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sing collapse: to make melodious sounds; "The nightingale was singing"; produce tones with the voice; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well"; deliver by singing; "Sing Christmas carols"

complain collapse: make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge; "The plaintiff's lawyer complained that he defendant had physically abused his client"; express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about"

voluntary collapse: composition (often improvised) for a solo instrument (especially solo organ) and not a regular part of a religious service or musical performance; of your own free will or design; not forced or compelled; "man is a voluntary agent"; "participation was voluntary"; "voluntary manslaughter"; "voluntary generosity in times of disaster"; "voluntary social workers"; "a voluntary confession"; controlled by individual volition; "voluntary motions"; "voluntary muscles"

word collapse: a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning"; a brief statement; "he didn't say a word about it"; a verbal command for action; "when I give the word, charge!"; a word is a string of bits stored in computer memory; "large computers use words up to 64 bits long"

annunciation collapse: (Christianity) the announcement to the Virgin Mary by the angel Gabriel of the incarnation of Christ; a festival commemorating the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland

oracle collapse: a shrine where an oracular god is consulted; a prophecy (usually obscure or allegorical) revealed by a priest or priestess; believed to be infallible

capitalize collapse: convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital; consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses; compute the present value of a business or an income; write in capital letters; draw advantages from; "he is capitalizing on her mistake"; "she took advantage of his absence to meet her lover"; supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders

indictment collapse: a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense; an accusation of wrongdoing; "the book is an indictment of modern philosophy"

arraignment collapse: a legal document calling someone to court to answer an indictment

special delivery collapse: mail that is delivered by a special carrier (for an additional charge)

mailing list collapse: a list of names and addresses to which advertising material is mailed

rubric collapse: category name; "it is usually discussed under the rubric of `functional obesity'"; a title or heading that is printed in red or in a special type; an authoritative rule of conduct or procedure; directions for the conduct of Christian church services (often printed in red in a prayer book); adorn with ruby red color

market value collapse: the price at which buyers and sellers trade the item in an open marketplace

par value collapse: the value of a security that is set by the company issuing it; unrelated to market value

clink collapse: make a high sound typical of glass; "champagne glasses clinked to make a toast"

instruct collapse: give instructions or directions for some task; "She instructed the students to work on their pronunciation"; make aware of; "Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?"

insinuate collapse: introduce or insert (oneself) in a subtle manner; "He insinuated himself into the conversation of the people at the nearby table"

enlightenment collapse: education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge; a movement in the 18th century that advocated the use of reason in the reappraisal of accepted ideas and social institutions

library collapse: a depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study; a room where books are kept; "they had brandy in the library"; a building that houses a collection of books and other materials; (computing) a collection of standard programs and subroutines that are stored and available for immediate use; a collection of literary documents or records kept for reference or borrowing

time and motion study collapse: an analysis of a specific job in an effort to find the most efficient method in terms of time and effort

longhand collapse: rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper; having words written out in full by hand; "longhand writing"

know collapse: the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people; "he is always in the know"; be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object; "She doesn't know this composer"; "Do you know my sister?"; "We know this movie"; "I know him under a different name"; "This flower is known as a Peruvian Lily"; be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about; "I know that the President lied to the people"; "I want to know who is winning the game!"; "I know it's time"; be aware of the truth of something; have a belief or faith in something; regard as true beyond any doubt; "I know that I left the key on the table"; "Galileo knew that the earth moves around the sun"; know how to do or perform something; "She knows how to knit"; "Does your husband know how to cook?"; have fixed in the mind; "I know Latin"; "This student knows her irregular verbs"; "Do you know the poem well enough to recite it?"; have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations; "I know the feeling!"; "have you ever known hunger?"; "I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict"; "The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare"; "I lived through two divorces"; perceive as familiar; "I know this voice!"; be able to distinguish, recognize as being different; "The child knows right from wrong"; know the nature or character of; "we all knew her as a big show-off"

manifesto collapse: a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government)

datum collapse: an item of factual information derived from measurement or research

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