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blank check collapse: a check that has been signed but with the amount payable left blank

lido collapse: a recreational facility including a swimming pool for water sports

waterfront collapse: the area of a city (such as a harbor or dockyard) alongside a body of water

riviera collapse: a coastal area between La Spezia in Italy and Cannes in France; "the Riviera contains some of Europe's most popular resorts"

torrent collapse: a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid); "the houses were swept away in the torrent"

diggings collapse: temporary living quarters; an excavation for ore or precious stones or for archaeology

devastate collapse: overwhelm or overpower; "He was devastated by his grief when his son died"

means collapse: how a result is obtained or an end is achieved; "a means of control"; "an example is the best agency of instruction"; "the true way to success"; an instrumentality for accomplishing some end; considerable capital (wealth or income); "he is a man of means"

consume collapse: engage fully; "The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy"; serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"; use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"; spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not"; destroy completely; "The fire consumed the building"

ignore collapse: be ignorant of or in the dark about; refuse to acknowledge; "She cut him dead at the meeting"; fail to notice

highway robbery collapse: robbery of travellers on or near a public road; an exorbitant price; "what they are asking for gas these days is highway robbery"

imbibe collapse: receive into the mind and retain; "Imbibe ethical principles"

string out collapse: set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series; "the houses were strung out in a long row"

vandalize collapse: destroy wantonly, as through acts of vandalism; "vandalize the park"

lean on collapse: rest on for support; "you can lean on me if you get tired"

discount rate collapse: interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan; the rate of interest set by the Federal Reserve that member banks are charged when they borrow money through the Federal Reserve System

wear away collapse: diminish, as by friction; "Erosion wore away the surface"

renege collapse: fail to fulfill a promise or obligation; "She backed out of her promise"

garrison collapse: a fortified military post where troops are stationed; the troops who maintain and guard a fortified place; United States abolitionist who published an anti-slavery journal (1805-1879); station (troops) in a fort or garrison

gradient collapse: the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal; "a five-degree gradient"; a graded change in the magnitude of some physical quantity or dimension

arrow collapse: a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow; a mark to indicate a direction or relation

jowl collapse: a fullness and looseness of the flesh of the lower cheek and jaw (characteristic of aging)

believe collapse: accept as true; take to be true; "I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits"; credit with veracity; "You cannot believe this man"; "Should we believe a publication like the National Enquirer?"; follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer; "When you hear his sermons, you will be able to believe, too"; be confident about something; "I believe that he will come back from the war"

courser collapse: swift-footed terrestrial plover-like bird of southern Asia and Africa; related to the pratincoles; a dog trained for coursing; a huntsman who hunts small animals with fast dogs that use sight rather than scent to follow their prey

reposit collapse: put (something) in a place for storage; "the treasure found int he ancient tomb was reposited in the museum"

operating room collapse: a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations; "great care is taken to keep the operating rooms aseptic"

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