Definition of advert
Nouns
a public promotion of some product or service
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- ad, advertisement, advertising, advertizement, advertizing
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direct mail
advertising sent directly to prospective customers via the mail
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preview, prevue, trailer
an advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future
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advertorial
an advertisement that is written and presented in the style of an editorial or journalistic report
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mailer
an advertisement that is sent by mail
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newspaper ad, newspaper advertisement
a printed advertisement that is published in a newspaper
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classified, classified ad, classified advertisement
a short ad in a newspaper or magazine (usually in small print) and appearing along with other ads of the same type
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commercial, commercial message
a commercially sponsored ad on radio or television
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infomercial, informercial
a television commercial presented in the form of a short documentary
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bill, broadsheet, broadside, circular, flier, flyer, handbill, throwaway
an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
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stuffer
an advertising circular that is enclosed with other material and (usually) sent by mail
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teaser
an advertisement that offers something free in order to arouse customers' interest
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top billing
the advertisement of a star's name at the top of a theatrical poster
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packaging, promotion, promotional material, publicity
a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution
Verbs
give heed (to)
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fixate
pay attention to exclusively and obsessively
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listen
hear with intention
make a more or less disguised reference to
make reference to
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commend, remember
mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship
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speak of the devil
mention someone's name who just then appears
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remember
mention favorably, as in prayer
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cite, quote
refer to for illustration or proof
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touch on
refer to or discuss briefly
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appeal, invoke
cite as an authority; resort to
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namedrop
refer to people that one assumes one's interlocutors admire in order to try to impress them
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bring up, raise
put forward for consideration or discussion
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drag up, dredge up
mention something unpleasant from the past
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cross-refer
refer from one entry to another, as in catalogues, books, and lists
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have in mind, mean, think of
intend to refer to
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