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cluck collapse: the sound made by a hen (as in calling her chicks); make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens

illegal collapse: prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules; "an illegal chess move"

legislative collapse: of or relating to or created by legislation; "legislative proposal"; relating to a legislature or composed of members of a legislature; "legislative council"

limb collapse: the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles; "the limb of the sextant"; either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip; "the upper limb of the bow"; one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper; (astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet; any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree

tweet collapse: a week chirping sound as of a small bird; make a weak, chirping sound; "the small bird was tweeting in the tree"

mouthpiece collapse: the aperture of a wind instrument into which the player blows directly; the tube of a pipe or cigarette holder that a smoker holds in the mouth; an acoustic device; the part of a telephone into which a person speaks; (especially boxing) equipment that protects an athlete's mouth; a part that goes over or into the mouth of a person; "the mouthpiece of a respirator"; a spokesperson (as a lawyer)

respectable collapse: characterized by proper behavior or conventional conduct; worthy of respect; "a respectable woman"

bylaw collapse: a rule made by a local authority to regulate its own affairs

licit collapse: sanctioned by custom or morality especially sexual morality; "a wife's licit love"

transgression collapse: the action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limit; the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle; "the boy was punished for the transgressions of his father"; the spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata

retirement collapse: withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation; "the religious retreat is a form of vacation activity"; withdrawal from your position or occupation; the state of being retired from one's business or occupation

juridical collapse: of or relating to the law or jurisprudence; "juridical days"

bigamy collapse: the offense of marrying someone while you have a living spouse from whom no valid divorce has occurred; having two spouses at the same time

Talmud collapse: the collection of ancient rabbinic writings on Jewish law and tradition (the Mishna and the Gemara) that constitute the basis of religious authority in Orthodox Judaism

nasalization collapse: the act of nasalizing; the utterance of sounds modulated by the nasal resonators

sibilation collapse: pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound

illegitimate collapse: contrary to or forbidden by law; "an illegitimate seizure of power"; "illicit trade"; "an outlaw strike"; "unlawful measures"; of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful

heirloom collapse: something that has been in a family for generations; (law) any property that is considered by law or custom as inseparable from an inheritance is inherited with that inheritance

recess collapse: an enclosure that is set back or indented; a small concavity; make a recess in; "recess the piece of wood"; put into a recess; "recess lights"

regulation collapse: the act of controlling or directing according to rule; "fiscal regulations are in the hands of politicians"; the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular; an authoritative rule; (embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered; the state of being controlled or governed; prescribed by or according to regulation; "regulation army equipment"

disavow collapse: refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with; "Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children"

gaggle collapse: a flock of geese; make a noise characteristic of a goose; "Cackling geese"

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