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purple collapse: a purple color or pigment; of imperial status; "he was born to the purple"; of a color intermediate between red and blue; color purple; become purple

culminate collapse: rise to, or form, a summit; "The helmet culminated in a crest"; bring to a head or to the highest point; "Seurat culminated pointillism"; end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage; "The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace"; reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial body; reach the highest or most decisive point

firecracker collapse: firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing

rod collapse: any rod-shaped bacterium; a long thin implement made of metal or wood; visual receptor cell sensitive to dim light

respectful collapse: full of or exhibiting respect; "respectful behavior"; "a respectful glance"; feeling or manifesting veneration

immersion collapse: a form of baptism in which part or all of a person's body is submerged

predominate collapse: be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood"

finalize collapse: make final; put the last touches on; put into final form; "let's finalize the proposal"

ceremonious collapse: rigidly formal or bound by convention; "their ceremonious greetings did not seem heartfelt"

baptism collapse: a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth; "most churches baptize infants but some insist on adult baptism"

belly collapse: the underpart of the body of certain vertebrates such as snakes or fish; a protruding abdomen; the hollow inside of something; "in the belly of the ship"; a part that bulges deeply; "the belly of a sail"; swell out or bulge out

armored collapse: protected by armor (used of persons or things military); used of animals; provided with protective covering; equipped with the complete arms and armor of a warrior

ironclad collapse: a wooden warship of the 19th century that is plated with iron or steel armor; inflexibly entrenched and unchangeable; "brassbound traditions"; "brassbound party loyalists"; "an ironclad rule"; sheathed in iron plates for protection

bladder collapse: a bag that fills with air; a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or gas)

courteous collapse: characterized by courtesy and gracious good manners; "if a man be gracious and courteous to strangers it shows he is a citizen of the world"-Francis Bacon; exhibiting courtesy and politeness; "a nice gesture"

hood collapse: protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine; "there are powerful engines under the hoods of new cars"; "the mechanic removed the cowling in order to repair the plane's engine"; a headdress that protects the head and face; the folding roof of a carriage; metal covering leading to a vent that exhausts smoke or fumes; an aggressive and violent young criminal; cover with a hood; "The bandits were hooded"

orb collapse: move in an orbit; "The moon orbits around the Earth"; "The planets are orbiting the sun"; "electrons orbit the nucleus"

beard collapse: hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals; the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face; a person who diverts suspicion from someone (especially a woman who accompanies a male homosexual in order to conceal his homosexuality); a tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such as iris or grasses; go along the rim, like a beard around the chin; "Houses bearded the top of the heights"

overlay collapse: put something on top of something else; "cover the meat with a lot of gravy"

honorific collapse: an expression of respect; "the Japanese use many honorifics"; conferring or showing honor or respect; "honorific social status commonly attaches to membership in a recognized profession"

boot collapse: a form of foot torture in which the feet are encased in iron and slowly crushed; footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg; British term for the luggage compartment in a car; an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg; protective casing for something that resembles a leg; cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes; "boot your computer"; kick; give a boot to

surpass collapse: be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class"

dutiful collapse: willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect; "a dutiful child"; "a dutiful citizen"; "Patient Griselda was a chaste and duteous wife";

skirt collapse: a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women; cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist; pass around or about; move along the border; "The boat skirted the coast"; form the edge of

collar collapse: a figurative restraint; "asked for a collar on program trading in the stock market"; "kept a tight leash on his emotions"; "he's always gotten a long leash"; a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over; a band of leather or rope that is placed around an animal's neck as a harness or to identify it; the stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot; take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"; furnish with a collar; "collar the dog"; seize by the neck or collar

exceed collapse: go beyond; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year"; go beyond; "Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds"

baton collapse: a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir; a hollow cylinder passed from runner to runner in a relay race; a hollow metal rod that is wielded or twirled by a drum major or drum majorette; a short staff carried by some officials to symbolize an office or an authority

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