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with bated breath collapse

needle collapse: a sharp pointed implement (usually steel); a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument; goad or provoke,as by constant criticism; "He needled her with his sarcastic remarks"; prick with a needle

width collapse: the extent of something from side to side

porthole collapse: a window in a ship or airplane

protractor collapse: drafting instrument used to draw or measure angles

go around collapse: become widely known and passed on; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office"; be sufficient; "There's not enough to go around"

enclose collapse: surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence"; close in or confine

pull off collapse: cause to withdraw; "We pulled this firm off the project because they overcharged"; be successful; achieve a goal; "She succeeded in persuading us all"; "I managed to carry the box upstairs"; "She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it"; "The pianist negociated the difficult runs"

blush collapse: sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty); turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame; "The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by"; become rosy or reddish; "her cheeks blushed in the cold winter air"

soberly collapse

habitat collapse: the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs; "a marine habitat"; "he felt safe on his home grounds"

heraldry collapse: emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms; the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies

summarily collapse: without delay; in a summary manner; "the suspected spy was summarily executed"

stair collapse

fist collapse: a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)

go around in circles collapse

rung collapse: a crosspiece between the legs of a chair

entourage collapse

skylight collapse: a window in a roof to admit daylight

judiciously collapse: in a judicious manner; "let's use these intelligence tests judiciously"

wrap collapse: cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person; a sandwich in which the filling is rolled up in a soft tortilla; arrange or fold as a cover or protection; "wrap the baby before taking her out"; "Wrap the present"

nestle collapse: position comfortably; "The baby nestled her head in her mother's elbow"; lie in a sheltered position; "The little cottage nestles in the forest"

bay window collapse: a window that sticks out from the outside wall of a house

signpost collapse: a post bearing a sign that gives directions or shows the way; mark with a signpost, as of a path

nozzle collapse: a projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged

livery collapse: the care (feeding and stabling) of horses for pay; uniform worn by some menservants and chauffeurs

light year collapse: the distance that light travels in a vacuum in 1 year; 5.88 trillion miles or 9.46 trillion kilometers

context collapse: discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation; the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event; "the historical context"

transom collapse: a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it; a window above a door that is usually hinged to a horizontal crosspiece over the door

hives collapse

bring off collapse

shortly collapse: for a short time; "he was at the airport shortly before she was expected to arrive"; at a short distance; "the hem fell shortly below her knees"

hopeful collapse: having or manifesting or inspiring hope; "a line of people hopeful of obtaining tickets"; "found a hopeful way of attacking the problem"

tartan collapse: a cloth having a crisscross design

sapphire collapse: a transparent piece of sapphire that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem; a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone; of something having the color of a blue sapphire; "sapphire eyes"

rouge collapse: makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks; redden by applying rouge to; "she rouged her cheeks"

dimension collapse: the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height); one of three Cartesian coordinates that determine a position in space; shape or form to required dimensions; indicate the dimensions on; "These techniques permit us to dimension the human heart"

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

shrub collapse: a low woody perennial plant usually having several major branches

grille collapse: grating that admits cooling air to car's radiator

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