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pry collapse: be nosey; "Don't pry into my personal matters!"; to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock", "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail"; make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry; "They pried the information out of him"

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

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"

segregation collapse: the act of segregating or sequestering; "sequestration of the jury"; a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups; (genetics) the separation of paired alleles during meiosis so that members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes

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

stranger collapse: anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

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"

dysphasia collapse: an impairment of language (especially speech production) that is usually due to brain damage

orchestra collapse: seating on the main floor in a theater; a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players

ink collapse: dark protective fluid ejected into the water by cuttlefish and other cephalopods; a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing; fill with ink; "ink a pen"; append one's signature to; "They inked the contract"

caw collapse: the sound made by corvine birds; utter a cry, characteristic of crows, rooks, or ravens

grid collapse: a cooking utensil of parallel metal bars; used to grill fish or meat; an electrode placed between the cathode and anode of a vacuum tube to control the flow of electrons through the tube; a network of horizontal and vertical lines that provide coordinates for locating points on an image

persona non grata collapse: a diplomat who is unacceptable to the government to which he is sent

crow collapse: black birds having a raucous call; a Siouan language spoken by the Crow; the cry of a cock (or an imitation of it); a member of the Siouan people formerly living in eastern Montana; express pleasure verbally; "She crowed with joy"; utter shrill sounds; "The cocks crowed all morning"

parochialism collapse: a limitation of views or interests like that defined by a local parish

laughter collapse: the activity of laughing; the manifestation of joy or mirth or scorn; "he enjoyed the laughter of the crowd"

privacy collapse: the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others; the condition of being concealed or hidden

delight collapse: a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction; "his delight to see her was obvious to all"; take delight in; "he delights in his granddaughter"

burst out collapse: give sudden release to an expression; "We burst out laughing"; "'I hate you,' she burst out"

night collapse: darkness; "it vanished into the night"; the dark part of the diurnal cycle considered a time unit; "three nights later he collapsed"; the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside; the time between sunset and midnight; "he watched television every night"; the period spent sleeping; "I had a restless night"; a period of ignorance or backwardness or gloom; a shortening of nightfall; "they worked from morning to night"

quack collapse: the harsh sound of a duck; an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice; act as a medical quack or a charlatan; utter quacking noises; "The ducks quacked"

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