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dramatics collapse: participation in theatrical productions as an extracurricular activity

interpretation collapse: an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious; "the edict was subject to many interpretations"; "he annoyed us with his interpreting of parables"; "often imitations are extended to provide a more accurate rendition of the child's intended meaning"; a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something; an explanation that results from interpreting something; "the report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence"

cutting collapse: the act of diluting something; "the cutting of whiskey with water"; "the thinning of paint with turpentine"; a piece cut off from the main part of something; a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting; suitable for cutting or severing; "a cutting tool"; "the cutting edge"; as physically painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain"; (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character; "cutting remarks"; "edged satire"; "a stinging comment"

misinterpretation collapse: putting the wrong interpretation on; "his misinterpretation of the question caused his error"; "there was no mistaking her meaning"

navy collapse: an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare

construct collapse: draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions; "construct an equilateral triangle"; make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"; create by organizing and linking ideas, arguments, or concepts; "construct a proof"; "construct an argument"; create by linking linguistic units; "construct a sentence"; "construct a paragraph"

description collapse: sort or variety; "every description of book was there"; a statement that represents something in words; the act of describing something

double entendre collapse: an ambiguity with one interpretation that is indelicate

pun collapse: a humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her"; make a play on words; "Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning"

formulation collapse: the style of expressing yourself; "he suggested a better formulation"; "his manner of expression showed how much he cared"; a substance prepared according to a formula

format collapse: the general appearance of a publication; the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing); divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data; "Please format this disk before entering data!"; determine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science); set (printed matter) into a specific format; "Format this letter so it can be printed out"

organism collapse: a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently; a system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body; "the social organism"

handicraft collapse: a craft that requires skillful hands; a work produced by hand labor

marine collapse: a member of the United States Marine Corps; a soldier who serves both on shipboard and on land; native to or inhabiting the sea; "marine plants and animals such as seaweed and whales"; of or relating to the sea; "marine explorations"; of or relating to military personnel who serve both on land and at sea (specifically the U.S. Marine Corps); "marine barracks"

task force collapse: a temporary military unit formed to accomplish a particular objective; a semipermanent unit created to carry out a continuing task

mining collapse: the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth; laying explosive mines in concealed places to destroy enemy personnel and equipment

level collapse: indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid; height above ground; "the water reached ankle level"; "the pictures were at the same level"; an abstract place usually conceived as having depth; "a good actor communicates on several levels"; "a simile has at least two layers of meaning"; "the mind functions on many strata simultaneously"; oriented at right angles to the plumb; "the picture is level"; being on a precise horizontal plane; "a billiard table must be level"; not showing abrupt variations; "spoke in a level voice"; "she gave him a level look"- Louis Auchincloss; become level or even; "The ground levelled off"; talk frankly with; lay it on the line; "I have to level with you"; aim at; "level criticism or charges at somebody"; tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled"

ambiguity collapse: unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning; an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context

making collapse: (usually plural) the components needed for making or doing something; "the recipe listed all the makings for a chocolate cake"

processing collapse: preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure; "the processing of newly arrived immigrants"; "the processing of ore to obtain minerals"

brewing collapse: the production of malt beverages (as beer or ale) from malt and hops by grinding and boiling them and fermenting the result with yeast

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