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pomade collapse: hairdressing consisting of a perfumed oil or ointment; apply pomade to (hair)

feather collapse: turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls; the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds; turn the oar, while rowing; turn the paddle; in canoeing; cover or fit with feathers; join tongue and groove, in carpentry

oppose collapse: be against; express opposition to; "We oppose the ban on abortion"; be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion"; oppose with equal weight or force

trumpet collapse: utter in trumpet-like sounds; "Elephants are trumpeting"; proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet; "Liberals like to trumpet their opposition to the death penalty"; play or blow on the trumpet

war paint collapse: full ceremonial regalia; adornment consisting of paint applied to the face and body of certain Amerindians before a battle

revolt collapse: make revolution; "The people revolted when bread prices tripled again"

tinny collapse: thin and metallic in sound; lacking resonance; "an unpleasant tinny voice"; of or containing tin

jack collapse: male donkey; any of several fast-swimming predacious fishes of tropical to warm temperate seas; tool for exerting pressure or lifting; one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince; small flag indicating a ship's nationality; game equipment consisting of one of several small six-pointed metal pieces that are picked up while bouncing a ball in the game of jacks; an electrical device consisting of a connector socket designed for the insertion of a plug; a small ball at which players aim in lawn bowling; a small worthless amount; "you don't know jack"; lift with a special device; "jack up the car so you can change the tire"

transpire collapse: give off (water) through the skin; come about, happen, or occur; "Several important events transpired last week"; come to light; become known; "It transpired that she had worked as spy in East Germany"; exude water vapor; "plants transpire"; pass through the tissue or substance or its pores or interstices, as of gas

captain collapse: a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers; the pilot in charge of an airship; the naval officer in command of a military ship; a policeman in charge of a precinct; an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant; the leader of a group of people; "a captain of industry"; be the captain of a sports team

obelisk collapse: a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top

bronze collapse: a sculpture made of bronze; an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin; of the color of bronze; made from or consisting of bronze; give the color and appearance of bronze to something; "bronze baby shoes"

sou collapse: a former French coin of low denomination; often used of any small amount of money; "he hasn't a sou to his name"

group collapse: any number of entities (members) considered as a unit; a set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse; (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule; arrange into a group or groups; "Can you group these shapes together?"; form a group or group together

fig collapse: fleshy sweet pear-shaped yellowish or purple multiple fruit eaten fresh or preserved or dried; Mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit

dial collapse: the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours; a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called; the circular graduated indicator on various measuring instruments; the control on a radio or television set that is used for tuning; choose by means of a dial; "dial a telephone number"; operate a dial to select a telephone number; "You must take the receiver off the hook before you dial"

sobriety collapse: abstaining from excess; moderation in or abstinence from alcohol or other drugs

calcimine collapse: a water-base paint containing zinc oxide and glue and coloring; used as a wash for walls and ceilings; cover with calcimine; "calcimine the walls"

formality collapse: compliance with formal rules; "courtroom formality"; a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies; "the formality of his voice made the others pay him close attention"; a requirement of etiquette or custom; "a mere formality"

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

monolith collapse: a single great stone (often in the form of a column or obelisk)

elder collapse: a person who is older than you are; any of various church officers; any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit; used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son; "Bill Adams, Sr."

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