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spitball collapse: an illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it; a projectile made by chewing a piece of paper and shaping it into a sphere

fastball collapse: (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke"

Torah collapse: (Judaism) the scroll of parchment on which the first five books of the Hebrew Scripture is written; is used in a synagogue during services; the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit; the whole body of the Jewish sacred writings and tradition including the oral tradition

clergyman collapse: a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church

commandeer collapse: take arbitrarily or by force; "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami"

conformity collapse: acting according to certain accepted standards; "their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices"; correspondence in form or appearance; orthodoxy in thoughts and belief

conscript collapse: enroll into service compulsorily; "The men were conscripted"

contentious collapse: involving or likely to cause controversy; "a central and contentious element of the book"- Tim W.Ferfuson; inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits; "a style described as abrasive and contentious"; "a disputatious lawyer"; "a litigious and acrimonious spirit"

gig collapse: a booking for musicians; "they played a gig in New Jersey"; small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and no hood; tender that is a light ship's boat; often for personal use of captain; long and light rowing boat; especially for racing; a cluster of hooks (without barbs) that is drawn through a school of fish to hook their bodies; used when fish are not biting

taxidermist collapse: a craftsman who stuffs and mounts the skins of animals for display

cohabit collapse: room or live together; usually said of people who are not married and live together as a couple

following collapse: a group of followers or enthusiasts; immediately following in time or order; "the following day"; "next in line"; "the next president"; "the next item on the list"; going or proceeding or coming after in the same direction; "the crowd of following cars made the occasion seem like a parade"; "tried to outrun the following footsteps"

duty collapse: work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons; "the duties of the job"; the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr; a government tax on imports or exports; "they signed a treaty to lower duties on trade between their countries"

telegraphy collapse: communicating at a distance by electric transmission over wire

unpeaceful collapse: not peaceful; "unpeaceful times"; "an unpeaceful marriage"

steel band collapse: a band that plays instruments made from the heads of oil drums (Caribbean Islands)

Philharmonic collapse: devoted to or appreciative of music; "the most philharmonic ear is at times deeply affected by a simple air"; composing or characteristic of an orchestral group; "philharmonic players"

preparation collapse: the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose; "preparations for the ceremony had begun"; (music) a note that produces a dissonant chord is first heard in a consonant chord; "the resolution of one dissonance is often the preparation for another dissonance"

peonage collapse: the practice of making a debtor work for his creditor until the debt is discharged; the condition of a peon

subordination collapse: the quality of obedient submissiveness; the grammatical relation of a modifying word or phrase to its head; the state of being subordinate to something

peremptory collapse: putting an end to all debate or action; "a peremptory decree"; not allowing contradiction or refusal; "spoke in peremptory tones"; "peremptory commands"

recondition collapse: bring into an improved condition; "He reconditioned the old appliances"

swan song collapse: a final performance or effort (especially before retirement)

police state collapse: a country that maintains repressive control over the people by means of police (especially secret police)

theocracy collapse: the belief in government by divine guidance; a political unit governed by a deity (or by officials thought to be divinely guided)

instrumental collapse: relating to or designed for or performed on musical instruments; "instrumental compositions"; "an instrumental ensemble"

spotter collapse: a worker employed to apply spots (as markers or identifiers); a worker employed at a dry-cleaning establishment to remove spots

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