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toothed collapse: having teeth especially of a certain number or type; often used in combination; "saw-toothed"

thistle collapse: any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves

intaglio collapse: glyptic art consisting of a sunken or depressed engraving or carving on a stone or gem (as opposed to cameo)

syringe collapse: a medical instrument used to inject or withdraw fluids; spray or irrigate (a body part) with a syringe

compass collapse: navigational instrument for finding directions; drafting instrument used for drawing circles; the limit of capability; "within the compass of education"; bring about; accomplish; "This writer attempts more than his talents can compass"

vector collapse: a variable quantity that can be resolved into components; any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease; "mosquitos are vectors of malaria and yellow fever"; "fleas are vectors of the plague"; "aphids are transmitters of plant diseases"; "when medical scientists talk about vectors they are usually talking about insects"; a straight line segment whose length is magnitude and whose orientation in space is direction

azimuth collapse: the azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian

economically collapse: with respect to economic science; "economically this proposal makes no sense"; with respect to the economic system; "economically the country is worse off"

direction collapse: a general course along which something has a tendency to develop; "I couldn't follow the direction of his thoughts"; "his ideals determined the direction of his career"; "they proposed a new direction for the firm"; a message describing how something is to be done; "he gave directions faster than she could follow them"; a line leading to a place or point; "he looked the other direction"; "didn't know the way home"; the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves; "he checked the direction and velocity of the wind"

south collapse: any region lying in or toward the south; the region of the United States lying south of the Mason-Dixon line; the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees; situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south; "the south entrance"; in a southern direction; "we moved south"

north collapse: any region lying in or toward the north; the region of the United States lying north of the Mason-Dixon line; British statesman under George III whose policies led to rebellion in the American colonies (1732-1792); the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees; the direction in which a compass needle points; situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north; "artists like north light"; "the north portico"; in a northern direction; "they earn more up north"; "Let's go north!"

southwest collapse: the southwestern region of the United States; the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees; situated in or oriented toward the southwest; to, toward, or in the southwest

northwest collapse: the northwestern region of the United States; the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees; to, toward, or in the northwest

northeast collapse: the northeastern region of the United States; the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees; to, toward, or in the northeast

southeast collapse: the southeastern region of the United States; the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees; situated in or oriented toward the southeast; to, toward, or in the southeast

horny collapse: having horns or hornlike projections; "horny coral"; "horny (or horned) frog"

nettle collapse: any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae); sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation

envelop collapse: enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering; "Fog enveloped the house"

curtly collapse: in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner; "he told me curtly to get on with it"; "he talked short with everyone"; "he said shortly that he didn't like it"

lodestone collapse: a permanent magnet consisting of magnetite that possess polarity and has the power to attract as well as to be attracted magnetically

briefly collapse: for a short time; "she visited him briefly"; "was briefly associated with IBM"

bushing collapse: a cylindrical metal lining used to reduce friction; an insulating liner in an opening through which conductors pass

burr collapse: rough projection left on a workpiece after drilling or cutting; rotary file for smoothing rough edges left on a workpiece; United States politician who served as vice president under Jefferson; he mortally wounded his political rival Alexander Hamilton in a duel and fled south (1756-1836)

faucet collapse: a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir

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