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Answer for the clue "Musical improvisation ", 4 letters:
vamp

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Word definitions for vamp in dictionaries

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"seductive woman who exploits men," 1911, short for vampire . First attested use is earlier than the release of the Fox film "A Fool There Was" (January 1915), with sultry Theda Bara in the role of The Vampire. The movie was based on a play of that name ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
v. make up; "vamp up an excuse for not attending the meeting" [syn: vamp up ] piece (something old) with a new part; "vamp up an old speech" [syn: vamp up ] act seductively with (someone) provide (a shoe) with a new vamp; "revamp my old boots" [syn: revamp ...

Usage examples of vamp.

No doubt, Glenda would describe the bridesmaid dresses to any vamp who would listen.

Since losing its Mixed Public License last fall, it had gone to a strictly vamp cliental, and from what I heard, Kisten was actually turning a profit.

So now they hunt down any fanger, find the poor saps the vamps have infected, and let those saps know that they can fight the curse through Zera.

One vamp lunged for Xiao Fei, but she slid out of the way and gave a quick wrist-breaking kick while she was at it.

Vamps had a lot more stamina than humans, and Patrick and Xiao Fei were outnumbered.

The pair collided but combined their momentum right into Xiao Fei as she was ducking around the vamp girl with the big boobs.

Ralph Lauren: a summer-weight cardigan, tailored blouse, pencil skirt, and pearls, all set off with lavender stilettos that had a girly bow across the vamp.

Damage that I caused seemed to heal as if another lycanthrope or vamp had cut them up.

Most vamp power, and even lycanthrope power, filled a room like water rising, until you drowned in it.

It was perfectly possible that she was insane, sitting on his bed at one in the morning with her pall-like flu and sallow complexion, her allergies and rapt expression, assailing him with talk of the devil, a manipulative vamp, a psychotic seductress, secretly out to ruin his life, the intentional undoing of a priest.

Like a lot of my benevolent buddies, I got vamped during World War II.

I expected, bringing home a black Labrador puppy, freshly vamped and wearing a bow.

Seems I conveniently forgot that I was actually present and witnessed my vamping, got winked at by the vamping party, and evenbonsoir ed.

An owner whose pet is in bad enough shape to need the services of a for-real, old-fashioned vet either can deal with the problem himself by vamping the thing, or else he was really looking for a disposable pet in the first place.

Isuzu, sure, but back when I was vamping strippers one at a time, the question came up again and again.