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derivation collapse: the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin; drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation; drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body; a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions; the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues); "he prefers shoes of Italian derivation"; "music of Turkish derivation"; (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation: `singer' from `sing'; `undo' from `do'

description collapse: sort or variety; "every description of book was there"; a statement that represents something in words; the act of describing something

man collapse: game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games; "he taught me to set up the men on the chess board"; "he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage"; one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea; an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus"; a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman; "she takes good care of her man"; an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent); "the army will make a man of you"; the generic use of the word to refer to any human being; "it was every man for himself"; a male subordinate; "the chief stationed two men outside the building"; "he awaited word from his man in Havana"; provide with men; "We cannot man all the desks"; take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place; "Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning"

topside collapse: (usually plural) weather deck; the part of a ship's hull that is above the waterline

eddy collapse: a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself; founder of Christian Science in 1866 (1821-1910); flow in a circular current, of liquids

body count collapse: a count of troops killed in an operation or time period; "the daily body count increased as the war went on"

predicament collapse: a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one; "finds himself in a most awkward predicament"; "the woeful plight of homeless people"

genre collapse: a class of art (or artistic endeavor) having a characteristic form or technique; a kind of literary or artistic work

twirl collapse: turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"

genus collapse: a general kind of something; "ignore the genus communism"; (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species

onrush collapse: a forceful forward rush or flow; "from the bow she stared at the mesmerising onrush of the sea where it split and foamed"; "the explosion interrupted the wild onrush of her thoughts"

inside track collapse: a favorable position in a competition; "the boss's son had the inside track for that job"; the inner side of a curved racecourse

racer collapse: slender fast-moving North American snakes; an animal that races; a fast car that competes in races; someone who drives racing cars at high speeds

originate collapse: bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"; come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose"; begin a trip at a certain point, as of a plane, train, bus, etc.; "The flight originates in Calcutta"

rouge collapse: makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks; redden by applying rouge to; "she rouged her cheeks"

summer collapse: the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox; "they spent a lazy summer at the shore"; spend the summer; "We summered in Kashmir"

conk collapse: informal term for the nose; hit, especially on the head; "The stranger conked him and he fainted"

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