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raddle collapse: mark or paint with raddle; twist or braid together, interlace

wattle collapse: framework consisting of stakes interwoven with branches to form a fence; a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards; interlace to form wattle; build of or with wattle

lay over collapse: interrupt a journey temporarily, e.g., overnight; "We had to stop over in Venezuela on our flight back from Brazil"

sort collapse: an approximate definition or example; "she wore a sort of magenta dress"; "she served a creamy sort of dessert thing"; a person of a particular character or nature; "what sort of person is he?"; "he's a good sort"; an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion; "the bottleneck in mail delivery it the process of sorting"

disguise collapse: the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance; "he is a master of disguise"; any attire that modifies the appearance in order to conceal the wearer's identity; an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something; "the theatrical notion of disguise is always associated with catastrophe in his stories"; make unrecognizable; "The herb disguises the garlic taste"; "We disguised our faces before robbing the bank"

excuse collapse: a note explaining an absence; "he had to get his mother to write an excuse for him"; a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.; "he kept finding excuses to stay"; "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"; "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable"; excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with; "excuse someone's behavior"; "She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities"; serve as a reason or cause or justification of; "Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work"; "Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again"; grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this class"; ask for permission to be released from an engagement; accept an excuse for; "Please excuse my dirty hands"

incognito collapse: without revealing one's identity; "in Holland he lived incognito as a carpenter in the shipyards of the East India company"

fend collapse: try to manage without help; "The youngsters had to fend for themselves after their parents died"

windshield collapse: transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehicle

seat belt collapse: a safety belt used in a car or plane to hold you in your seat in case of an accident

lightning rod collapse: a metallic conductor that is attached to a high point and leads to the ground; protects the building from destruction by lightning; someone who is a frequent target of negative reactions and serves to distract attention from another

palladium collapse: a silver-white metallic element of the platinum group that resembles platinum; occurs in some copper and nickel ores; does not tarnish at ordinary temperatures and is used (alloyed with gold) in jewelry

pretension collapse: a false or unsupportable quality; the advancing of a claim; "his pretension to the crown"; "the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort"

feint collapse: any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack); deceive by a mock action; "The midfielder feinted to shoot"

overshadow collapse: cast a shadow upon; "The tall tree overshadowed the house"; "The tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness"; exceed in importance; outweigh; "This problem overshadows our lives right now"

counterweight collapse: a weight that balances another weight; constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to

sublimate collapse: the product of vaporization of a solid; direct energy or urges into useful activities

distill collapse: give off (a liquid); "The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound"; undergo the process of distillation; extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence of this compound"

woodcut collapse: engraving consisting of a block of wood with a design cut into it; used to make prints; a print made from a woodcut

cull collapse: the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality; remove something that has been rejected; "cull the sick members of the herd"

filigree collapse: delicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or silver or other fine twisted wire); make filigree, as with a precious metal

hub collapse: the central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc) through which the shaft or axle passes; a center of activity or interest or commerce or transportation; a focal point around which events revolve; "the playground is the hub of parental supervision"; "the airport is the economic hub of the area"

clarify collapse: make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating; "clarify the butter"; "clarify beer"; make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"

subterfuge collapse: something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity; "he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge"; "the holding company was just a blind"

semblance collapse: an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading; "he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity"; "he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction"; "the situation soon took on a different color"

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