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centipede collapse: chiefly nocturnal predacious arthropod having a flattened body of 15 to 173 segments each with a pair of legs the foremost being modified into poison fangs

nymph collapse: a larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly); (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden; "the ancient Greeks believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water"; a voluptuously beautiful young woman

overhang collapse: projection that extends beyond or hangs over something else; be suspended over or hang over; "This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town"; project over

hang out collapse: spend time in a certain location or with certain people; "She hangs out at the corner cafe"

pout collapse: a disdainful grimace; make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip; "mop and mow"; "The girl pouted"

evacuate collapse: excrete or discharge from the body; empty completely; "evacuate the bottle"; create a vacuum in (a bulb, flask, reaction vessel); move out of an unsafe location into safety; "After the earthquake, residents were evacuated"; move people from their homes or country

dejected collapse: affected or marked by low spirits; "is dejected but trying to look cheerful"

stick out collapse: extend out or project in space; "His sharp nose jutted out"; "A single rock sticks out from the cliff"

surly collapse: inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace; "a surly waiter"; "an ugly frame of mind"

stand out collapse: be stubborn in resolution or resistance; steer away from shore, of ships

larva collapse: the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose

lowering collapse: the act of causing something to move to a lower level; the act of causing to become less

stool collapse: a simple seat without a back or arms; (forestry) the stump of a tree that has been felled or headed for the production of saplings; have a bowel movement; "The dog had made in the flower beds"; grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers; react to a decoy, of wildfowl; lure with a stool, as of wild fowl

dour collapse: harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance; "a dour, self-sacrificing life"; "a forbidding scowl"; "a grim man loving duty more than humanity"; "undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw"- J.M.Barrie

maggot collapse: the larva of the housefly and blowfly commonly found in decaying organic matter

bulge collapse: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings; "the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"; "the hump of a camel"; "he stood on the rocky prominence"; "the occipital protuberance was well developed"; "the bony excrescence between its horns"; cause to bulge or swell outwards; swell or protrude outwards; "His stomach bulged after the huge meal"; bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge

dressing collapse: the act of applying a bandage; the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes; processes in the conversion of rough hides into leather; a cloth covering for a wound or sore; savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type

filth collapse: a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse; any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant

moody collapse: United States evangelist (1837-1899); United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (born in 1906); subject to sharply varying moods; "a temperamental opera singer"

mite collapse: any of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or stored foods

hammer collapse: the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway"; a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking; a power tool for drilling rocks; a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate; the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled; a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw; beat with or as if with a hammer; "hammer the metal flat"

hang collapse: a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms; the way a garment hangs; "he adjusted the hang of his coat"; suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste; "hang the venison for a few days"; cause to be hanging or suspended; "Hang that picture on the wall"; place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction; "hang a door"; be placed in position as by a hinge; "This cabinet door doesn't hang right!"; be suspended or poised; "Heavy fog hung over the valley"; be suspended or hanging; "The flag hung on the wall"; fall or flow in a certain way; "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back"; decorate or furnish with something suspended; "Hang wallpaper"; let drop or droop; "Hang one's head in shame"; kill by hanging; "The murdered was hanged on Friday"; prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury; be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive; "This worry hangs on my mind"; "The cloud of suspicion hangs over her"; be exhibited; "Picasso hangs in this new wing of the museum"

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