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squall collapse: sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation; make high-pitched, whiney noises; blow in a squall; "When it squalls, a prudent sailor reefs his sails"

rumble collapse: a fight between rival gangs of adolescents; a servant's seat (or luggage compartment) in the rear of a carriage; a loud low dull continuous noise; "they heard the rumbling of thunder"; make a low noise; "rumbling thunder"

glare collapse: an angry stare; great brightness; "a glare of sunlight"; "the flowers were a blaze of color"; shine intensely; "The sun glared down on us"; be sharply reflected; "The moon glared back at itself from the lake's surface"

advertise collapse: call attention to; "Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS"; make publicity for; try to sell (a product); "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops"

foghorn collapse: a warning device consisting of a horn that generates a loud low tone; a loud low warning signal that can be heard by fogbound ships

startle collapse: a sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start"; to stimulate to action ; "..startled him awake"; "galvanized into action"; move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room"

dissuade collapse: turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people"

celebrate collapse: have a celebration; "They were feting the patriarch of the family"; "After the exam, the students were celebrating"

exposure collapse: the act of subjecting someone to an influencing experience; "she denounced the exposure of children to pornography"; abandoning without shelter or protection (as by leaving as infant out in the open); presentation to view in an open or public manner; "the exposure of his anger was shocking"; the act of exposing film to light; vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain; "exposure to the weather" or "they died from exposure";; aspect re light or wind; "the studio had a northern exposure"; the disclosure of something secret; "they feared exposure of their campaign plans"; the intensity of light falling on a photographic film or plate; "he used the wrong exposure"

dimness collapse: the quality of being dim or lacking contrast; the property of lights or sounds that lack brilliance or are reduced in intensity; the state of being poorly illuminated

stridulation collapse: a shrill grating or chirping noise made by some insects by rubbing body parts together

paleness collapse: being deficient in color; the property of having a naturally light complexion

reprobate collapse: a person without moral scruples; reject (documents) as invalid; abandon to eternal damnation; "God reprobated the unrepenting sinner"

appeal collapse: (law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial; "their appeal was denied in the superior court"; attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates; "his smile was part of his appeal to her"; request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection; "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble"; take a court case to a higher court for review; "He was found guilty but appealed immediately"; challenge (a decision); "She appealed the verdict"

ask collapse: make a request or demand for something to somebody; "She asked him for a loan"; consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"; inquire about; "I asked about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times"; direct or put; seek an answer to; "ask a question"; address a question to and expect an answer from; "Ask your teacher about trigonometry"; "The children asked me about their dead grandmother"; require or ask for as a price or condition; "He is asking $200 for the table"; "The kidnappers are asking a million dollars in return for the release of their hostage"

tumult collapse: violent agitation; a state of commotion and noise and confusion

lightness collapse: having a light color; the property of being comparatively small in weight; "the lightness of balsa wood"

alarm collapse: a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event; an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger; fear resulting from the awareness of danger; warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness; "The empty house alarmed him"; "We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries"

calcimine collapse: a water-base paint containing zinc oxide and glue and coloring; used as a wash for walls and ceilings; cover with calcimine; "calcimine the walls"

reproach collapse: a mild rebuke or criticism; "words of reproach"; disgrace or shame; "he brought reproach upon his family"; express criticism towards; "The president reproached the general for his irresponsible behavior"

deplore collapse: express strong disapproval of; "We deplore the government's treatment of political prisoners"; regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits"

squeal collapse: a high-pitched howl; utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs

shibboleth collapse: a manner of speaking that is distinctive of a particular group of people

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