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trial balloon collapse: a balloon sent up to test air currents; a test of public opinion

crosier collapse: a staff surmounted by a crook or cross carried by bishops as a symbol of pastoral office

tributary collapse: paying tribute; "a tributary colony"; of a stream; flowing into a larger stream

bone of contention collapse: the subject of a dispute; "the real bone of contention, as you know, is money"

cantankerous collapse: having a difficult and contrary disposition; "a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers

crosswise collapse: in the shape of (a horizontal piece on) a cross; lying or extending across the length of a thing or in a cross direction; "a crosswise street"; "the crosswise dimension"; not in the intended manner; "things are going crosswise"

anti collapse: a person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.); "the antis smelled victory after a long battle"; not in favor of (an action or proposal etc.)

bayou collapse: a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana)

bail collapse: the legal system that allows an accused person to be temporarily released from custody (usually on condition that a sum of money guarantees their appearance at trial); "he is out on bail"; (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set bail at $10,000"; "a $10,000 bond was furnished by an alderman"; remove (water) from a vessel with a container; empty (a vessel) by bailing; secure the release of (someone) by providing security; deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period; release after a security has been paid

impregnation collapse: the process of totally saturating something with a substance; "the impregnation of wood with preservative"; "the saturation of cotton with ether"; material with which something is impregnated; "the impregnation, whatever it was, had turned the rock blue"

secret agent collapse: a person secretly employed in espionage for a government

fission collapse: a nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy; reproduction of some unicellular organisms by division of the cell into two more or less equal parts

catapult collapse: medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles; a device that launches aircraft from a warship; shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult; "the enemy catapulted rocks towards the fort"

catechism collapse: an elementary book summarizing the principles of a Christian religion; written as questions and answers; a series of question put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their views

shofar collapse: an ancient musical horn made from the horn of a ram; used in ancient times by the Israelites to sound a warning or a summons; used in synagogues today on solemn occasions

dish collapse: a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food; "we gave them a set of dishes for a wedding present"; directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation; a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner"; the quantity that a dish will hold; "they served me a dish of rice"; make concave; shape like a dish

ark collapse: a boat built by Noah to save his family and animals from the flood; (Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments

menorah collapse: (Judaism) a candelabrum with nine branches; used during the Hanukkah festival; (Judaism) a candelabrum with seven branches used in ceremonies to symbolize the seven days of creation

invoke collapse: cite as an authority; resort to; "He invoked the law that would save him"; "I appealed to the law of 1900"; "She invoked an ancient law"

inquiry collapse: a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest; a search for knowledge; "their pottery deserves more research than it has received"

question mark collapse: a punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question

Big Dipper collapse: a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major

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