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fractious collapse: unpredictably difficult in operation; likely to be troublesome; "rockets were much too fractious to be tested near thickly populated areas"; "fractious components of a communication system"; stubbornly resistant to authority or control; "a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness"; "a refractory child"

tetchy collapse

collate collapse: compare critically; of texts; to assemble in proper sequence; "collate the papers"

hard life collapse

browned off collapse

mismatch collapse: a bad or unsuitable match; match badly; match two objects or people that do not go together

riled collapse

conflicting collapse: on bad terms; "they were usually at odds over politics"; "conflicting opinions"

antipathetic collapse: (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed; "antipathetic to new ideas"; "averse to taking risks"; "loath to go on such short notice"; "clearly indisposed to grant their request"

scaffold collapse: a temporary arrangement erected around a building for convenience of workers; a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded); provide with a scaffold for support; "scaffold the building before painting it"

Eurasian collapse: a person of mixed European and Asian descent; relating to, or coming from, Europe and Asia; "His mother was Eurasian, and his father Chinese"; "the Eurasian landmass is the largest in the world"

ladino collapse

mestizo collapse: a person of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry)

mixed blood collapse

mulatto collapse: an offspring of a Black and a White parent

octoroon collapse: an offspring of a Quadroon and a White parent; a person who is one-eighth Black

quadroon collapse: an offspring of a Mulatto and a White parent; a person who is one-quarter Black

sambo collapse

tooling collapse

white elephant collapse: albinic Indian elephant; rare and sometimes venerated in east Asia; a valuable possession whose upkeep is excessively expensive

zambo collapse

detective collapse: a police officer who investigates crimes; an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public

breeze in collapse

activate collapse: make active or more active; "activate an old file"; make (substances) radioactive; aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter; make more adsorptive; "activate a metal"

betray collapse: reveal unintentionally; "Her smile betrayed her true feelings"; deliver to an enemy by treachery; "Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country"

at odds collapse

oxygenate collapse: impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen; "oxygenate blood"

shoot out collapse

shellfire collapse: shooting artillery shells

gunfight collapse: a fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten

circumvent collapse

Agnus Dei collapse: a liturgical prayer beginning with these Latin words; figure of a lamb; emblematic of Christ

vying collapse

competitive collapse: showing a fighting disposition; "highly competitive sales representative"; "militant in fighting for better wages for workers"; "his self-assertive and ubiquitous energy"; subscribing to capitalistic competition; involving competition or competitiveness; "competitive games"; "to improve one's competitive position"

virgule collapse

ripply collapse

potholed collapse

turn in collapse: make an entrance by turning from a road; "Turn in after you see the gate"

half breed collapse

granular collapse

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