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vaulter collapse: an athlete who jumps over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole

greyhound collapse: a tall slender dog of an ancient breed noted for swiftness and keen sight; used as a racing dog

giraffe collapse: tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa

springbok collapse: a South African gazelle noted for springing lightly into the air

gnu collapse: large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail

elk collapse: large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in Europe and `moose' in North America

deer collapse: distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers

hopper collapse: funnel-shaped receptacle; contents pass by gravity into a receptacle below; someone who hops; "at hopscotch, the best hoppers are the children"

jackrabbit collapse: large hare of western North America; go forward or start with a fast, sudden movement

grasshopper collapse: terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping; a cocktail made of creme de menthe and cream (sometimes with creme de cacao)

flea collapse: any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap

camel collapse: cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions

lightning collapse: the flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere (or something resembling such a flash); can scintillate for a second or more; abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light

frog collapse: any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species; a decorative loop of braid or cord; a person of French descent; hunt frogs for food

torrent collapse: a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid); "the houses were swept away in the torrent"

arrow collapse: a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow; a mark to indicate a direction or relation

courser collapse: swift-footed terrestrial plover-like bird of southern Asia and Africa; related to the pratincoles; a dog trained for coursing; a huntsman who hunts small animals with fast dogs that use sight rather than scent to follow their prey

salmon collapse: any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn; flesh of any of various marine or freshwater fish of the family Salmonidae; a tributary of the Snake River in Idaho

hind collapse: female red deer; any of several mostly spotted fishes that resemble groupers

mercury collapse: temperature measured by a mercury thermometer; "the mercury was falling rapidly"; the smallest planet and the nearest to the sun; (Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek Hermes; a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures

roe collapse: the eggs or egg-laden ovary of a fish; the egg mass or spawn of certain crustaceans such as the lobster; eggs of female fish; fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture

cannonball collapse: a solid projectile that in former times was fired from a cannon

goat collapse: any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns

jumper collapse: (basketball) a player releases the basketball at the high point of a jump; a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing; a loose jacket or blouse worn by workmen; a small connector used to make temporary electrical connections; a coverall worn by children; an athlete who competes at jumping; "he is one hell of a jumper"; a person who jumps; "as the jumper neared the ground he lost control"; "the jumper's parachute opened"

electricity collapse: keen and shared excitement; "the stage crackled with electricity whenever she was on it"; a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons; energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor; "they built a car that runs on electricity"

dart collapse: a tapered tuck made in dressmaking; a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot; move with sudden speed; "His forefinger darted in all directions as he spoke"; run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"

stag collapse: adult male deer; attend a dance or a party without a female companion

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