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jaguar collapse: a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis

chatelaine collapse: a chain formerly worn at the waist by women; for carrying a purse or bunch of keys etc.; the mistress of a chateau or large country house

galvanize collapse: stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock; cover with zinc; "galvanize steel"

civilize collapse: raise from a barbaric to a civilized state; "The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized"

motivate collapse: give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"

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)

moire collapse: silk fabric with a wavy surface pattern; (of silk fabric) having a wavelike pattern

cling to collapse: hold firmly, usually with one's hands; "She clutched my arm when she got scared"

stinker collapse: anything that gives off an offensive odor (especially a cheap cigar)

educate collapse: give an education to; "We must educate our youngsters better"; train to be discriminative in taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry"

emend collapse: make improvements or corrections to; "the text was emended in the second edition"

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

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"

dowager collapse: a widow holding property received from her deceased husband

sustain collapse: admit as valid; "The court sustained the motion"; supply with necessities and support; "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep"

propagate collapse: multiply sexually or asexually; cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering; transmit or cause to broaden or spread; "This great civilization was propagated throughout the land"; transmit; "propagate sound or light through air"; travel through the air; "sound and light propagate in this medium"; transmit from one generation to the next; "propagate these characteristics"

Nike collapse: (Greek mythology) winged goddess of victory; identified with Roman Victoria

Cybele collapse: great nature goddess of ancient Phrygia in Asia Minor; counterpart of Greek Rhea and Roman Ops

geography collapse: study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation

industrialist collapse: someone who manages or has significant financial interest in an industrial enterprise

Zeus collapse: type genus of the family Zeidae; (Greek mythology) the supreme god of ancient Greek mythology; son of Rhea and Cronus whom he dethroned; husband and brother of Hera; brother of Poseidon and Hades; father of many gods; counterpart of Roman Jupiter

mistress collapse: a woman master who directs the work of others; an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man

smith collapse: someone who works metal (especially by hammering it when it is hot and malleable); someone who works at something specified; Scottish economist who advocated private enterprise and free trade (1723-1790); English explorer who helped found the colony at Jamestown, Virginia; was said to have been saved by Pocahontas (1580-1631); religious leader who founded the Mormon Church in 1830 (1805-1844); United States blues singer (1894-1937); United States suffragist who refused to pay taxes until she could vote (1792-1886); United States singer noted for her rendition of patriotic songs (1909-1986); United States sculptor (1906-1965); Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)

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