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mammy collapse: an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S.

calliope collapse: a musical instrument consisting of a series of steam whistles played from a keyboard; (Greek mythology) the Muse of epic poetry

chock collapse: a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object; as completely as possible; "it was chock-a-block full"; support on chocks; "chock the boat"; secure with chocks

endow collapse: furnish with an endowment; "When she got married, she got dowered"; give qualities or abilities to

bind collapse: something that hinders as if with bonds; form a chemical bond with; "The hydrogen binds the oxygen"; make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope; "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women"; wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose; provide with a binding; "bind the books in leather"; create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child"

surfeit collapse: the state of being more than full; indulge (one's appetite) to satiety; supply or feed to surfeit

splashy collapse: covered with patches of bright color; characterized by water flying about haphazardly

round out collapse: make bigger or better or more complete; fill out; "These studies round out the results of many years of research"

bank collapse: a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning); "the plane went into a steep bank"; a building in which the business of banking transacted; "the bank is on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon"; an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers; "he operated a bank of switches"; a long ridge or pile; "a huge bank of earth"; sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water); "they pulled the canoe up on the bank"; "he sat on the bank of the river and watched the currents"; a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force; the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games; "he tried to break the bank at Monte Carlo"; a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies); cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning; "bank a fire"; enclose with a bank; "bank roads"; tip laterally; "the pilot had to bank the aircraft"; be in the banking business; act as the banker in a game or in gambling; do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank; "Where do you bank in this town?"

saturate collapse: cause (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance

bar collapse: a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon; "there were bars in the windows to prevent escape"; an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal; "it was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar"; a counter where you can obtain food or drink; "he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar"; (law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried; "spectators were not allowed past the bar"; a heating element in an electric fire; "an electric fire with three bars"; a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises; a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore; "the boat ran aground on a submerged bar in the river"; (meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter; "unfortunately some writers have used bar for one dyne per square centimeter"; prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club"; secure with, or as if with, bars; "He barred the door"

hoist collapse: lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects; raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car"; raise; "hoist the flags"; "hoist a sail"; move from one place to another by lifting; "They hoisted the patient onto the operating table"

derrick collapse: a simple crane having lifting tackle slung from a boom; a framework erected over an oil well to allow drill tubes to be raised and lowered

occupy collapse: live (in a certain place); occupy the whole of; "The liquid fills the container"

stuff collapse: miscellaneous unspecified objects; "the trunk was full of stuff"; unspecified qualities required to do or be something; "the stuff of heros"; "you don't have the stuff to be a United States Marine"; a critically important or characteristic component; "suspense is the very stuff of narrative"; senseless talk; "don't give me that stuff"; information in some unspecified form; "it was stuff I had heard before"; "there's good stuff in that book"; informal terms for personal possessions; "did you take all your clobber?"; fill tightly with a material; "stuff a pillow with feathers"; "The old lady wants to have her dead poodle stuffed by the taxidermist"; treat with grease, fill, and prepare for mounting; "stuff a bearskin"; obstruct; "My nose is all stuffed"; "Her arteries are blocked"; fill completely; "The child stuffed his pockets with candy"

cistern collapse: an artificial reservoir for storing liquids; especially an underground tank for storing rainwater; a tank that holds the water used to flush a toilet

lagoon collapse: a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral

donate collapse: give to a charity or good cause; "I donated blood to the Red Cross for the victims of the earthquake"; "donate money to the orphanage"; "She donates to her favorite charity every month"

wad collapse: a small mass of soft material; "he used a wad of cotton to wipe the counter"

lever collapse: a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum; a flat metal tumbler in a lever lock; a simple machine that gives a mechanical advantage when given a fulcrum

crane collapse: large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world; lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis; United States poet (1899-1932); United States writer (1871-1900); stretch (the neck) so as to see better; "The women craned their necks to see the President drive by"

furnish collapse: provide or equip with furniture; "We furnished the house in the Biedermeyer style"

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