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gauze collapse: a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave; (medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings

haze collapse: atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility; harass by imposing humiliating or painful tasks, as in military institutions; become hazy, dull, or cloudy

mist collapse: a thin fog with condensation near the ground; become covered with mist; "The windshield misted over"; spray finely or cover with mist

vapor collapse: a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance

steak collapse: a slice of meat cut from the fleshy part of an animal or large fish

fog collapse: droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground; an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance

lobbyist collapse: someone who tries to persuade legislators to vote for bills that the lobbyists favor

pleading collapse: (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding

Rasputin collapse: Siberian peasant monk who was religious advisor in the court of Nicholas II; was assassinated by Russian noblemen who feared that his debauchery would weaken the monarchy (1872-1916)

mailing list collapse: a list of names and addresses to which advertising material is mailed

special delivery collapse: mail that is delivered by a special carrier (for an additional charge)

Svengali collapse: the musician in a novel by George du Maurier who controls Trilby's singing hypnotically; someone (usually maleficent) who tries to persuade or force another person to do his bidding

news collapse: new information about specific and timely events; "they awaited news of the outcome"; new information of any kind; "it was news to me"; information reported in a newspaper or news magazine; "the news of my death was greatly exaggerated"

exemption collapse: an act exempting someone; "he was granted immunity from prosecution"; a deduction allowed to a taxpayer because of his status (having certain dependents or being blind or being over 65 etc.); "additional exemptions are allowed for each dependent"; immunity from an obligation or duty

hamburger collapse: a sandwich consisting of a fried cake of minced beef served on a bun, often with other ingredients

kingmaker collapse: an important person who can bring leaders to power through the exercise of political influence; "the Earl of Warwick was the first kingmaker"

newspaper collapse: the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher; "when it began to rain he covered his head with a newspaper"; a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements; "he read his newspaper at breakfast"; a business firm that publishes newspapers; "Murdoch owns many newspapers"; cheap paper made from wood pulp and used for printing newspapers; "they used bales of newspaper every day"

weekly collapse: a periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per year); occurring or payable every week; "a weekly trip to town"; "weekly wages"; "weekly rent"

film collapse: a thin coating or layer; "the table was covered with a film of dust"; photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies; a thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover things; a medium that disseminates moving pictures; "theater pieces transferred to celluloid"; "this story would be good cinema"; "film coverage of sporting events"; make a film or photograph of something; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie"; record in film; "The coronation was filmed"

plea collapse: an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed; (law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer)

airmail collapse: a system of conveying mail by aircraft; letters and packages that are transported by aircraft; send or transport by airmail; "Letters to Europe from the U.S. are best airmailed"

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