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precede collapse: furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution"; move ahead (of others) in time or space; be the predecessor of; "Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands"; come before; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify"

spiel collapse: plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson); speak at great length (about something)

moldy collapse: covered with or smelling of mold; "moldy bread"; "a moldy (or musty) odor"

smile collapse: a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement; change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure; express with a smile; "She smiled her thanks"

rococo collapse: fanciful but graceful asymmetric ornamentation in art and architecture that originated in France in the 18th century; having excessive asymmetrical ornamentation; "an exquisite gilded rococo mirror"

extinct collapse: (of e.g. volcanos) permanently inactive; "an extinct volcano"; being out or having grown cold; "threw his extinct cigarette into the stream"; "the fire is out"; no longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives; "an extinct species of fish"; "an extinct royal family"; "extinct laws and customs"

syncopation collapse: music (especially dance music) that has a syncopated rhythm; a musical rhythm accenting a normally weak beat

twinkle collapse: a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash; emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?"

miter collapse: a liturgical headdress worn by bishops on formal occasions; the surface of a beveled end of a piece where a miter joint is made; "he covered the miter with glue before making the joint"; fit together in a miter joint; bevel the edges of, to make a miter joint; confer a miter on (a bishop)

sachem collapse: a chief of a North American tribe or confederation (especially an Algonquian chief); a political leader (especially of Tammany Hall)

housewarming collapse: a party of people assembled to celebrate moving into a new home

hieroglyphic collapse: written in or belonging to a writing system using pictorial symbols; resembling hieroglyphic writing

salute collapse: an act of greeting with friendly words and gestures like bowing or lifting the hat; a formal military gesture of respect; an act of honor or courteous recognition; "a musical salute to the composer on his birthday"; express commendation of; "I salute your courage!"; greet in a friendly way; "I meet this men every day on my way to work and he salutes me"; recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position; "When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute"; honor with a military ceremony, as when honoring dead soldiers; become noticeable; "a terrible stench saluted our nostrils"

palpitate collapse: beat rapidly; "His heart palpitated"; cause to throb or beat rapidly; "Her violent feelings palpitated the young woman's heart"

hail collapse: enthusiastic greeting; precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents; greet enthusiastically or joyfully; call for; "hail a cab"; be a native of; "She hails from Kalamazoo"; precipitate as small ice particles; "It hailed for an hour"

bop collapse: an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940); dance the bebop

stopper collapse: (bridge) a playing card with a value sufficiently high to insure taking a trick in a particular suit; "if my partner has a spade stopper I can bid no trump"; close or secure with or as if with a stopper; "She stoppered the wine bottle"; "The mothers stoppered their babies' mouths with pacifiers"

self-deception collapse: a misconception that is favorable to the person who holds it

confectionery collapse: the occupation and skills of a confectioner; a confectioner's shop; candy and other sweets considered collectively; "the business decided to concentrate on confectionery and soft drinks"

light show collapse: a display of colored lights moving in shifting patterns

priggish collapse: exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"

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