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grub collapse: a soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects; search about busily

spit collapse: the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva); a skewer for holding meat over a fire; a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea; expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth; "The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer"; utter with anger or contempt

chain collapse: a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament; a necklace made by a stringing objects together; "a string of beads"; "a strand of pearls";; anything that acts as a restraint; a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership; a series of things depending on each other as if linked together; "the chain of command"; "a complicated concatenation of circumstances"; (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule); British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979); a unit of length; fasten or secure with chains; "Chain the chairs together"; connect or arrange into a chain by linking

slog collapse: walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone"

stammer collapse: a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds

brutalize collapse: become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling; make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman; "Life in the camps had brutalized him"; treat brutally

rafter collapse: one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof; provide (a ceiling) with rafters

spinet collapse: early model harpsichord with only one string per note; a small and compactly built upright piano

clavichord collapse: an early stringed instrument like a piano but with more delicate sound

Steinway collapse: United States piano maker (born in Germany) who founded a famous piano manufacturing firm in New York (1797-1871)

harpsichord collapse: a clavier with strings that are plucked by plectra mounted on pivots

pulsate collapse: expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it"; move with or as if with a regular alternating motion; "the city pulsated with music and excitement"

pummel collapse: strike, usually with the fist; "The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators"

lathe collapse: machine tool for shaping metal or wood; the workpiece turns about a horizontal axis against a fixed tool

puzzle collapse: a toy that tests your ingenuity; a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution; "he loved to solve chessmate puzzles"; "that's a real puzzler"; be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide; "We puzzled over her sudden departure"

pommel collapse: handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle; a handgrip that a gymnast uses when performing exercises on a pommel horse

stapes collapse: the stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea

heraldry collapse: emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms; the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies

jacket collapse: a short coat; an outer wrapping or casing; "phonograph records were sold in cardboard jackets"; the tough metal shell casing for certain kinds of ammunition; the outer skin of a potato; put a jacket on; "The men were jacketed"; provide with a thermally non-conducting cover; "The tubing needs to be jacketed"

livery collapse: the care (feeding and stabling) of horses for pay; uniform worn by some menservants and chauffeurs

stirrup collapse: support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet go

belabor collapse: attack verbally with harsh criticism; "She was belabored by her fellow students"; to work at or to absurd length; "belabor the obvious"

flail collapse: an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing; move like a flail; thresh about; "Her arms were flailing"

anvil collapse: a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering

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