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utensil collapse: an implement for practical use (especially in a household)

automatic collapse: operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control; "automatic transmission"; "a budget deficit that caused automatic spending cuts"; like the unthinking functioning of a machine; "an automatic `thank you'"; "machinelike efficiency"; without volition or conscious control; "the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light"; "a reflex knee jerk"; "sneezing is reflexive"

automatism collapse: any reaction that occurs automatically without conscious thought or reflection (especially the undirected behavior seen in psychomotor epilepsy)

red herring collapse: any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue; a dried and smoked herring having a reddish color

mechanism collapse: the technical aspects of doing something; "a mechanism of social control"; "mechanisms of communication"; "the mechanics of prose style"; device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function; (philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes; a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function; "the mechanism of the ear"; "the mechanism of infection"; the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction; "he determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical reactions"

pill collapse: a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet; something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size; a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception; something unpleasant or offensive that must be tolerated or endured; "his competitor's success was a bitter pill to take"; a unpleasant or tiresome person

self-winding collapse: designed so that manual winding is unnecessary; "a self-winding watch"

musket collapse: a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel; formerly used by infantrymen

revolver collapse: a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)

firearm collapse: a portable gun; "he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster"

instrumentality collapse: an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end; the quality of being instrumental for some purpose; a subsidiary organ of government created for a special purpose; "are the judicial instrumentalities of local governments adequate?"; "he studied the French instrumentalities for law enforcement"

apparatus collapse: equipment designed to serve a specific function; (anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function; "the breathing apparatus"

shotgun collapse: firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges

contraceptive collapse: an agent or device intended to prevent conception; capable of preventing conception or impregnation; "contraceptive devices and medications"

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