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conjure something from of something — conjure sth from/out of sth derived to create sth or make sth appear in a surprising or unexpected way • He conjured a delicious meal out of a few leftovers. Main entry: ↑conjurederived … Useful english dictionary
conjure — [[t]kʌ̱nʤə(r), AM kɑ͟ːn [/t]] conjures, conjuring, conjured 1) VERB If you conjure something out of nothing, you make it appear as if by magic. [V n from/out of n] Thirteen years ago she found herself having to conjure a career from thin air...… … English dictionary
conjure — con|jure [ˈkʌndʒə US ˈka:ndʒər, ˈkʌn ] v [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: conjurer, from Latin, from com ( COM ) + jurare to swear ] 1.) [I and T] to perform clever tricks in which you seem to make things appear, disappear, or change by… … Dictionary of contemporary English
conjure — verb 1 (I, T) to perform clever tricks in which you seem to make things appear, disappear, or change as if by magic: The magician conjured a rabbit out of his hat. 2 (T) to make something appear or happen unexpectedly 3 a name to conjure with a)… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
conjure — Synonyms and related words: adjure, appeal, appeal to, bamboozle, beg, beguile, beseech, betray, bid come, bluff, brace, cajole, call, call away, call back, call for, call for help, call forth, call in, call on, call out, call together, call up,… … Moby Thesaurus
out of thin air — adverb without warning your cousin arrived out of thin air • Syn: ↑out of nothing, ↑from nowhere * * * out of thin air used to say that someone or something appears in a sudden and unexpected way He appeared out of thin air. [=out of nowhere] … Useful english dictionary
conjure — 1. verb a) To perform magic tricks. Stammering out something, I knew not what, I rolled away from him against the wall, and then conjured him, whoever or whatever he might be, to keep quiet, and let me get up and light the lamp again. b) To… … Wiktionary
Magic in Harry Potter — In the Harry Potter series created by J. K. Rowling, magic is depicted as a natural force that can be used to override the usual laws of nature. Many fictional magical creatures exist in the series, while ordinary creatures sometimes exhibit new… … Wikipedia
Shinzo — マシュランボー (Mushrambo) Genre Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Science Fiction … Wikipedia
Anglo-Zulu War — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Anglo Zulu War partof= caption= A recent depiction of the Battle of Rorke s Drift date=11 January 1879 4 July 1879 place=South Africa result=Decisive British Victory End of the Independent Zulu Nation combatant1 … Wikipedia
