ETYM French cérémonie, Latin caerimonia; perh. akin to Eng. create and from a root signifying to do or make.
1. A formal event performed on a special occasion; SYN. ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, observance.
2. Any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way.
3. The proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion. + prikaži više

ETYM Old Eng. pompe, French pompe, Latin pompa. Related to Pump a shoe.
Ceremonial elegance and splendor; SYN. eclat.

The quality or state of being pompous; pompousness.

1. A device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction. Any device for moving liquids and gases, or compressing gases. Some pumps, such as the traditional lift pump used to raise water from wells, work by a reciprocating (up-and-down) action. Movement of a piston in a cylinder with a one-way valve creates a partial vacuum in the cylinder, thereby sucking water into it. Gear pumps, used to pump oil in a car’s lubrication system, have two meshing gears that rotate inside a housing, and the teeth move the oil. Rotary pumps contain a rotor with vanes projecting from it inside a casing, sweeping the oil round as they move.
2. A low-cut shoe without fastenings; a shoe that grips the foot chiefly at the toe and heel; especially; a close-fitting woman's dress shoe with a moderate to high heel SYN. pumps. + prikaži više

ETYM Old Eng. sho, scho, as. scuh, sceóh.
(Homonym: shoo).
1. A covering shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material.
2. (Card games) A case from which playing cards are dealt one at a time.