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fagot collapse: a bundle of sticks and branches bound together; offensive terms for an openly homosexual man

clandestine collapse: conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance"

hasp collapse: a fastener for a door or lid; a hinged metal strap fits over a staple and is locked with a pin or padlock; secure or lock with a hasp

raven collapse: large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail; feed greedily; "The lions ravened the bodies"; prey on or hunt for; "These mammals predate certain eggs"; obtain or seize by violence

stead collapse: the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of"

whereabouts collapse: the general location where something is; "I questioned him about his whereabouts on the night of the crime"

spiritualize collapse: purify from the corrupting influences of the world; "During his stay at the ashram he was spiritualized"; give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense

hegira collapse: the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 which marked the beginning of the Muslim era; the Muslim calendar begins in that year

endways collapse: with the end forward or toward the observer; "houses built endways"; in or toward the direction of the ends; lengthwise; "endways pressure"; on end or upright; "sticks leaning against the wall endways"

collate collapse: compare critically; of texts; to assemble in proper sequence; "collate the papers"

gulp collapse: a large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single gulp"; a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing; utter or make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly; "He gulped for help after choking on a big piece of meat"; to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught; "The men gulped down their beers"

lock in collapse: place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape; "The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend"; "She locked her jewels in the safe"; close with or as if with a tight seal; "This vacuum pack locks in the flavor!"

elope collapse: run away secretly with one's beloved; "The young couple eloped and got married in Las Vegas"

rivet collapse: heavy pin having a head at one end and the other end being hammered flat after being passed through holes in the pieces that are fastened together; hold (someone's attention); "The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists"; fasten with a rivet or rivets

cave collapse: a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea; explore natural caves; hollow out as if making a cave or opening; "The river was caving the banks"

cell collapse: (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals; a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction; a room where a prisoner is kept; small room is which a monk or nun lives; any small compartment; "the cells of a honeycomb"; a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement

socket collapse: a receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted; receptacle where something (a pipe or probe or end of a bone) is inserted; a bony hollow into which a structure fits

devour collapse: eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches"; eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"; destroy completely; "Fire had devoured our home"; enjoy avidly; "She devoured his novels"

sew collapse: fasten by sewing; do needlework; create (clothes) with cloth; "Can the seamstress sew me a suit by next week?"

gobble collapse: the characteristic sound made by a turkey cock; make a gurgling sound, characteristic of turkeys; eat hastily without proper chewing; "Don't bolt your food!"

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