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act on collapse: regulate one's behavior in accordance with certain information, ideas, or advice; "The Founding Fathers acted on certain moral principles"

acquaint collapse: inform; "Please acquaint your colleagues of your plans to move"

great circle collapse: a circular line on the surface of a sphere formed by intersecting it with a plane passing through the center

ecliptic collapse: the great circle representing the apparent annual path of the sun; the plane of the Earth's orbit around the sun; makes an angle of about 23 degrees with the equator; "all of the planets rotate the sun in approximately the same ecliptic"

autopsy collapse: an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease; perform an autopsy on a dead body; do a post-mortem

inscribe collapse: address, (a work of literature) in a style less formal than a dedication; write, engrave, or print as a lasting record; draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible

percussion collapse: the act of exploding a percussion cap; the act of playing a percussion instrument; tapping a part of the body for diagnostic purposes

enumerate collapse: specify individually; "She enumerated the many obstacles she had encountered"; "The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug"

sell collapse: the activity of persuading someone to buy; "it was a hard sell"; persuade somebody to accept something; "The French try to sell us their image as great lovers"; give up for a price or reward; "She sold her principles for a successful career"; exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit"; be sold at a certain price or in a certain way; "These books sell like hot cakes"; be responsible for the sale of; "All her publicity sold the products"; be approved of or gain acceptance; "The new idea sold well in certain circles"

headquarters collapse: the military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command; "the general's headquarters were a couple of large tents"; (usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise; "many companies have their headquarters in New York"; (plural) a military unit consisting of a commander and the headquarters staff

fastener collapse: restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place; a person who fastens or makes fast; "he found the door fastened and wondered who the fastener was"

paw collapse: a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped; touch clumsily; "The man tried to paw her"; scrape with the paws; "The bear pawed the door"

entrust collapse: confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God"; put into the care or protection of someone; "He left the decision to his deputy"; "leave your child the nurse's care"

taxi collapse: travel slowly; "The plane taxied down the runway"; ride in a taxicab

blockhouse collapse: a stronghold that is reinforced for protection from enemy fire; with apertures for defensive fire

die collapse: a device used for shaping metal; a cutting tool that is fitted into a diestock and used for cutting male (external) screw threads on screws or bolts or pipes or rods; suffer spiritual death; be damned (in the religious sense); "Whosoever..believes in me shall never die"; disappear or come to an end; "Their anger died"; "My secret will die with me!"; pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"; lose sparkle or bouquet; "wine and beer can pall"; to be on base at the end of an inning, of a player; cut or shape with a die; "Die out leather for belts"; be brought to or as if to the point of death by an intense emotion such as embarrassment, amusement, or shame; "I was dying with embarrassment when my little lie was discovered"; "We almost died laughing during the show"; languish as with love or desire; "She dying for a cigarette"; "I was dying to leave"; feel indifferent towards; "She died to worldly things and eventually entered a monastery"; suffer or face the pain of death; "Martyrs may die every day for their faith"

denote collapse: have as a meaning; "`multi-' denotes `many' "; be a sign or indication of; "Her smile denoted that she agreed"

cortege collapse: the group following and attending to some important person; a funeral procession

empower collapse: give or delegate power or authority to; "She authorized her assistant to sign the papers"

potter collapse: a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln; work lightly; "The old lady is pottering around in the garden"

seat belt collapse: a safety belt used in a car or plane to hold you in your seat in case of an accident

lightning rod collapse: a metallic conductor that is attached to a high point and leads to the ground; protects the building from destruction by lightning; someone who is a frequent target of negative reactions and serves to distract attention from another

windshield collapse: transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehicle

palladium collapse: a silver-white metallic element of the platinum group that resembles platinum; occurs in some copper and nickel ores; does not tarnish at ordinary temperatures and is used (alloyed with gold) in jewelry

castle collapse: interchanging the positions of the king and a rook; a large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack; (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard; move the king two squares toward a rook and in the same move the rook to the square next past the king

guide collapse: someone who shows the way by leading or advising; guide or pass over something; "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers"; use as a guide; "They had the lights to guide on"; be a guiding force, as with directions or advice; "The teacher steered the gifted students towards the more challenging courses"

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