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gymnasium collapse: athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training

turf collapse: range of jurisdiction or influence; "a bureaucracy...chiefly concerned with turf...and protecting the retirement system"; the territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own; surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots; cover (the ground) with a surface layer of grass or grass roots

Rasputin collapse: Siberian peasant monk who was religious advisor in the court of Nicholas II; was assassinated by Russian noblemen who feared that his debauchery would weaken the monarchy (1872-1916)

Svengali collapse: the musician in a novel by George du Maurier who controls Trilby's singing hypnotically; someone (usually maleficent) who tries to persuade or force another person to do his bidding

circumnavigate collapse: travel around, either by plane or ship; "We compassed the earth"

prosecute collapse: carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion"; bring a criminal action against (in a trial); "The State of California prosecuted O.J. Simpson"; conduct a prosecution in a court of law

woo collapse: make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary"; seek someone's favor; "China is wooing Russia"

date collapse: sweet edible fruit of the date palm with a single long woody seed; a meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"; a participant in a date; "his date never stopped talking"; the present; "they are up to date"; "we haven't heard from them to date"; the specified day of the month; "what is the date today?"; a particular day specified as the time something happens; "the date of the election is set by law"; the particular day, month, or year (usually according to the Gregorian calendar) that an event occurred; "he tried to memorizes all the dates for his history class"; a particular but unspecified point in time; "they hoped to get together at an early date"; assign a date to; determine the (probable) date of; "Scientists often cannot date precisely archeological or prehistorical findings"; provide with a dateline; mark with a date; "She wrote the letter on Monday but she dated it Saturday so as not to reveal that she procrastinated"; stamp with a date; "The package is dated November 24"; go on a date with; "Tonight she is dating a former high school sweetheart"

kingmaker collapse: an important person who can bring leaders to power through the exercise of political influence; "the Earl of Warwick was the first kingmaker"

lobbyist collapse: someone who tries to persuade legislators to vote for bills that the lobbyists favor

loop collapse: a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane; an intrauterine device in the shape of a loop; a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied; the basic pattern of the human fingerprint; an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan); "he's no longer in the loop"; anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself); fasten or join with a loop; "He looped the watch through his belt"; make a loop in; "loop a rope"; fly loops, perform a loop; "the stunt pilot looped his plane"; move in loops; "The bicycle looped around the tree"

amicus curiae collapse: an adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a party to the case; usually someone who wants to influence the outcome of a lawsuit involving matters of wide public interest

department collapse: a specialized sphere of knowledge; "baking is not my department"; "his work established a new department of literature"; a specialized division of a large organization; "you'll find it in the hardware department"; "she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury"; the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France)

open sesame collapse: any very successful means of achieving a result; a magical command; used by Ali Baba

diamond collapse: a playing card in the minor suit that has one or more red rhombuses on it; "he led a small diamond"; "diamonds were trumps"; a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem; very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem

borderland collapse: district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area; "the Welsh marches between England and Wales"

bypass collapse: a road that takes traffic around the edge of a town; a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part); avoid something unpleasant or laborious; "You cannot bypass these rules!"

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