stunt

Object

pine: He only asked her to take him to the stunted pine where her father was so fond of going with her.

Converse of object

• pull: McDonald's pulled the same stunt in Quebec in 1998.
• defy: Collect the tags along the track, then go to the exit, performing gravity defying stunts on your way.
• perform: Ever wanted to encourage drunk people in the union to perform stunts?

Adjective modifier

• daredevil: I've always been up for daredevil stunts like that!
• acrobatic: At that time, the Muscle Pass was transformed from an acrobatic stunt to an element of real magic.
• daring: No doubt more daring stunts are even now in preparation.
• outrageous: He sought to further this through a series of ever-more outrageous stunts.
• cunning: In the news today for a cunning stunt at Tate Britain on Friday.
• insane: He appears in completely balmy actions movies, doing insane stunts.

Modifies a noun

• viroid: Hop stunt viroid strains from dapple fruit disease of plum and peach in Japan.
• coordinator: The horse master was Steve Dent, the stunt coordinator Marc Boyle, both of whom worked on Robin of Sherwood.
• co-ordinator: In shed number 9, stunt co-ordinator Gary Powell is finding out what his new star can do.
• rider: We're here simply to teach you how to be a stunt rider.
• kite: Ben failed totally to get Neil's stunt kite airborne, mind you it was flat calm.

Noun used with modifier

• publicity: Any spin or publicity stunts you can throw in will help.
• death-defying: Moving away from the traditional magic arena, Blaine's shows have turned into huge and sometimes even death-defying stunts.
• breath-taking: Indeed she even received more positive notices with her breath-taking stunt work.
• motorcycle: The streets of Driffield will come alive on 28-29 May with live music, fantastic motorcycle stunt displays and trade stands.