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rocker collapse: a curved support that permits the supported object to rock to and fro; an ice skate with a curved blade; a trough that can be rocked back and forth; used by gold miners to shake auriferous earth in water in order to separate the gold; a teenager or young adult in the 1960s who wore leather jackets and rode motorcycles; a performer or composer or fan of rock music; an attendant who rocks a child in a cradle

trampoline collapse: gymnastic apparatus consisting of a strong canvas sheet attached with springs to a metal frame; used for tumbling

jacks collapse: a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball

pinwheel collapse: a toy consisting of vanes of colored paper or plastic that is pinned to a stick and spins when it is pointed into the wind; a wheel that has numerous pins that are set at right angles to its rim; "he spun the pinwheel and it stopped with the pointer on `Go'"; perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels

casebook collapse: a book in which detailed written records of a case are kept and which are a source of information for subsequent work; according to or characteristic of a casebook or textbook; typical; "a casebook schizophrenic"; "a textbook example"

pendulum collapse: an apparatus consisting of an object mounted so that it swings freely under the influence of gravity

hobbyhorse collapse: a topic to which one constantly reverts; "don't get him started on his hobbyhorse"

dollhouse collapse: a small model of a house used as a toy by children; a house so small that it is likened to a child's plaything

manual collapse: a small handbook; requiring human effort; "a manual transmission"; of or relating to the hands; "manual dexterity"

workbook collapse: a student's book or booklet containing problems with spaces for solving them

grammar collapse: the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics or morphology)

gum collapse: any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying; exude or form gum; "these trees gum in the Spring"; become sticky; cover, fill, fix or smear with or as if with gum; "if you gum the tape it is stronger"

elastic collapse: a fabric made of yarns containing an elastic material; capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy; "an elastic band"; "a youthful and elastic walk"; able to adjust readily to different conditions; "an adaptable person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a contract"

exchange collapse: (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value; "the endgame began after the exchange of queens"; (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop; "black lost the exchange"; reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money especially the currencies of different countries; "he earns his living from the interchange of currency"; the act of giving something in return for something received; "deductible losses on sales or exchanges of property are allowable"; the act of changing one thing for another thing; "Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience"; "there was an exchange of prisoners"; a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members; a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one); "they had a bitter exchange"; chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another; give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year"; hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent; "exchange prisoners"; "exchange employees between branches of the company"

rubber collapse: an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products; any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber; returned for lack of funds; "a rubber check"; "a no-good check"

sport collapse: the occupation of athletes who compete for pay; an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition; someone who engages in sports; a person known for the way she (or he) behaves when teased or defeated or subjected to trying circumstances; "a good sport"; "a poor sport"; (Maine colloquial) a temporary summer resident of Maine; wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner; "she was sporting a new hat"

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