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quack collapse: the harsh sound of a duck; an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice; act as a medical quack or a charlatan; utter quacking noises; "The ducks quacked"

documentation collapse: documentary validation; "his documentation of the results was excellent"; "the strongest support for this view is the work of Jones"; confirmation that some fact or statement is true

assist collapse: (sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play; act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function

chronology collapse: the determination of the actual temporal sequence of past events; a record of events in the order of their occurrence; an arrangement of events in time

vet collapse: provide veterinary care for; provide (a person) with medical care; examine carefully; "Someone should vet this report before it goes out"; work as a veterinarian; "She vetted for the farms in the area for many years"

coauthor collapse: a writer who collaborates with others in writing something

scholarship collapse: financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit

elder statesman collapse: an elderly statesman whose advice is sought be government leaders; any influential person whose advice is highly respected

brevet collapse: a document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily (but without higher pay); promote somebody by brevet, in the military

reclaim collapse: make useful again; transform from a useless or uncultivated state; "The people reclaimed the marshes"; reuse (materials from waste products); claim back

curate collapse: a person authorized to conduct religious worship; "clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches"

paleography collapse: the study of ancient forms of writing (and the deciphering of them)

teacher collapse: a personified abstraction that teaches; "books were his teachers"; "experience is a demanding teacher"; a person whose occupation is teaching

mentor collapse: a wise and trusted guide and advisor; serve as a teacher or trusted counselor; "The famous professor mentored him during his years in graduate school"; "She is a fine lecturer but she doesn't like mentoring"

reconstruct collapse: cause somebody to adapt or reform socially or politically; reassemble mentally; "reconstruct the events of 20 years ago"

tinker collapse: formerly a person (traditionally a Gypsy) who traveled from place to place mending pots and kettles and other metal utensils as a way to earn a living; a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts; try to fix or mend; "Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right"; "She always fiddles with her van on the weekend"; work as a tinker or tinkerer

lace collapse: a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns; a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment); draw through eyes or holes; "lace the shoelaces"; do lacework; "The Flemish women were lacing in front of the cathedral"

philosopher collapse: a specialist in philosophy; a wise person who is calm and rational; someone who lives a life of reason with equanimity

spike collapse: sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes; "spikes provide greater traction"; a long metal nail; any holding device consisting of a sharp-pointed object; a long sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal); a sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall; a transient variation in voltage or current; a sharp rise followed by a sharp decline; "the seismograph showed a sharp spike in response to the temblor"; (botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis; manifest a sharp increase; "the voltage spiked"; add alcohol to (beverages); "the punch is spiked!"; bring forth a spike or spikes; "my hyacinths and orchids are spiking now"; secure with spikes; stand in the way of

stressed collapse: bearing a stress or accent; "an iambic foot consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable as in `delay'"; suffering severe physical strain or distress; "he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing"; "the victim was in a bad way and needed immediate attention"

sage collapse: aromatic fresh or dried grey-green leaves used widely as seasoning for meats and fowl and game etc; a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom; any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb; of the grey-green color of sage leaves; having wisdom that comes with age and experience

writer collapse: writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay); a person who is able to write and has written something

neuter collapse: a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to inanimate objects (neither masculine nor feminine); of grammatical gender; "`it' is the third-person singular neuter pronoun"; having no or imperfectly developed or nonfunctional sex organs

specialist collapse: an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning; practices one branch of medicine

care for collapse: be fond of; be attached to; have a liking, fondness, or taste (for)

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