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bridgehead collapse: a defensive post at the end of a bridge nearest to the enemy; an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies; "an attempt to secure a bridgehead behind enemy lines"; "the only foothold left for British troops in Europe was Gibraltar"

beachhead collapse: an initial accomplishment that opens the way for further developments; "the town became a beachhead in the campaign to ban smoking outdoors"; "they are presently attempting to gain a foothold in the Russian market"; a bridgehead on the enemy's shoreline seized by an amphibious operation; "the Germans were desperately trying to contain the Anzio beachhead"

navy collapse: an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare

free hand collapse: freedom to do as you see fit; "many have doubts about giving him a free hand to attack"

future collapse: bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date; a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future; the time yet to come; yet to be or coming; "some future historian will evaluate him"; effective in or looking toward the future; "he was preparing for future employment opportunities"; a verb tense or other formation referring to events or states that have not yet happened; "future auxiliary"

transplant collapse: the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location; "the transplant did not flower until the second year"; "too frequent transplanting is not good for families"; "she returned to Alabama because she could not bear transplantation"; an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient); "he had a kidney transplant"; "the long-term results of cardiac transplantation are now excellent"; "a child had a multiple organ transplant two months ago"; place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient; lift and reset in another soil or situation; "Transplant the young rice plants"; be transplantable; "These delicate plants do not transplant easily"

leave no stone unturned collapse: search thoroughly and exhaustively; "The police left no stone unturned in looking for the President's murderer"

alter ego collapse: a very close and trusted friend who seems almost a part of yourself

apologist collapse: a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution; "an apologist for capital punishment"

vindicate collapse: clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting proof; "You must vindicate yourself and fight this libel"; maintain, uphold, or defend; "vindicate the rights of the citizens"

dextral collapse: of or on the right; "a dextral gastropod shell with the apex upward has its opening on the right when facing the observer"; "a dextral flatfish lies with the right eye uppermost"; preferring to use right foot or hand or eye; "dextral individuals exhibit dominance of the right hand and eye"

forefront collapse: the part in the front or nearest the viewer; "he was in the forefront"; "he was at the head of the column"

forthcoming collapse: available when required or as promised; "federal funds were not forthcoming"

donate collapse: give to a charity or good cause; "I donated blood to the Red Cross for the victims of the earthquake"; "donate money to the orphanage"; "She donates to her favorite charity every month"

together collapse: mentally and emotionally stable; "she's really together"; at the same time; "we graduated together"; with cooperation and interchange; "we worked together on the project"; in contact with each other; "the leaves stuck together"; assembled in one place; "we were gathered together"; in each other's company; "we went to the movies together"; "the family that prays together stays together"

assistant collapse: a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work"

assign collapse: select something or someone for a specific purpose; "The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise"; decide as to where something belongs in a scheme; "The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class"; transfer one's right to; give out or allot; "We were assigned new uniforms"

handwriting collapse: the activity of writing by hand; "handwriting can be slow and painful for one with arthritis"; something written by hand; "she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was illegible"