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circumcision collapse: the act of circumcising; surgical removal of the foreskin of males; the act of circumcising performed on males eight days after birth as a Jewish and Muslim religious rite; (Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Church) feast day celebrating the circumcision of Jesus; celebrated on January 1st

repudiate collapse: refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid; "The woman repudiated the divorce settlement"; reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust; "She repudiated the accusations"; refuse to recognize or pay; "repudiate a debt"

pleading collapse: (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding

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

magnet collapse: (physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field

sidelong collapse: inclining or directed to one side; "moved downward in a sidelong way" - Bram Stoker; to, toward or at one side; "darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face"; with the side toward someone or something; "seated sidelong to the window"- Nathaniel Hawthorne; on the side; "the plow lay sidelong on the ground"

padlock collapse: a detachable lock; has a hinged shackle that can be passed through the staple of a hasp or the links in a chain and then snapped shut; fasten with a padlock

bullion collapse: gold or silver in bars or ingots; a mass of precious metal

bar collapse: a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon; "there were bars in the windows to prevent escape"; an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal; "it was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar"; a counter where you can obtain food or drink; "he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar"; (law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried; "spectators were not allowed past the bar"; a heating element in an electric fire; "an electric fire with three bars"; a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises; a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore; "the boat ran aground on a submerged bar in the river"; (meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter; "unfortunately some writers have used bar for one dyne per square centimeter"; prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club"; secure with, or as if with, bars; "He barred the door"

harmful collapse: causing or capable of causing harm; "too much sun is harmful to the skin"; "harmful effects of smoking"; able or likely to do harm

apocalyptic collapse: prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom; of or relating to an apocalypse

sandbank collapse: a submerged bank of sand near a shore or in a river; can be exposed at low tide

infernal collapse: an inhabitant of hell; "his roar made the infernals quake"; being of a lower world of the dead; "infernal regions"; characteristic of or resembling hell; "infernal noise"; "infernal punishment"; of or pertaining to or characteristic of a very uncontrolled and intense fire; "infernal heat"

key signature collapse: the sharps or flats that follow the clef and indicate the key

unlucky collapse: having or bringing misfortune; "Friday the 13th is an unlucky date"

desk collapse: a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments

fret collapse: a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch; an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief); "there was a simple fret at the top of the walls"; agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams"; wear away or erode; decorate with an interlaced design; carve a pattern into; be agitated or irritated; "don't fret over these small details"; cause annoyance in; provide (a musical instrument) with frets; "fret a guitar"

island collapse: a zone or area resembling an island; a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

dishonest collapse: deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive; lacking truthfulness; "a dishonest answer"; lacking honesty and oblivious to what is honorable

prize collapse: something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery; "the prize was a free trip to Europe"; hold dear; "I prize these old photographs"

insidious collapse: working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way; "glaucoma is an insidious disease"; "a subtle poison"; intended to entrap; beguiling but harmful; "insidious pleasures"

inexpedient collapse: not suitable or advisable; "an inexpedient tactic"; not appropriate to the purpose

polecat collapse: dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened

deter collapse: try to prevent; show opposition to; "We should discourage this practice among our youth"

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