure
ghostly footsteps
the ghostly churchyard
The airfield was bathed in the ghostly glow of a searchlight.
Ghost story
Spook: a castle haunted by spooks
Presence(4): She felt a presence behind her.
Spirit(9): He is dead, but his spirit lives on.
It was believed that people could be possessed by evil spirits.
SEE ALSO Holy Spirit
Phantom: the phantom of his dead father
Phantom(adj): a phantom horseman
Possessed: She has convinced herself that she is possessed by the devil.
Possession
Power(16): the powers of darkness (= the forces of evil)
She believed in the existence of a benevolent power.
Alchemy

Mojo(2)
Charm(3): a lucky charm
a charm bracelet
St Christohper. see: Godspeed
Patron Saint: St Patrick, Irelands patron saint
St Christopher, patron saint of travellers
Amulet
Mascot: The team's mascot is a giant swan.
Fulecothe official mascot of the 2014 FIFA World Cup
See: hoodoo, knock on wood. at: expectations Sign.
Jinx: I'm convinced there's a jinx on this car.
The injury jinx has struck Real Madrid.
The team seems to have shaken off the jinx thats been dogging them for months.
Jinx(v): I don't want to jinx anything by making promises. see such things at:
planFuture and Expectations.
Tailsman
Fetish(3)
Magic carpet
Magic wand: I wish I could wave a magic wand and make everything all right again.
Wand: The fairy waved her wand and the table disappeared.
You cant expect me to just wave a (magic) wand and make everything all right
again.
Magician: SYNONYM conjuror
They had booked a magician for the childrens party.
Conjuror: Its a mystery to me how the conjuror made that rabbit appear.
Svengali

Rain dance
Rainmaker
Hey presto
Abracadabra
Alchemy
Horoscope. see: astrology.
Star(8): SYNONYM horoscope
Do you read your stars in the paper?
Star sign= sign: What's your star sign? Aquarius.
Crystal ball: Without a crystal ball, it's impossible to say where we'll be next
year.
I cant look into my crystal ball and tell you what will happen!
I dont know if it will workI dont have a crystal ball. see here: i'm not
telepathic.
Crystal-gazing(1/2)
Fortune teller
Clairvoyance
Second sight. deja vu
Seer= prophet
Devination
Chiromancy= palmistry
Chiromancer= Palmist
Geomancy
Necromancy. see here: seance.
Tarot: to read/interpret the tarot
tarot cards
Haruspex
Sibyl(1/2)
Foretell: foretell something to foretell the future
foretell that The witch foretold that she would marry a prince.
foretell what, when, etc None of us can foretell what lies ahead.
Prophesy: prophesy something to prophesy war
The event was prophesied in the Old Testament.
prophesy that She prophesied that she would win a gold medal.
He prophesied that a flood would cover the Earths surface.
+ speech It will end in disaster, he prophesied.
Prophecy(1): to fulfil a prophecy (= make it come true)
Prophecy(2): She was believed to have the gift of prophecy.
Prophetic: Many of his warnings proved prophetic.
a book that was prophetic of future developments in science
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Telepathically: The twins seemed to be able to communicate telepathically.

Telepathy
Telepathick(1): telepathic communication
Telepathic(2): How do I know what was he thinking? I'm not telepathic
Psychic(adj2): She claims to be psychic and helps people to contact the dead.
How am I supposed to knowI'm not psychic!
Seance
Ouija board
Ectoplasm. see here: necromancy.
Mediums(n5)
Telekinesis
Psychokinesis
Levitate
Contactee
Alien(4): alien beings from outer space
Alien(n2): aliens from outer space
Psychic(n)
Bewitch= enchant. see: beguile
Enchanted: an enchanted forest/kingdom
Enchantment: It was a place of deep mystery and enchantment.
Enchanter
Enchantress
Accursed: an accursed house
His line would be accursed to the last generation.
Cursed: The necklace was cursed.
The whole family seemed cursed.
Cast a spell on sth
Spell(n3): a magic spell
a book of spells
The wizard recited a spell.
to cast/put a spell on somebody
to be under a spell (= affected by magic)
Curse(n2); The family thought that they were under a curse.
The witch is supposed to have put a curse on the house.
Curse(v): Legend has it that the whole village had been cursed by a witch.
Charm(5)= spell
Charm(v): He has led a charmed life (= he has been lucky even in dangerous or
difficult situations).
Incantation:
Hex: to put a hex on somebody
COMPARE curse
Hex(v)
Magic(v): He played an early little sonata of Mozart's, which he magicked into a
masterpiece with his deft touch. see: conjure up
Conjure: Her grandfather taught her to conjure.
conjure something + adverb/preposition He could conjure coins from behind people's
ears.
Conjuring: a conjuring trick
Conjuror: Its a mystery to me how the conjuror made that rabbit appear.
Palm(v)
Warlock
Magus
Sorcerer: He was suspected of misusing his magical powers as a sorcerer.
Sorceress
Magician: SYNONYM sorcerer
Fly through the air, little mouse! cried the magician.
Wizard: There were rumours that Abbot was a wizard, practising magic and the black
arts.
White witch
Wicca
Medicine man= witch doctor.

