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litany collapse: a prayer consisting of a series of invocations by the priest with responses from the congregation; any long and tedious address or recital; "the patient recited a litany of complaints"; "a litany of failures"

vow collapse: a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner; "they took vows of poverty"; make a vow; promise; "He vowed never to drink alcohol again"; dedicate to a deity by a vow

sidelight collapse: light carried by a boat that indicates the boat's direction; vessels at night carry a red light on the port bow and a green light on the starboard bow

handout collapse: giving money or food or clothing to a needy person; an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation

walk of life collapse: careers in general; "it happens in all walks of life"

road map collapse: a map showing roads (for automobile travel); a detailed plan or explanation to guide you in setting standards or determining a course of action; "the president said he had a road map for normalizing relations with Vietnam"

lining collapse: the act of attaching an inside lining (to a garment or curtain etc.); providing something with a surface of a different material; a protective covering that protects an inside surface

catalog collapse: a book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things; "he found it in the Sears catalog"; a complete list of things; usually arranged systematically; "it does not pretend to be a catalogue of his achievements"

publication collapse: the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution; the communication of something to the public; making information generally known; a copy of a printed work offered for distribution

bulletin collapse: a brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast); make public by bulletin

writing collapse: the activity of putting something in written form; "she did the thinking while he did the writing"; the act of creating written works; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship"; letters or symbols written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language; "he turned the paper over so the writing wouldn't show"; "the doctor's writing was illegible"; the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect); "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing"; (usually plural) the collected work of an author; "the idea occurs with increasing frequency in Hemingway's writings"

testify collapse: give testimony in a court of law; provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence"

ordinal collapse: being or denoting a numerical order in a series; "ordinal numbers"; "held an ordinal rank of seventh"; of or relating to a taxonomic order; "family and ordinal names of animals and plants"

hooker collapse: (rugby) the player in the middle of the front row of the scrum who tries to capture the ball with the foot; a golfer whose shots typically curve left (for right-handed golfers); English theologian (1554-1600); United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879)

arraign collapse: accuse of a wrong or an inadequacy; call before a court to answer an indictment

packet collapse: a small package or bundle; (computer science) a message or message fragment

collective bargaining collapse: negotiation between an employer and trade union

accuse collapse: bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "He charged the man with spousal abuse"

scholarship collapse: financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit

log collapse: measuring instrument that consists of a float that trails from a ship by a knotted line in order to measure the ship's speed through the water; a written record of events on a voyage (of a ship or plane); a written record of messages sent or received; "they kept a log of all transmission by the radio station"; "an email log"; a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches; enter into a log, as on ships and planes; cut lumber, as in woods and forests

printing collapse: the business of producing printed material for sale or distribution; text handwritten in the style of printed matter; reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication

vouch collapse: give supporting evidence; "He vouched his words by his deeds"; summon (a vouchee) into court to warrant or defend a title; give personal assurance; guarantee; "Will he vouch for me?"

hull collapse: the frame or body of ship; a large fishing port in northeastern England; United States diplomat who did the groundwork for creating the United Nations (1871-1955); United States naval officer who commanded the `Constitution' during the War of 1812 and won a series of brilliant victories against the British (1773-1843); persistent enlarged calyx at base of e.g. a strawberry or raspberry; dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut; remove the hulls from; "hull the berries"

swear collapse: promise solemnly; take an oath; make a deposition; declare under oath

gamesmanship collapse: the use of dubious (although not technically illegal) methods to win a game

docket collapse: (law) the calendar of a court; the list of cases to be tried or a summary of the court's activities; make a summary or abstract of a legal document and inscribe it in a list; place on the docket for legal action; "Only 5 of the 120 cases docketed were tried"

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