Theatrical Performance Terms

noun a false show or pretense

verb to participate in a masquerade

• The masquerade ball was a grand event attended by high society members.
• I love dressing up for a masquerade party, it's so much fun!
• Let's crash the masquerade and see what trouble we can get into.
• She wore a mask to masquerade her true feelings from the world.

noun a type of dive in which the diver bends at the waist and enters the water headfirst with arms by their side

• The professional diver executed a flawless swan dive off the high platform.
• I bet I can do a better swan dive than you at the pool.
• Dude, did you see that sick swan dive off the cliff?
• She decided to take a swan dive into the world of entrepreneurship and start her own business.