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Rabelaisian collapse: of or relating to or characteristic of Francois Rabelais or his works; "Rabelaisian characters"

tiller collapse: lever used to turn the rudder on a boat; someone who tills land (prepares the soil for the planting of crops); a shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass

announcement collapse: a formal public statement; "the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war"; "a declaration of independence"; a public statement about something that is happening or going to happen; "the announcement appeared in the local newspaper"; "the promulgation was written in English"

conserve collapse: fruit preserved by cooking with sugar; preserve with sugar; "Mom always conserved the strawberries we grew in the backyard"; use cautiously and frugally; "I try to economize my spare time"; "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit"; keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction; "We preserve these archeological findings"; "The old lady could not keep up the building"; "children must be taught to conserve our national heritage"; "The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts"; keep constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary change; "Energy is conserved in this process"

washer collapse: a home appliance for washing clothes and linens automatically; seal consisting of a flat disk placed to prevent leakage; someone who washes things for a living

dishwasher collapse: a machine for washing dishes; someone who washes dishes

efficiency collapse: skillfulness in avoiding wasted time and effort; "she did the work with great efficiency"; the ratio of the output to the input of any system

unoriginal collapse: not original; not being or productive of something fresh and unusual; "the manuscript contained unoriginal emendations"; "his life had been unoriginal, conforming completely to the given pattern"- Gwethalyn Graham

boring collapse: the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum; so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome"

furnish collapse: provide or equip with furniture; "We furnished the house in the Biedermeyer style"

reservation collapse: the act of keeping back or setting aside for some future occasion; something reserved in advance (as a hotel accommodation or a seat on a plane etc.); a statement that limits or restricts some claim; "he recommended her without any reservations"; the written record or promise of an arrangement by which accommodations are secured in advance; a district that is reserved for particular purpose

sweeten collapse: make sweeter, more pleasant, or more agreeable; "sweeten a deal"; make sweeter in taste

scorch collapse: a discoloration caused by heat; a plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues; a surface burn; become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions; "The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun"; destroy completely by or as if by fire; "The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes"; "the invaders scorched the land"; become superficially burned; "my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames"

retain collapse: keep in one's mind; "I cannot retain so much information"; secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree"; allow to remain in a place or position; "We cannot continue several servants any longer"; "She retains a lawyer"; "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"; "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"; "We kept the work going as long as we could"; hold within; "This soil retains water"; "I retain this drug for a long time"

scull collapse: a racing shell that is propelled by sculls; each of a pair of short oars that are used by a single oarsman; a long oar that is mounted at the stern of a boat and moved left and right to propel the boat forward; propel with sculls; "scull the boat"

cheese collapse: a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk; wind onto a cheese; "cheese the yarn"; used in the imperative (get away, or stop it); "Cheese it!"

desert collapse: arid land with little or no vegetation; located in a dismal or remote area; desolate; "a desert island"; "a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"; "a wild stretch of land"; "waste places"

blot collapse: an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"; dry (ink) with blotting paper

uncultivated collapse: (of land or fields) not prepared for raising crops; "uncultivated land"

aqueduct collapse: a conduit that resembles a bridge but carries water over a valley

planter collapse: a decorative pot for house plants; the owner or manager of a plantation; a worker who puts or sets seeds or seedlings into the ground

publicity collapse: the quality of being open to public view; "the publicity of the court room"

sleet collapse: partially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow); precipitate as a mixture of rain and snow; "If the temperature rises above freezing, it will probably sleet"

proficiency collapse: the quality of having great facility and competence; skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity; "practice greatly improves proficiency"

punt collapse: (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground; "the punt traveled 50 yards"; "punting is an important part of the game"; an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole; propel with a pole; "pole barges on the river"; "We went punting in Cambridge"; kick the ball

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