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financier collapse: a person skilled in large scale financial transactions; conduct financial operations, often in an unethical manner

momentous collapse: of very great significance; "deciding to drop the atom bomb was a very big decision"; "a momentous event"

inoculation collapse: taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease

polychromatic collapse: (of light or other electromagnetic radiation) composed of more than one wavelength; "polychromatic light"; having or exhibiting many colors

polychrome collapse: a piece of work composed of or decorated in many colors; color with many colors; make polychrome

name collapse: by the sanction or authority of; "halt in the name of the law"; a language unit by which a person or thing is known; "his name really is George Washington"; "those are two names for the same thing"; a defamatory or abusive word or phrase; family based on male descent; "he had no sons and there was no one to carry on his name"; a well-known or notable person; "they studied all the great names in the history of France"; "she is an important figure in modern music"; a person's reputation; "he wanted to protect his good name"; mention and identify by name; "name your accomplices!"; give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property; "Many senators were named in connection with the scandal"; "The almanac identifies the auspicious months"; assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader"; charge with a function; charge to be; "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club"

ball collapse: a pitch that is not in the strike zone; "he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him"; the game of baseball; round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner pocket"; a spherical object used as a plaything; "he played with his rubber ball in the bathtub"; a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass; "the ball at the base of the thumb"; "he stood on the balls of his feet"; a lavish dance requiring formal attire; a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"; the people assembled at a lavish formal dance; "the ball was already emptying out before the fire alarm sounded"; United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989); an object with a spherical shape; "a ball of fire"; form into a ball by winding or rolling; "ball wool"

prismatic collapse: exhibiting spectral colors formed by refraction of light through a prism; "prismatic light"; of or relating to or resembling or constituting a prism; "prismatic form"

improbability collapse: the quality of being improbable; "impossibility should never be confused with improbability"; "the improbability of such rare coincidences"

entrepreneur collapse: someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it

codicil collapse: a supplement to a will; a testamentary instrument intended to alter an already executed will

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

nabob collapse: a wealthy man (especially one who made his fortune in the Orient)

casualty collapse: a decrease of military personnel or equipment; someone injured or killed in an accident; someone injured or killed or captured or missing in a military engagement

technician collapse: someone whose occupation involves training in a specific technical process; someone known for high skill in some intellectual or artistic technique

sachem collapse: a chief of a North American tribe or confederation (especially an Algonquian chief); a political leader (especially of Tammany Hall)

potshot collapse: a shot taken at an easy or casual target (as by a pothunter); criticism aimed at an easy target and made without careful consideration; "reporters took potshots at the mayor"

baron collapse: a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron"; a British peer of the lowest rank; a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank

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