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centrifuge collapse: an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension; rotate at very high speed in order to separate the liquids from the solids

helix collapse: type genus of the family Helicidae; a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle

joyride collapse: a ride in a car taken solely for pleasure; "they took their girlfriends for joyrides in stolen cars"; ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it; "We tooled down the street"

ringlet collapse: any of various butterflies belonging to the family Satyridae; a small ring

intoxicate collapse: have an intoxicating effect on, of a drug; make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)

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"

merry-go-round collapse: a never-ending cycle of activities and events (especially when they seem to have little purpose); "if we lose the election the whole legislative merry-go-round will have to start over"

whirlpool collapse: a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)

budge collapse: United States tennis player who in 1938 was the first to win the Australian and French and English and United States singles championship in the same year (1915-2000)

pirouette collapse: (ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet); do a pirouette, usually as part of a dance

purl collapse: a basic knitting stitch; gold or silver wire thread; make a murmuring sound; "the water was purling"; embroider with gold or silver thread; edge or border with gold or silver embroidery; knit with a purl stitch

regurgitation collapse: recall after rote memorization; "he complained that school was just memorization and regurgitation"; backflow of blood through a defective heart valve

swim collapse: travel through water; "We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore"; "a big fish was swimming in the tank"

coil collapse: a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope"; reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit; tubing that is wound in a spiral; a contraceptive device placed inside a woman's womb; a transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine; a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals); wind around something in coils or loops

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!"

whirlwind collapse: a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth

whish collapse: move with a whishing sound; "The car whished past her"; make a sibilant sound

gyrate collapse: to wind or move in a spiral course; "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor"

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

curl collapse: American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933); form a curl, curve, or kink; "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling"; play the Scottish game of curling; twist or roll into coils or ringlets; "curl my hair, please"

turn around collapse: get better; "Her performance in school picked up"; cause to get better; "The new strategy turned around sales"; "The tutor turned around my son's performance in math"

avert collapse: turn away or aside; "They averted their eyes when the King entered"

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