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snivel collapse: whining in a tearful manner; cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!"; talk in a tearful manner

soft soap collapse: a soft (or liquid) soap made from vegetable oils; used in certain skin diseases

verbalize collapse: convert into a verb; "many English nouns have become verbalized"; be verbose; "This lawyer verbalizes and is rather tedious"

selective service collapse: an independent federal agency that administers compulsory military service

snuffle collapse: the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested); snuff up mucus through the nose

pharisee collapse: a member of an ancient Jewish sect noted for strict obedience to Jewish traditions; a self-righteous or sanctimonious person

cant collapse: insincere talk about religion or morals; heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting"

vocalize collapse: utter speech sounds; pronounce as a vowel; "between two consonants, this liquid is vowelized"; sing (each note a scale or in a melody) with the same vowel

emit collapse: expel (gases or odors); give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.; "The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits"

convey collapse: make known; pass on, of information; transmit a title or property; transfer to another; "communicate a disease"

Tartuffe collapse: a hypocrite who pretends to religious piety (after the protagonist in a play by Moliere)

mouth collapse: the opening of a jar or bottle; "the jar had a wide mouth"; the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening; "she wiped lipstick from her mouth"; the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge; "he stuffed his mouth with candy"; the point where a stream issues into a larger body of water; "New York is at the mouth of the Hudson"; an opening that resembles a mouth (as of a cave or a gorge); "he rode into the mouth of the canyon"; "they built a fire at the mouth of the cave"; a person conceived as a consumer of food; "he has four mouths to feed"; articulate silently; form words with the lips only; "She mouthed a swear word"; touch with the mouth

wiretap collapse: the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information; tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information; "The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy"; "Is this hotel room bugged?"

pronounce collapse: pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"; speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?"

novena collapse: a Roman Catholic devotion consisting of prayers on nine consecutive days

medallion collapse: an emblem indicating that a taxicab is registered; a circular helping of food (especially a boneless cut of meat); "medallions of veal"; any of various large ancient Greek coins

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"

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