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unused collapse: infrequently exposed to; "feet unused to shoes"; not yet put into use; "we bought an unused car for a change"

procurator collapse: (ancient Rome) someone employed by the Roman Emperor to manage finance and taxes

nihilist collapse: someone who rejects all theories of morality or religious belief

halcyon collapse: a mythical bird said to breed at the time of the winter solstice in a nest floating on the sea and to have the power of calming the winds and waves; a large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World; idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity; "a halcyon atmosphere"

labor collapse: productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill"; a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages; "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field"; undergo the efforts of childbirth; work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"

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"

tinker collapse: formerly a person (traditionally a Gypsy) who traveled from place to place mending pots and kettles and other metal utensils as a way to earn a living; a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts; try to fix or mend; "Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right"; "She always fiddles with her van on the weekend"; work as a tinker or tinkerer

salmon collapse: any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn; flesh of any of various marine or freshwater fish of the family Salmonidae; a tributary of the Snake River in Idaho

coauthor collapse: a writer who collaborates with others in writing something

childlike collapse: befitting a young child; "childlike charm"; exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity; "childlike trust"; "dewy-eyed innocence"; "listened in round-eyed wonder"

fresh collapse: improperly forward or bold; "don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers"; "Don't get wise with me!"; not yet used or soiled; "a fresh shirt"; "a fresh sheet of paper"; "an unused envelope"; recently made, produced, or harvested; "fresh bread"; "a fresh scent"; not rotten; not canned or otherwise preserved; "fresh vegetables"; not containing or composed of salt water; "fresh water"; (of a cycle) beginning or occurring again; "a fresh start"; "fresh ideas"; original and of a kind not seen before; "the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem"; not soured or preserved; "sweet milk"; with restored energy; having recently calved and therefore able to give milk; "the cow is fresh"

lid collapse: a movable top or cover (hinged or separate) for closing the opening of a container

squirt collapse: wet with a spurt of liquid; "spurt the wall with water"; cause to come out in a squirt; "the boy squirted water at his little sister"

inward collapse: relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts; "a concern with inward reflections"; toward the center or interior; "move the needle further inwards!"

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

favorable collapse: occurring at a convenient or suitable time; "an opportune time to receive guests"; (of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitate; "the days were fair and the winds were favorable"; encouraging or approving or pleasing; "a favorable reply"; "he received a favorable rating"; "listened with a favorable ear"; "made a favorable impression"; favorably disposed; not antagonistic; "a government favorable to our interests"

conceptual collapse: being or characterized by concepts or their formation; "conceptual discussions"; "the schizophrenic loses ability to abstract or do conceptual thinking"; "sex is a notional category, gender is a grammatical category"

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"

flash in the pan collapse: someone who enjoys transient success but then fails

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"

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

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

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