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depend collapse: be contingent upon (something that is elided); "That depends"

depend on collapse: be dependent on, as for support or maintenance; "elderly parents often depend on their adult children"; be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the election"; "Your grade will depends on your homework"

spindle collapse: a stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning; any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts; (biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle; "chromosomes are distributed by spindles in mitosis and meiosis"

crossroads collapse: a point where a choice must be made; "Freud's work stands at the crossroads between psychology and neurology"

hasp collapse: a fastener for a door or lid; a hinged metal strap fits over a staple and is locked with a pin or padlock; secure or lock with a hasp

arbor collapse: a framework that supports climbing plants; "the arbor provided a shady resting place in the park"; tree (as opposed to shrub)

rivet collapse: heavy pin having a head at one end and the other end being hammered flat after being passed through holes in the pieces that are fastened together; hold (someone's attention); "The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists"; fasten with a rivet or rivets

sew collapse: fasten by sewing; do needlework; create (clothes) with cloth; "Can the seamstress sew me a suit by next week?"

hang on collapse: hold the phone line open; "Please hang on while I get your folder"

wrist collapse: a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones

hinge collapse: a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other; a circumstance upon which subsequent events depend; "his absence is the hinge of our plan"; attach with a hinge

accrue collapse: grow by addition; "The interest accrues"; come into the possession of; "The house accrued to the oldest son"

exigency collapse: a pressing or urgent situation; "the health-care exigency"

hang collapse: a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms; the way a garment hangs; "he adjusted the hang of his coat"; suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste; "hang the venison for a few days"; cause to be hanging or suspended; "Hang that picture on the wall"; place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction; "hang a door"; be placed in position as by a hinge; "This cabinet door doesn't hang right!"; be suspended or poised; "Heavy fog hung over the valley"; be suspended or hanging; "The flag hung on the wall"; fall or flow in a certain way; "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back"; decorate or furnish with something suspended; "Hang wallpaper"; let drop or droop; "Hang one's head in shame"; kill by hanging; "The murdered was hanged on Friday"; prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury; be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive; "This worry hangs on my mind"; "The cloud of suspicion hangs over her"; be exhibited; "Picasso hangs in this new wing of the museum"

turn on collapse: become hostile towards; "The dog suddenly turned on the mailman"; produce suddenly or automatically; "Turn on the charm"; "turn on the waterworks"

swivel collapse: a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin

gudgeon collapse: small slender European freshwater fish often used as bait by anglers

skewer collapse: a long pin for holding meat in position while it is being roasted; drive a skewer through; "skewer the meat for the BBQ"

latch collapse: catch for fastening a door or gate; a bar that can be lowered or slid into a groove; spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key; fasten with a latch; "latch the door"

buckle collapse: fastener that fastens together two ends of a belt or strap; often has loose prong; fold or collapse; "His knees buckled"; fasten with a buckle or buckles

ankle collapse: a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus

suture collapse: thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together; a seam used in surgery; an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull); join with a suture; "suture the wound after surgery"

toggle collapse: a fastener consisting of a peg or pin or crosspiece that is inserted into an eye at the end of a rope or a chain or a cable in order to fasten it to something (as another rope or chain or cable); any instruction that works first one way and then the other; it turns something on the first time it is used and then turns it off the next time; release by a toggle switch; "toggle a bomb from an airplane"; fasten with, or as if with, a toggle; provide with a toggle or toggles

emanate collapse: proceed or issue forth, as from a source; "Water emanates from this hole in the ground"

joining collapse: the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication); "the joining of hands around the table"; "there was a connection via the internet"

miter collapse: a liturgical headdress worn by bishops on formal occasions; the surface of a beveled end of a piece where a miter joint is made; "he covered the miter with glue before making the joint"; fit together in a miter joint; bevel the edges of, to make a miter joint; confer a miter on (a bishop)

mortise collapse: a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint; cut a hole for a tenon in

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