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south collapse: any region lying in or toward the south; the region of the United States lying south of the Mason-Dixon line; the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees; situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south; "the south entrance"; in a southern direction; "we moved south"

hyperborean collapse: (Greek mythology) one of a people that the ancient Greeks believed lived in a warm and sunny land north of the source of the north wind

north collapse: any region lying in or toward the north; the region of the United States lying north of the Mason-Dixon line; British statesman under George III whose policies led to rebellion in the American colonies (1732-1792); the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees; the direction in which a compass needle points; situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north; "artists like north light"; "the north portico"; in a northern direction; "they earn more up north"; "Let's go north!"

trial balloon collapse: a balloon sent up to test air currents; a test of public opinion

crosier collapse: a staff surmounted by a crook or cross carried by bishops as a symbol of pastoral office

northwest collapse: the northwestern region of the United States; the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees; to, toward, or in the northwest

southwest collapse: the southwestern region of the United States; the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees; situated in or oriented toward the southwest; to, toward, or in the southwest

northeast collapse: the northeastern region of the United States; the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees; to, toward, or in the northeast

southeast collapse: the southeastern region of the United States; the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees; situated in or oriented toward the southeast; to, toward, or in the southeast

bone of contention collapse: the subject of a dispute; "the real bone of contention, as you know, is money"

cantankerous collapse: having a difficult and contrary disposition; "a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers

crosswise collapse: in the shape of (a horizontal piece on) a cross; lying or extending across the length of a thing or in a cross direction; "a crosswise street"; "the crosswise dimension"; not in the intended manner; "things are going crosswise"

anti collapse: a person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.); "the antis smelled victory after a long battle"; not in favor of (an action or proposal etc.)

impregnation collapse: the process of totally saturating something with a substance; "the impregnation of wood with preservative"; "the saturation of cotton with ether"; material with which something is impregnated; "the impregnation, whatever it was, had turned the rock blue"

secret agent collapse: a person secretly employed in espionage for a government

catechism collapse: an elementary book summarizing the principles of a Christian religion; written as questions and answers; a series of question put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their views

shofar collapse: an ancient musical horn made from the horn of a ram; used in ancient times by the Israelites to sound a warning or a summons; used in synagogues today on solemn occasions

ark collapse: a boat built by Noah to save his family and animals from the flood; (Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments

menorah collapse: (Judaism) a candelabrum with nine branches; used during the Hanukkah festival; (Judaism) a candelabrum with seven branches used in ceremonies to symbolize the seven days of creation

invoke collapse: cite as an authority; resort to; "He invoked the law that would save him"; "I appealed to the law of 1900"; "She invoked an ancient law"

inquiry collapse: a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest; a search for knowledge; "their pottery deserves more research than it has received"

question mark collapse: a punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question

sideways collapse: toward one side; "the car slipped sideways into the ditch"; "leaning sideways"; "a figure moving sidewise in the shadows"; with one side forward or to the front; "turned sideways to show the profile"; "crabs seeming to walk sidewise"

traverse collapse: deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit; travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"

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