menagerie

noun

me·nag·er·ie | \ mə-ˈnaj-rē, -ˈna-jə-

also -ˈnazh-rē, -ˈna-zhə-\

Definition of menagerie

1a : a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition

b : a collection of wild or foreign animals kept especially for exhibition

2 : a varied mixture a menagerie of comedians — TV Guide A menagerie of grotesque statues stood in the garden.

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a menagerie of rare creatures the living room is eclectically furnished with a menagerie of garage-sale finds

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Blooms burst out of 6 train subway car replicas, while others were crafted into a menagerie of animals including a momma and baby giraffe. — Elise Taylor, Vogue, "See Exclusive Photos From Cardi B’s Bronx Fairy-Tale Baby Shower," 28 June 2018 Surrounded by stacks of fresh florals and a menagerie of hair ornaments, hairstylist Odile Gilbert used a curling iron to create loose waves before vigorously shaking them out and blasting them with dry texture spray for extreme volume. — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, "Rodarte Brings Mesmerizing Glitter Makeup to Its L.A. Homecoming," 6 Feb. 2019 The entry gleams in golden Christian LaCroix, a menagerie of mystical tarot and playing cards, echoing the nearby vintage metallic dining cabinet. — Jennifer Blaise Kramer, House Beautiful, "How Pops Of Color Transformed These Classic White Rooms," 17 Dec. 2018 The result is a weird menagerie of food objects that taste like one thing (fruit, usually) but look, in most cases, like an unnatural experiment in food science. — Rachel Sugar, Vox, "Halloween is an aesthetic, not a flavor.," 29 Oct. 2018 Contributing to the coziness is a large hearth where the fire is stoked all day long and a rotating menagerie of culinary seekers arrive to warm themselves with morning espressos before the day’s class in enlightened country living begins. — Adam Sachs, Town & Country, "How Tasmania Became the Food World’s Newest Culinary Odyssey," 20 Sep. 2018 Carol loved gardening, reading, and caring for her six children plus a menagerie of cats, dogs and guinea pigs. — Hartford Courant, courant.com, "Carol Ribadeneyra," 3 June 2018 Switzerland The flexible spine and gait of dogs and other mammals have influenced a growing menagerie of robot designs. — David L. Hu, WSJ, "Robot Design Goes Back to Nature," 9 Nov. 2018 After a stop at McDonald’s, the pair took the meerkitten home, adding it to a menagerie of four dogs and a cat. — Trevor Marshallsea, The Seattle Times, "Missing zoo meerkat case solved with 3 charged in Australia," 14 Nov. 2018

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