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deed collapse: a notable achievement; "he performed a great deed"; "the book was her finest effort"; a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it; "he signed the deed"; "he kept the title to his car in the glove compartment"

transpose collapse: a matrix formed by interchanging the rows and columns of a given matrix; change key; "Can you transpose this fugue into G major?"; put (a piece of music) into another key; transfer a quantity from one side of an equation to the other side reversing its sign, in order to maintain equality

avail collapse: a means of serving; "of no avail"; "there's no help for it"; use to one's advantage; "He availed himself of the available resources"; take or use; "She helped herself to some of the office supplies"; be of use to, be useful to; "It will avail them to dispose of their booty"

ironclad collapse: a wooden warship of the 19th century that is plated with iron or steel armor; inflexibly entrenched and unchangeable; "brassbound traditions"; "brassbound party loyalists"; "an ironclad rule"; sheathed in iron plates for protection

mastermind collapse: plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery"

airtight collapse: not allowing air or gas to pass in or out; having no weak points; "an airtight defense"; "an airtight argument"

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

forward collapse: a position on a basketball team; the person who plays the position of forward on a basketball team; moving toward a position ahead; "forward motion"; "the onward course of events"; at or near or directed toward the front; "the forward section of the aircraft"; "a forward plunge down the stairs"; "forward motion"; of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle; "in a forward gear"; used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty; "a forward child badly in need of discipline"; at or to or toward the front; "he faced forward"; "step forward"; "she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine"; (`forrad' and `forrard' are dialectal variations); send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit; "forward my mail"

desk collapse: a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments

associated collapse: related to or accompanying; "Christmas and associated festivities"; joined in some kind of relationship (as a colleague or ally or companion etc.); "a cabal of associated lawyers"

evangelical collapse: marked by ardent or zealous enthusiasm for a cause; of or pertaining to or in keeping with the Christian gospel especially as in the first 4 books of the New Testament; relating to or being a Christian church believing in personal conversion and the inerrancy of the Bible especially the 4 Gospels; "evangelical Christianity"; "an ultraconservative evangelical message"

parlor collapse: reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received

stout collapse: a garment size for a large or heavy person; a strong very dark heavy-bodied ale made from pale malt and roasted unmalted barley and (often) caramel malt with hops

turn over collapse: do business worth a certain amount of money; "The company turns over ten million dollars a year"

workhouse collapse: a county jail that holds prisoners for periods up to 18 months; a poorhouse where able-bodied poor are compelled to labor

unaltered collapse: remaining in an original state; "persisting unaltered through time"

united collapse: characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity; "presented a united front"

starchy collapse: rigidly formal; "a starchy manner"; "the letter was stiff and formal"; "his prose has a buckram quality"; consisting of or containing starch; "starchy foods"

accessible collapse: capable of being reached; "a town accessible by rail"; easy to get along with or talk to; friendly; "an accessible and genial man"; easily obtained; "most students now have computers accessible"; "accessible money"; capable of being read with comprehension; "readily accessible to the nonprofessional reader"; "the tales seem more approachable than his more difficult novels"

uncompromising collapse: not making concessions; "took an uncompromising stance in the peace talks"; "uncompromising honesty"

loft collapse: floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage; a raised shelter in which pigeons are kept; floor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space; lay out a full-scale working drawing of the lines of a vessel's hull; kick or strike high in the air; "loft a ball"; propel through the air; "The rocket lofted the space shuttle into the air"; store in a loft

rescue collapse: recovery or preservation from loss or danger; "work is the deliverance of mankind"; "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives"; take forcibly from legal custody; "rescue prisoners"; free from harm or evil

delegate collapse: a person appointed or elected to represent others; give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person); transfer power to someone

grip collapse: a firm controlling influence; "they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities"; "he was in the grip of a powerful emotion"; "a terrible power had her in its grasp"; worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made; the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road); hold fast or firmly; "He gripped the steering wheel"

purposeful collapse: having meaning through having an aim; "led a happy purposeful life"; serving as or indicating the existence of a purpose or goal

heartily collapse: with gusto and without reservation; "the boy threw himself heartily into his work"; in a hearty manner; "`Yes,' the children chorused heartily"; "We welcomed her warmly"

invulnerable collapse: immune to attack; impregnable; "gunners raked the beach from invulnerable positions on the cliffs"

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