Necromancy
Mojo(1)
Macumba
Witchcraft: to practise witchcraft
She was accused of witchcraft.
They used to burn women who practised witchcraft.
Coven
Black magic=the black arts: People found guilty of practising black magic were
hanged.
Sorcery: SYNONYM black magic
sorcery and witchcraft
She was said to have caused the kings illness by sorcery.
Occult: He's interested in witchcraft and the occult.
Occult(adj): SYNONYM supernatural
occult practices
Occultist
The evil eye: symbols to ward off the evil eye
to give somebody the evil eye (= to look at somebody and harm them by doing so).
see here: basilisk, gorgon
Exorcism: A priest performed an exorcism and afterwards the ghost disappeared.
Invoke(7). see: evoke= conjure sth up
Walk(v6)
The witching hour.
Healer: a faith/spiritual healer
Shaman

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#Myth
Nymph.
Daemon
Basilisk
Sphinx
Gorgon
Centaur
Griffin= giffon= gryphon
Cyborg
Satyr
Faun
Dragon
Harpy
Minotaur
Chimera
Siren(2)
Hydra
Kraken
Ogre
Ogress
Womble
Unicorn
Incubus X Succubus
ELF. see: tokoloush
Gnome
Imp
Pixie
Goblin
Hobgoblin
Homunculus
Leprechaun
Dwarf
Sprite
Troll
Little people= fairies.
Fairy: a good/wicked fairy
SEE ALSO tooth fairy
Fairyland
Fairytale: the prince in a fairy tale
Fairy-tale(adj): a fairy-tale castle on an island
a fairy-tale wedding in the cathedral
Chagngeling
Bigfoot= sasquatch
Vampire
Vampirism
Dracula
Werewolf
Selkie= silkie
Mutant(n2)
Martian(n)
Giant, Giantess
Monster: a monster with three heads
prehistoric monsters
Gremlin: They blamed gremlins in the printer for the fact that the work was late.
What wrong with this program? Looks like the gremlins have been at work again!
Golem
Ghoul
Dryad
Demon: demons torturing the sinners in Hell
Demonic: demonic forces
a demonic appearance
This was a society in which demonic possession was greatly feared.
Devil(2): They believed she was possessed by devils.
Spirit(10)
Sylph

Poltergeist
Things that go bump in the night.
Cyclops
Naiad
Cupid(1): Cupid had at last managed to lodge an arrow in his stony heart.
Cupid(2): little cupids painted in the clouds on the ceiling
Seraph X Cherub: carvings of Madonnas and cherubs
Father time
Fury= Furries
Genie= djinn
Debbuk
Fiend
Banshee
Earth Mother
Muse

Kriss Kringle
Santa Claus
The Big Bad Wolf. see: bugaboo, bigbear
Bogyman: The bogeyman's coming!
Phoenix: to rise like a phoenix from the ashes (= to be powerful or successful
again)
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Potion: a magic/love potion

(humorous) I've tried all sorts of drugs, creams, pills and potions.
Lotus
Philtre= philter
The philosopher's stone
Elixir: the elixir of life/youth
Ambrosia
Lethe
Kryptonite:
Stargate
Starship
Time warp
Space warp
Time Machine
Hyperspace
Force field
Teleport: The search party was teleported down to the planet's surface.
Earthling:

Mythical= mythic: SYNONYM legendary

mythical beasts/heroes
Legendary: legendary heroes
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Legend: SYNONYM myth

the legend of Robin Hood
the heroes of Greek legend
Legend has it that the lake was formed by the tears of a god.
COMPARE urban myth
Urban myth= urban legend.
Mythological: mythological subjects/figures/stories
Mythology: Greek mythology
a study of the religions and mythologies of ancient Rome
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