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shell game collapse: a swindling sleight-of-hand game; victim guesses which of three things a pellet is under

big time collapse: the highest level of an occupation (especially in entertainment)

high time collapse: the latest possible moment; "it is high time you went to work"

mime collapse: a performance using gestures and body movements without words; an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression; act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only; "The acting students mimed eating an apple"

showboat collapse: a river steamboat on which theatrical performances could be given (especially on the Mississippi River)

maestro collapse: an artist of consummate skill; "a master of the violin"; "one of the old masters"

understudy collapse: an actor able to replace a regular performer when required; be an understudy or alternate for a role

feeder collapse: an animal being fattened or suitable for fattening; an animal that feeds on a particular source of food; "a bark feeder"; "a mud feeder"; a branch that flows into the main stream

craps collapse: a gambling game played with two dice; a first throw of 7 or 11 wins and a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses and a first throw of any other number must be repeated to win before a 7 is thrown, which loses the bet and the dice; when two dice are thrown and both come up showing one spot the results is called `craps' or `snake eyes'

entrant collapse: a commodity that enters competition with established merchandise; "a well publicized entrant is the pocket computer"; one who enters a competition; someone who enters; "new entrants to the country must go though immigration procedures"

runoff collapse: a final election to resolve an earlier election that did not produce a winner

interpreter collapse: (computer science) a program that translates and executes source language statements one line at a time; someone who mediates between speakers of different languages; someone who uses art to represent something; "his paintings reveal a sensitive interpreter of nature"; "she was famous as an interpreter of Shakespearean roles"

musician collapse: artist who composes or conducts music as a profession; someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)

contest collapse: a struggle between rivals; an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants; to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; "They contested the outcome of the race"

floater collapse: an insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location; an object that floats or is capable of floating; a swimmer who floats in the water; a voter who votes illegally at different polling places in the same election; an employee who is reassigned from job to job as needed; a debt instrument with a variable interest rate tied to some other interest rate (e.g. the rate paid by T-bills)

standby collapse: something that can be relied on when needed; ready for emergency use; "a standby generator"; "a standby crew"

intrigue collapse: a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends; a clandestine love affair; cause to be interested or curious

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"

sport collapse: the occupation of athletes who compete for pay; an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition; someone who engages in sports; a person known for the way she (or he) behaves when teased or defeated or subjected to trying circumstances; "a good sport"; "a poor sport"; (Maine colloquial) a temporary summer resident of Maine; wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner; "she was sporting a new hat"

speculator collapse: someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains; someone who makes conjectures without knowing the facts

plunger collapse: hand tool consisting of a stick with a rubber suction cup at one end; used to clean clogged drains

reveler collapse: a celebrant who shares in a noisy party; "the clubs attract revelers as young as thirteen"

tilt collapse: the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right"; a slight but noticeable partiality; "the court's tilt toward conservative rulings"; charge with a tilt

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