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gloat collapse: malicious satisfaction; dwell on with satisfaction; gaze at or think about something with great self-satisfaction, gratification, or joy

crane collapse: large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world; lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis; United States poet (1899-1932); United States writer (1871-1900); stretch (the neck) so as to see better; "The women craned their necks to see the President drive by"

stare down collapse: overcome or cause to waver or submit by (or as if by) staring; "He simply stared down his opponent"

stare collapse: a fixed look with eyes open wide; fixate one's eyes; "The ancestor in the painting is staring down menacingly"

gaze collapse: a long fixed look; "he fixed his paternal gaze on me"; look at with fixed eyes; "The students stared at the teacher with amazement"

hoist collapse: lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects; raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car"; raise; "hoist the flags"; "hoist a sail"; move from one place to another by lifting; "They hoisted the patient onto the operating table"

derrick collapse: a simple crane having lifting tackle slung from a boom; a framework erected over an oil well to allow drill tubes to be raised and lowered

Tweedledum and Tweedledee collapse: any two people who are hard to tell apart

lever collapse: a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum; a flat metal tumbler in a lever lock; a simple machine that gives a mechanical advantage when given a fulcrum

gape collapse: a stare of amazement (usually with the mouth open); an expression of openmouthed astonishment; be wide open; "the deep gaping canyon"

poker collapse: any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand; fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire

andiron collapse: metal supports for logs in a fireplace; "the andirons were too hot to touch"

reach out collapse: attempt to communicate; "I try to reach out to my daughter but she doesn't want to have anything to do with me"

stalemate collapse: drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check; subject to a stalemate

throat collapse: a passage resembling a throat in shape or function; "the throat of the vase"; "the throat of a chimney";; an opening in the vamp of a shoe at the instep; the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone

salamander collapse: any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed; reptilian creature supposed to live in fire

same collapse: closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree; "curtains the same color as the walls"; "two girls of the same age"; "mother and son have the same blue eyes"; "animals of the same species"; "the same rules as before"; "two boxes having the same dimensions"; "the same day next year"; same in identity; "the same man I saw yesterday"; "never wore the same dress twice"; "this road is the same one we were on yesterday"; "on the same side of the street"

crab collapse: a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply; "he caught a crab and lost the race"; decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers; the edible flesh of any of various crabs; a quarrelsome grouch; fish for crab; scurry sideways like a crab; direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind

deadlock collapse: a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the negotiations"

look collapse: the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; "he went out to have a look"; "his look was fixed on her eyes"; "he gave it a good looking at"; "his camera does his looking for him"; physical appearance; "I don't like the looks of this place"; have a certain outward or facial expression; "How does she look?"; "The child looks unhappy"; "She looked pale after the surgery"; convey by one's expression; "She looked her devotion to me"; perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; "She looked over the expanse of land"; "Look at your child!"; "Look--a deer in the backyard!"; give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect; "She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time"; accord in appearance with; "You don't look your age!"

decapitate collapse: cut the head of; "the French King was beheaded during the Revolution"

cuddle collapse: a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace; move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position; "We cuddled against each other to keep warm"; "The children snuggled into their sleeping bags"; hold (a person or thing) close, as for affection, comfort, or warmth; "I cuddled the baby"

trivet collapse: a stand with short feet used under a hot dish on a table; a three-legged metal stand for supporting a cooking vessel in a hearth

griddle collapse: cooking utensil consisting of a flat heated surface (as on top of a stove) on which food is cooked; cook on a griddle; "griddle pancakes"

smooch collapse: snuggle and lie in a position where one person faces the back of the others

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