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person collapse: a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"; a human body (usually including the clothing); "a weapon was hidden on his person"; a grammatical category of pronouns and verb forms; "stop talking about yourself in the third person"

heroine collapse: the main good female character in a work of fiction; a woman possessing heroic qualities or a woman who has performed heroic deeds

soubrette collapse: a minor female role as a pert flirtatious lady's maid in a comedy; a pert or flirtatious young girl

managerial collapse: of or relating to the function or responsibility or activity of management

directing collapse: showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on; "felt his mother's directing arm around him"; "the directional role of science on industrial progress"

stocks collapse: a former instrument of punishment consisting of a heavy timber frame with holes in which the feet (and sometimes the hands) of an offender could be locked; a frame for constraining an animal while it is receiving veterinary attention or while being shod; a frame that supports a boat while it is under construction

villain collapse: a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately; the principle bad character in a film or work of fiction

conspicuous consumption collapse: buying expensive services and products in order to flaunt your wealth

forehand collapse: (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)

trammel collapse: a restraint that is used to teach a horse to amble; an adjustable pothook set in a fireplace

pillory collapse: a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn; punish by putting in a pillory; expose to ridicule or public scorn

munificence collapse: liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit

arrested collapse: having development checked or reversed; "arrested tuberculosis"

manipulate collapse: treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed; hold something in one's hands and move it; control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage; "She manipulates her boss"; "She is a very controlling mother and doesn't let her children grow up"; "The teacher knew how to keep the class in line"; "she keeps in line"; influence or control shrewdly or deviously; "He manipulated public opinion in his favor"

overriding collapse: having superior power and influence; "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism"

noted collapse: worthy of notice or attention; "a noted increase in the crime rate"

hero collapse: the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem; (Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her; (classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god; a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength; "RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain"; Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)

gerrymander collapse: an act of gerrymandering (dividing a voting area so as to give your own party an unfair advantage); divide unfairly and to one's advantage; of voting districts

thrift collapse: any of numerous sun-loving low-growing evergreens of the genus Armeria having round heads of pink or white flowers

preparatory collapse: preceding and preparing for something; "preparatory steps"

conducive collapse: tending to bring about; being partly responsible for; "working conditions are not conducive to productivity"; "the seaport was a contributing factor in the growth of the city"; "a contributory factor"

personage collapse: another word for person; a person not meriting identification; "a strange personage appeared at the door"

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