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windward collapse: the direction from which the wind is coming; on the side exposed to the wind; "the windward islands"; away from the wind; "they were sailing windward"

weather collapse: the meteorological conditions: temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation; "they were hoping for good weather"; "every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception"; change under the action or influence of the weather; "A weathered old hut"; sail to the windward of; cause to slope; face or endure with courage; "She braved the elements"

clockwise collapse: in the same direction as the rotating hands of a clock; in the direction that the hands of a clock move; "please move clockwise in a circle"

leeward collapse: the direction in which the wind is blowing; on the side away from the wind; "on the leeward side of the island"; toward the wind; "they were sailing leeward"

upwind collapse: towards the side exposed to wind; in the direction opposite to the direction the wind is blowing; "they flew upwind"

counterclockwise collapse: in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock; in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move; "please move counterclockwise in a circle!"

bring to collapse: return to consciousness; "These pictures bring back sad memories"

caption collapse: brief description accompanying an illustration; taking exception; especially an quibble based on a captious argument; "a mere caption unworthy of a reply"; provide with a caption, as of a photograph or a drawing

seaward collapse: the direction toward the sea; directed or situated away from inland regions and toward the sea or coast; "from the hill he took a seaward course"; "on the seaward side of the road"; in the direction of the sea; "the sailor looked seaward"

haul collapse: transport in a vehicle; "haul stones from the quarry in a truck"; "haul vegetables to the market"; draw slowly or heavily; "haul stones"; "haul nets"

homeward collapse: oriented toward home; "in a homeward direction"; "homeward-bound commuters"; toward home; "fought his way homeward through the deep snow"

epigraph collapse: an engraved inscription; a quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing

superscription collapse: the activity of superscribing; an inscription written above something else

headline collapse: the heading or caption of a newspaper article; publicize widely or highly, as if with a headline; provide (a newspaper page or a story) with a headline

screamer collapse: gooselike aquatic bird of South America having a harsh trumpeting call; a sensational newspaper headline

lee collapse: the side of something that is sheltered from the wind; American general who led the Confederate armies in the American Civil War (1807-1870); soldier of the American Revolution (1756-1818); leader of the American Revolution who proposed the resolution calling for independence of the American colonies (1732-1794); United States physicist (born in China) who collaborated with Yang Chen Ning in disproving the principle of conservation of parity (born in 1926); United States actor who was an expert in kung fu and starred in martial arts films (1941-1973); United States striptease artist who became famous on Broadway in the 1930s (1914-1970); United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of Black culture in America (born in 1957)

subtitle collapse: secondary or explanatory title; translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen; supply (a movie) with subtitles

lead off collapse: teach immoral behavior to; "It was common practice to lead off the young ones, and teach them bad habits"

running head collapse: a heading printed at the top of every page (or every other page) of a book

precede collapse: furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution"; move ahead (of others) in time or space; be the predecessor of; "Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands"; come before; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify"

mane collapse: long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck; growth of hair covering the scalp of a human being

thatch collapse: a house roof made with a plant material (as straw); hair resembling thatched roofing material; plant stalks used as roofing material; cover with thatch; "thatch the roofs"

sideways collapse: toward one side; "the car slipped sideways into the ditch"; "leaning sideways"; "a figure moving sidewise in the shadows"; with one side forward or to the front; "turned sideways to show the profile"; "crabs seeming to walk sidewise"

snout collapse: a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose; beaklike projection of the anterior part of the head of certain insects such as e.g. weevils

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