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legation collapse: the post or office of legate; a permanent diplomatic mission headed by a minister

yield collapse: an amount of a product; consent reluctantly; cease opposition; stop fighting; bring in; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?"; be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"; give in, as to influence or pressure

creeps collapse: a feeling of fear and revulsion; "he gives me the creeps"; a disease of cattle and sheep attributed to a dietary deficiency; characterized by anemia and softening of the bones and a slow stiff gait

brevet collapse: a document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily (but without higher pay); promote somebody by brevet, in the military

abstain collapse: choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol"; refrain from voting

pigeon collapse: wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs

picnic collapse: any informal meal eaten outside or on an excursion; eat alfresco, in the open air; "We picnicked near the lake on this gorgeous Sunday"

zero collapse: the quantity that registers a reading of zero on a scale; a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number; indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration; "a zero score"; indicating an initial point or origin; of or relating to the null set (a set with no members); adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun); "He zeroed in his rifle at 200 yards"; adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value

beat around the bush collapse: be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information

sponsor collapse: assume sponsorship of; assume responsibility for or leadership of; "The senator announced that he would sponsor the health care plan"

genuflect collapse: bend the knees and bow in church or before a religious superior or image

avoidance collapse: deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening

tellurian collapse: an inhabitant of the earth; of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air

lame duck collapse: an elected official still in office but not slated to continue

magpie collapse: long-tailed black-and-white crow that utters a raucous chattering call; someone who collects things that have been discarded by others

bow out collapse: retire gracefully; "He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship"

screwball collapse: a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown

douse collapse: slacken; "douse a rope"; lower quickly; "douse a sail"; wet thoroughly; put out, as of a candle or a light; "Douse the lights"

speculator collapse: someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains; someone who makes conjectures without knowing the facts

setup collapse: the way something is organized or arranged; "it takes time to learn the setup around here"

plunger collapse: hand tool consisting of a stick with a rubber suction cup at one end; used to clean clogged drains

eccentric collapse: a person with an unusual or odd personality; not having a common center; not concentric; "eccentric circles"

engulf collapse: flow over or cover completely; "The bright light engulfed him completely"

candidate collapse: someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)

bury collapse: place in the earth and cover with soil; "They buried the stolen goods"; embed deeply; "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He buried his head in her lap"; cover from sight; "Afghani women buried under their burkas"; place in a grave or tomb; "Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square"; "The pharaohs were entombed in the pyramids"; "My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday"

foist collapse: insert surreptitiously or without warrant; to force onto another; "He foisted his work on me"

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