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phobia collapse: an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations; "phobic disorder is a general term for all phobias"

inauguration collapse: the act of starting a new operation or practice; "he opposed the inauguration of fluoridation"; "the startup of the new factory was delayed by strikes"; the ceremonial induction into a position; "the new president obviously enjoyed his inauguration"

gestate collapse: have the idea for; "He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients"; "This library was well conceived"

selectman collapse: an elected member of a board of officials who run New England towns

undersecretary collapse: a secretary immediately subordinate to the head of a department of government

initiation collapse: the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"; "he regards the fork as a modern introduction"; a formal entry into an organization or position or office; "his initiation into the club"; "he was ordered to report for induction into the army"; "he gave a speech as part of his installation into the hall of fame"

minister collapse: the job of a head of a government department; a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador; a person appointed to a high office in the government; "Minister of Finance"; work as a minister; "She is ministering in an old parish"; attend to the wants and needs of others; "I have to minister to my mother all the time"

blood brother collapse: a male sworn (usually by a ceremony involving the mingling of blood) to treat another as his brother

uncle collapse: the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt; a source of help and advice and encouragement; "he played uncle to lonely students"

substitute collapse: a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another; an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced; put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items; "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"; "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk"; be a substitute; "The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague"; "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet"; act as a substitute; "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold"

obsession collapse: an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone

planner collapse: a notebook for recording appointments and things to be done, etc.; a person who makes plans

wright collapse: someone who makes or repairs something (usually used in combination); United States early feminist (born in Scotland) (1795-1852); influential United States architect (1869-1959); United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Wilbur Wright) invented the airplane (1871-1948); United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Orville Wright) invented the airplane (1867-1912); United States writer whose work is concerned with the oppression of African Americans (1908-1960); United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)

anchorage collapse: the act of anchoring; place for vessels to anchor; a city in south central Alaska; "Anchorage is the largest city in Alaska"; a fee for anchoring; the condition of being secured to a base; "the plant needs a firm anchorage"; "the mother provides emotional anchorage for the entire family"

hysteria collapse: excessive or uncontrollable fear; neurotic disorder characterized by violent emotional outbreaks and disturbances of sensory and motor functions

executor collapse: a person appointed by a testator to carry out the terms of the will

closure collapse: termination of operations; "they regretted the closure of the day care center"; a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete and to close or fill gaps and to perceive asymmetric stimuli as symmetric; a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body; terminate debate by calling for a vote; "debate was closured"; "cloture the discussion"

bishop collapse: (chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color; port wine mulled with oranges and cloves; a clergyman having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve apostles of Christ

crossbreed collapse: breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties; "cross a horse and a donkey"; "Mendel tried crossbreeding"; "these species do not interbreed"

proliferate collapse: cause to grow or increase rapidly; "We must not proliferate nuclear arms"; grow rapidly; "Pizza parlors proliferate in this area"

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