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refrigerate collapse: cool or chill in or as if in a refrigerator; "refrigerate this medicine"; preserve by chilling; "many foods must be refrigerated or else they will spoil"

flying start collapse: a quick and auspicious beginning; a racing start in which the contestants are already in full motion when they pass the starting line

electronics collapse: the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices

oscillate collapse: move or swing from side to side regularly; "the needle on the meter was oscillating"

undulate collapse: having a wavy margin and rippled surface; increase and decrease in volume or pitch, as if in waves; "The singer's voice undulated"

nuclear physics collapse: the branch of physics that studies the internal structure of atomic nuclei

smile collapse: a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement; change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure; express with a smile; "She smiled her thanks"

blast collapse: a very long fly ball; an explosion (as of dynamite); use explosives on; "The enemy has been shelling us all day"; make a strident sound; "She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone"

alpha collapse: the 1st letter of the Greek alphabet; the beginning of a series or sequence; "the Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end"--Revelations; early testing stage of a software or hardware product; "alpha version"; first in order of importance; "the alpha male in the group of chimpanzees"; "the alpha star in a constellation is the brightest or main star"

snipe collapse: a gunshot from a concealed location; Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks; hunt or shoot snipe

dehydrate collapse: remove water from; "All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me"; preserve by removing all water and liquids from; "carry dehydrated food on your camping trip"

wireless collapse: transmission by radio waves; having no wires; "a wireless security system"

winter collapse: the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox; spend the winter; "We wintered on the Riviera"; "Shackleton's men overwintered on Elephant Island"

battle fatigue collapse: a mental disorder caused by stress of active warfare

burner collapse: an apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse); "a diesel engine is an oil burner"; the heating elements of a stove or range on which pots and pans are placed for cooking; "the electric range had one large burner and three smaller one"

nudge collapse: a slight push or shake; push into action by pestering or annoying gently; to push against gently; "She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant"

antagonize collapse: provoke the hostility of; "Don't antagonize your boss"; act in opposition to

radio receiver collapse: an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals

stove collapse: any heating apparatus; a kitchen appliance used for cooking food; "dinner was already on the stove"

speak collapse: use language; "the baby talks already"; "the prisoner won't speak"; "they speak a strange dialect"; make a characteristic or natural sound; "The drums spoke"

palpitate collapse: beat rapidly; "His heart palpitated"; cause to throb or beat rapidly; "Her violent feelings palpitated the young woman's heart"

rise collapse: the act of changing location in an upward direction; an increase in cost; "they asked for a 10% rise in rates"; a growth in strength or number or importance; a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"; increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year"; rise in rank or status; "Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list"; exert oneself to meet a challenge; "rise to a challenge"; "rise to the occasion"; become heartened or elated; "Her spirits rose when she heard the good news"; move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"; come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends"; increase in volume; "the dough rose slowly in the warm room"; rise up; "The building rose before them"

mummify collapse: dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture; "a mummified body was found"; remove the organs and dry out (a dead body) in order to preserve it; "Th Egyptians mummified their pharaohs"; preserve while making lifeless; "mummified ideas and institutions should be gotten rid of"

discountenance collapse: show disapproval by discouraging; "any measure tending to fuse invalids into a class with special privileges should be discountenanced"; look with disfavor on; "The republic soon discountenanced its few friends"

irradiate collapse: expose to radiation; "irradiate food"; cast rays of light upon

cannonade collapse: intense and continuous artillery fire; attack with canons or artillery

brandish collapse: move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun"; exhibit aggressively; "brandish a sword"

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