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tollgate collapse: a gate or bar across a toll bridge or toll road which is lifted when the toll is paid

weapon collapse: any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon"; a means of persuading or arguing; "he used all his conversational weapons"

spareribs collapse: cut of pork from the rib section with most of the meat trimmed off

beeline collapse: the most direct route; "he made a beeline for the bathroom"

gradient collapse: the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal; "a five-degree gradient"; a graded change in the magnitude of some physical quantity or dimension

altar collapse: a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made; the table in Christian churches where communion is given

jowl collapse: a fullness and looseness of the flesh of the lower cheek and jaw (characteristic of aging)

port collapse: an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through; sweet dark-red dessert wine originally from Portugal; a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country; located on the left side of a ship or aircraft; drink port; "We were porting all in the club after dinner"; carry or hold with both hands diagonally across the body, especially of weapons; "port a rifle"; carry, bear, convey, or bring; "The small canoe could be ported easily"; turn or go to the port or left side, of a ship; "The big ship was slowly porting"; land at or reach a port; "The ship finally ported"; bring to port; "the captain ported the ship at night"; put or turn on the left side, of a ship; "port the helm"; transfer data from one computer to another via a cable that links connecting ports

timbrel collapse: small hand drum similar to a tambourine; formerly carried by itinerant jugglers

tambourine collapse: a shallow drum with a single drumhead and with metallic disks in the sides

heroics collapse: ostentatious or vainglorious or extravagant or melodramatic conduct; "heroics are for those epic films they make in Hollywood"

lady collapse: a woman of the peerage in Britain; a polite name for any woman; "a nice lady at the library helped me"

jactitation collapse: (pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness; (law) a false boast that can harm others; especially a false claim to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law)

clad collapse: having an outer covering especially of thin metal; "steel-clad"; "armor-clad"

everywhere collapse: to or in any or all places; "You find fast food stores everywhere"; "people everywhere are becoming aware of the problem"; "he carried a gun everywhere he went"; "looked all over for a suitable gift"; (`everyplace' is used informally for `everywhere')

surface collapse: the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary; "there is a special cleaner for these surfaces"; "the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface"; a superficial aspect as opposed to the real nature of something; "it was not what it appeared to be on the surface"; the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object; "they skimmed over the surface of the water"; "a brush small enough to clean every dental surface"; "the sun has no distinct surface"; the outermost level of the land or sea; "earthquakes originate far below the surface"; "three quarters of the Earth's surface is covered by water"; on the surface; "surface materials of the moon"; come to the surface

stem collapse: the tube of a tobacco pipe; remove the stem from; "for automatic natural language processing, the words must be stemmed"; stop the flow of a liquid; "staunch the blood flow"; "them the tide"; grow out of, have roots in, originate in; "The increase in the national debt stems from the last war"; cause to point inward; "stem your skis"

inside out collapse: with the inside facing outward; "she turned the shirt inside out"; thoroughly; from every perspective; "she knows this town inside out"

doorway collapse: the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close; "he stuck his head in the doorway"

excursion collapse: a journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field"

side collapse: an extended outer surface of an object; "he turned the box over to examine the bottom side"; "they painted all four sides of the house"; either the left or right half of a body; "he had a pain in his side"; an aspect of something (as contrasted with some other implied aspect); "he was on the heavy side"; "he is on the purchasing side of the business"; "it brought out his better side"; an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute; "there are two sides to every question"; a lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for food; a family line of descent; "he gets his brains from his father's side"; one of two or more contesting groups; "the Confederate side was prepared to attack"; a surface forming part of the outside of an object; "he examined all sides of the crystal"; "dew dripped from the face of the leaf"; a line segment forming part of the perimeter of a plane figure; "the hypotenuse of a right triangle is always the longest side"; a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location; "they always sat on the right side of the church"; "he never left my side"; take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for; "We all rooted for the home team"; "I'm pulling for the underdog"; "Are you siding with the defender of the title?"; take the side of; be on the side of; "Whose side are you on?"; "Why are you taking sides with the accused?"

ethnic group collapse: people of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture

selvage collapse: the edge of a fabric that is woven so that it will not ravel or fray; border consisting of an ornamental fringe at either end of an oriental carpet

more collapse: English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state; used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs; "more interesting"; "more beautiful"; "more quickly"; comparative of much; to a greater degree or extent; "he works more now"; "they eat more than they should"

high horse collapse: an attitude of arrogant superiority; "get off your high horse and admit you are wrong"

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