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magnet collapse: (physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field

bellow collapse: a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his bellow filled the hallway"; United States novelist (born in Canada in 1915); make a loud noise, as of animal; "The bull bellowed"

eye opener collapse: something surprising and revealing; an alcoholic drink intended to wake one up early in the morning

leave behind collapse: depart and not take along; "He left behind all his possessions when he moved to Europe"

nitpick collapse: be overly critical; criticize minor details

pitfall collapse: an unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty

pettifog collapse

espouse collapse: take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own; "She embraced Catholicism"; "They adopted the Jewish faith"

sweetie collapse

hit collapse: (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball); "he came all the way around on Williams' hit"; a conspicuous success; "that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career"; "that new Broadway show is a real smasher"; "the party went with a bang"; the act of contacting one thing with another; "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit"; a connection made via the internet to another website; "WordNet gets many hits from users worldwide"; a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate; "it has all the earmarks of a Mafia hit"; a dose of a narcotic drug; pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars"; hit the intended target or goal; consume to excess; "hit the bottle"; affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely; "We were hit by really bad weather"; "He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager"; "The earthquake struck at midnight"; hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow"; deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"; cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"; drive something violently into a location; "he hit his fist on the table"; "she struck her head on the low ceiling"; cause to experience suddenly; "Panic struck me"; "An interesting idea hit her"; "A thought came to me"; "The thought struck terror in our minds"; "They were struck with fear"

slogan collapse

grasp collapse: hold firmly

wheel collapse: a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines); a circular helm to control the rudder of a vessel; forces that provide energy and direction; "the wheels of government began to turn"; move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle; "The President's convoy rolled past the crowds"; change directions as if revolving on a pivot; "They wheeled their horses around and left"; wheel somebody or something

discover collapse: make a discovery; "She found that he had lied to her"; "The story is false, so far as I can discover"; make a discovery, make a new finding; "Roentgen discovered X-rays"; "Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle"; see for the first time; make a discovery; "Who discovered the North Pole?"

catchword collapse

errata collapse

flyleaf collapse: a blank leaf in the front of back of a book

endpaper collapse

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"

inconstancy collapse: the quality of being changeable and variable

lure collapse: qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward

OD collapse

bombshell collapse: an explosive bomb or artillery shell; a shocking surprise; "news of the attack came like a bombshell"; an entertainer who has a sensational effect; "she was a blonde bombshell"

proviso collapse

saving clause collapse

strike collapse: (baseball) a pitch that the batter swings at and misses, or that the batter hits into foul territory, or that the batter does not swing at but the umpire judges to be in the area over home plate and between the batter's knees and shoulders; "this pitcher throws more strikes than balls"; a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball; "he finished with three strikes in the tenth frame"; an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective; "the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn"; a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions; "the strike lasted more than a month before it was settled"; cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp; "strike an arc"; arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing; "strike a balance"; "strike a bargain"; indicate (a certain time) by striking; "The clock struck midnight"; "Just when I entered, the clock struck"; make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target; "The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939"; "We must strike the enemy's oil fields"; "in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2"; produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically; "The pianist strikes a middle C"; "strike `z' on the keyboard"; "her comments struck a sour note"; pierce with force; "The bullet struck her thigh"; "The icy wind struck through our coats"; deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead"; remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line; "Please strike this remark from the record"; "scratch that remark"; produce by ignition or a blow; "strike fire from the flintstone"; "strike a match"; stop work in order to press demands; "The auto workers are striking for higher wages"; "The employees walked out when their demand for better benefits was not met"

insist upon collapse

suspicion collapse: being of a suspicious nature; "his suspiciousness destroyed his marriage"; the state of being suspected; "he tried to shield me from suspicion"

limn collapse

noose collapse: a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled; secure with a noose; make a noose in or of

scull collapse: a racing shell that is propelled by sculls; each of a pair of short oars that are used by a single oarsman; a long oar that is mounted at the stern of a boat and moved left and right to propel the boat forward; propel with sculls; "scull the boat"

click collapse: depression of a button on a computer mouse; "a click on the right button for example"; become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions; "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow"; produce a click; "Xhosa speakers click"; make a clicking or ticking sound; "The clock ticked away"

chauffeur collapse: a man paid to drive a privately owned car

prehension collapse

savvy collapse

thumb collapse: the part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb; the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb

dirty trick collapse: an unkind or aggressive trick

desideratum collapse: something desired as a necessity; "the desiderata for a vacation are time and money"

punt collapse: (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground; "the punt traveled 50 yards"; "punting is an important part of the game"; an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole; propel with a pole; "pole barges on the river"; "We went punting in Cambridge"; kick the ball

symbolize collapse: represent or identify by using a symbol; use symbols; "The poet symbolizes love in this poem"; "These painters believed that artists should symbolize"

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