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hand collapse: physical assistance; "give me a hand with the chores"; terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos); "the kangaroo's forearms seem undeveloped but the powerful five-fingered hands are skilled at feinting and clouting"- Springfield (Mass.) Union; a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece; "the big hand counts the minutes"; the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt"; ability; "he wanted to try his hand at singing"; one of two sides of an issue; "on the one hand..., but on the other hand..."; a round of applause to signify approval; "give the little lady a great big hand"; the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time; "I didn't hold a good hand all evening"; "he kept trying to see my hand"; a position given by its location to the side of an object; "objections were voiced on every hand"; a member of the crew of a ship; "all hands on deck"; a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses; "the horse stood 20 hands"; guide or conduct or usher somewhere; "hand the elderly lady into the taxi"

estate collapse: a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country and formerly possessing distinct political rights; extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island"; everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities

exploration collapse: to travel for the purpose of discovery; a careful systematic search; a systematic consideration; "he called for a careful exploration of the consequences"

imprisonment collapse: the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison); putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment

anterior collapse: earlier in time; of or near the head end or toward the front plane of the body

freeloader collapse: someone who takes advantage of the generosity of others

coroner collapse: a public official who investigates by inquest any death not due to natural causes

victimize collapse: punish unjustly; deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"; make a victim of; "I was victimized by this con-man"

blockhouse collapse: a stronghold that is reinforced for protection from enemy fire; with apertures for defensive fire

captivity collapse: the state of being imprisoned; "he was held in captivity until he died"; "the imprisonment of captured soldiers"; "his ignominious incarceration in the local jail"; "he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon"

bathroom collapse: a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet

hearth collapse: home symbolized as a part of the fireplace; "driven from hearth and home"; "fighting in defense of their firesides"; an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room); "they sat on the hearth and warmed themselves before the fire"

stag collapse: adult male deer; attend a dance or a party without a female companion

outhouse collapse: a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate

resident collapse: someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there; living in a particular place; "resident aliens"

strongbox collapse: a strongly made box for holding money or valuables; can be locked

castle collapse: interchanging the positions of the king and a rook; a large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack; (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard; move the king two squares toward a rook and in the same move the rook to the square next past the king

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