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priest collapse: a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders; a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion

knight collapse: a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa); originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit; raise (someone) to knighthood; "The Beatles were knighted"

hands collapse: (with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child; "my fate is in your hands"; "too much power in the president's hands"; "your guests are now in my custody"; "the mother was awarded custody of the children"

encore collapse: an extra or repeated performance; usually given in response to audience demand; request an encore, from a performer

intern collapse: an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term); work as an intern; "The young doctor is interning at the Medical Center this year"; deprive of freedom; "During WW II, Japanese were interned in camps in the West"

latitudinarian collapse: a person who is broad-minded and tolerant (especially in standards of religious belief and conduct)

detective collapse: a police officer who investigates crimes; an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public

ballyhoo collapse: blatant or sensational promotion; advertize noisily or blatantly

scriptwriter collapse: someone who writes scripts for plays or movies or broadcast dramas

Tammany Hall collapse: a political organization within the Democratic Party in New York City (late 1800's and early 1900's) seeking political control by corruption and bossism

jewel collapse: a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry; a person who is a brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry

outsize collapse: an unusual garment size (especially one that is very large); larger than normal for its kind

master collapse: an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made; an authority qualified to teach apprentices; directs the work of other; someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution; an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship; have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of; "Do you control these data?"; be or become completely proficient or skilled in; "She mastered Japanese in less than two years"

Flying Dutchman collapse: a phantom ship that is said to appear in storms near the Cape of Good Hope; the captain of a phantom ship (the Flying Dutchman) who was condemned to sail against the wind until Judgment Day

in unison collapse: at the same pitch; "they sang in unison"; speaking or singing at the same time; simultaneously; "they shouted `Yes!' in unison"; "they responded in chorus to the teacher's questions"; in complete agreement; "my feelings about the matter are in unison with yours"

captive collapse: an animal that is confined; a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion; giving or marked by complete attention to; "that engrossed look or rapt delight"; "then wrapped in dreams"; "so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"- Walter de la Mare; "rapt with wonder"; "wrapped in thought"; in captivity

pater collapse: an informal use of the Latin word for father; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously

follower collapse: a person who accepts the leadership of another; someone who travels behind or pursues another

rationale collapse: (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature); "the rationale for capital punishment"; "the principles of internal-combustion engines"

sword collapse: a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

player collapse: a person who participates in or is skilled at some game; an important participant (as in a business deal); "he was a major player in setting up the corporation"

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