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corona collapse: a long cigar with blunt ends; (anatomy) any structure that resembles a crown in shape; one or more circles of light seen around a luminous object; (botany) the trumpet-shaped or cup-shaped outgrowth of the corolla of a daffodil or narcissus flower

flinty collapse: showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings; "the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart"; containing flint

malinger collapse: avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill

barley collapse: a grain of barley; cultivated since prehistoric times; grown for forage and grain

silage collapse: fodder harvested while green and kept succulent by partial fermentation as in a silo

grandstand collapse: a stand at a racecourse or stadium consisting of tiers with rows of individual seats that are under a protective roof; the audience at a stadium or racetrack; perform ostentatiously in order to impress the audience and with an eye to the applause; "She never misses a chance to grandstand"

dog tag collapse: metal plate on a dog collar bearing its registration number; military identification tag worn on a chain around the neck

calling card collapse: a distinguishing characteristic or behavior; "bombs are a terrorist's calling cards"; a printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that you have visited; a card that is used instead of cash to make telephone calls

crock collapse: an earthen jar (made of baked clay); nonsense; foolish talk; "that's a crock"; soil with or as with crock; release color when rubbed, of badly dyed fabric

chauvinist collapse: an extreme bellicose nationalist; a person with a prejudiced belief in the superiority of his or her own kind

ferret collapse: domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits; hunt with ferrets; hound or harry relentlessly

guinea pig collapse: stout-bodied nearly tailless domesticated cavy; often kept as a pet and widely used in research

Phosphor collapse: a synthetic substance that is fluorescent or phosphorescent; used to coat the screens of cathode ray tubes

comet collapse: (astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit

flapper collapse: a young woman in the 1920s who flaunted her unconventional conduct and dress

toe collapse: the part of footwear that provides a covering for the toes; (golf) the part of a clubhead farthest from the shaft; one of the digits of the foot; forepart of a hoof; touch with the toe; drive (a golf ball) with the toe of the club; hit (a golf ball) with the toe of the club; drive obliquely; "toe a nail"; walk so that the toes assume an indicated position or direction; "She toes inwards"

Polaris collapse: the brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle of the little dipper; the northern axis of the earth points toward it

hopper collapse: funnel-shaped receptacle; contents pass by gravity into a receptacle below; someone who hops; "at hopscotch, the best hoppers are the children"

cell collapse: (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals; a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction; a room where a prisoner is kept; small room is which a monk or nun lives; any small compartment; "the cells of a honeycomb"; a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement

dog collapse: a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds; "the dog barked all night"; informal term for a man; "you lucky dog"

drained collapse: emptied or exhausted of (as by drawing off e.g. water or other liquid); "a drained marsh"; "a drained tank"; "a drained and apathetic old man...not caring any longer about anything"

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