vamps in English

noun

1

the upper front part of a boot or shoe.

As far a cross-trainers are concerned, there are four models available, all characterized by decisive and showy styling accented by a richly-detailed vamp .

2

(in jazz and popular music) a short, simple introductory passage, usually repeated several times until otherwise instructed.

Her section of the tune ends quickly, leading to an instrumental vamp with layers and layers of woodwinds and some nice acoustic guitar.

3

a woman who uses sexual attraction to exploit men.

The legend of Mata Hari is, for sure, the most enduring image of the female spy - the vamp who wheedles state secrets out of men by her seductive charms.

synonyms: seductress, temptress, siren, femme fatale, sex kitten, trollop, home wrecker, man-eater, flirt, coquette, tease

verb

1

attach a new upper to (a boot or shoe).

Stitching together the ends of a shoe upper is ordinarily the practice as a preliminary step to vamping the shoe.

2

repeat a short, simple passage of music.

the band was vamping gently behind his busy lead guitar

3

blatantly set out to attract.

she had not vamped him like some wicked Jezebel

noun

• seductress, temptress, siren, femme fatale, sex kitten, trollop, home wrecker, man-eater, flirt, coquette, tease
• tease, vamper, flirt, minx, prickteaser, coquette

verb

• vamp up
• revamp

Use "vamps" in a sentence

1. You used to go for vamps, then?

2. Synonyms for Coquettes include sirens, vamps, teases, seducers, flirters, flirts, seductresses, temptresses, enchantresses and hoochies

3. Bloodsucker, a 1994 maxi-CD by Paralysed Age; Bloodsuckers (The Varukers album); Bloodsuckers (Vamps album) "Bloodsucker", a …

4. "All night" is a song by British band The Vamps and Norwegian DJ Matoma, released on 14 October 2016

5. Saturated in colour and music, it's peopled by luminous stars and Antic buffoons, by villains and vamps, heroes and incarnations of gods

6. Ahead may refer to: "Ahead/Replay", Japanese song by Vamps Ahead Software, former name of the software company Nero AG; See also

7. Cher honed her acting skills in sketch comedy roles such as the brash housewife Laverne, the sardonic waitress Rosa, and historical vamps, including Cleopatra and Miss Sadie Thompson.

8. Bloodsuckers (Vamps album) "Bloodsucker", a Deep Purple song from the 1970 album In Rock "Bludsucker", Deep Purple's remake of the song from the 1998 album Abandon "Bloodsucker", an Agnostic Front song from the 1998 album Something's Gotta Give