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waiting collapse: being and remaining ready and available for use; "waiting cars and limousines lined the curb"; "found her mother waiting for them"; "an impressive array of food ready and waiting for the guests"; "military forces ready and waiting"

confer collapse: have a conference in order to talk something over; "We conferred about a plan of action"; present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone"

white flag collapse: flag consisting of a piece of white cloth that is hoisted to signal surrender or to ask for a truce

recruit collapse: any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces); a recently enlisted soldier; cause to assemble or enlist in the military; "raise an army"; "recruit new soldiers"; seek to employ; "The lab director recruited an able crew of assistants"

deed collapse: a notable achievement; "he performed a great deed"; "the book was her finest effort"; a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it; "he signed the deed"; "he kept the title to his car in the glove compartment"

characteristic collapse: a distinguishing quality; any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions; the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2; typical or distinctive; "heard my friend's characteristic laugh"; "red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn"; "stripes characteristic of the zebra"

footprint collapse: the area taken up by some object; "the computer had a desktop footprint of 10 by 16 inches"; a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface; "the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window"; a trace suggesting that something was once present or felt or otherwise important; "the footprints of an earlier civilization"

approve collapse: judge to be right or commendable; think well of; give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies"

reminder collapse: an experience that causes you to remember something; a message that helps you remember something; "he ignored his wife's reminders"

engage collapse: get caught; "make sure the gear is engaged"; keep engaged; "engaged the gears"; hire for work or assistance; "engage aid, help, services, or support"; carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns); "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe"; ask to represent; of legal counsel; "I'm retaining a lawyer"

assure collapse: assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence; "I assured him that traveling to Cambodia was safe"; inform positively and with certainty and confidence; "I tell you that man is a crook!"

keep quiet collapse: refrain from divulging sensitive information; keep quiet about confidential information; "Don't tell him any secrets--he cannot keep his mouth shut!"

hibernate collapse: sleep during winter; "Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves"; be in an inactive or dormant state

enter collapse: become a participant; be involved in; "enter a race"; "enter an agreement"; "enter a drug treatment program"; "enter negotiations"; come on stage; to come or go into; "the boat entered an area of shallow marshes"

formalize collapse: make formal or official; "We formalized the appointment and gave him a title"

roll in collapse: pour or flow in a steady stream; "mist rolled in from the sea"; "tourists rolled in from the neighboring countryside"

shrug collapse: a gesture involving the shoulders; raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation

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

confirm collapse: make more firm; "Confirm thy soul in self-control!"; establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"; strengthen or make more firm; "The witnesses confirmed the victim's account"; administer the rite of confirmation to; "the children were confirmed in their mother's faith"; support a person for a position; "The Senate confirmed the President's candidate for Secretary of Defense"

foghorn collapse: a warning device consisting of a horn that generates a loud low tone; a loud low warning signal that can be heard by fogbound ships

green light collapse: permission to proceed with a project or to take action; "the gave the green light for construction to begin"; a signal to proceed

wink collapse: closing one eye quickly as a signal; signal by winking; "She winked at him"; force to go away by blinking; "blink away tears"

memorialize collapse: address in a memorial; "The President memorialized the heroes of the battle"

initiate collapse: people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity; "it is very familiar to the initiate"; someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field; take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants"; accept young people into society, usually with some rite; "African men are initiated when they reach puberty"

emergency collapse: a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action; "he never knew what to do in an emergency"; a state in which martial law applies; "the governor declared a state of emergency"

prognosis collapse: a prediction of the course of a disease; a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop

approaching collapse: of the relatively near future; "the approaching election"; "this coming Thursday"; "the forthcoming holidays"; "the upcoming spring fashions"

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