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helm collapse: a position of leadership; "the President is at the helm of the Ship of State"; steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by which a vessel is steered

roadblock collapse: a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.

tool collapse: an implement used in the practice of a vocation; work with a tool; drive; "The convertible tooled down the street"; furnish with tools

bony collapse: having bones especially many or prominent bones; "a bony shad fillet"; "her bony wrist"; "bony fish"; very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold; "emaciated bony hands"; "a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys"; "eyes were haggard and cavernous"; "small pinched faces"; "kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration"

ticker collapse: a character printer that automatically prints stock quotations on ticker tape

Marxism collapse: the economic and political theories of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels that hold that human actions and institutions are economically determined and that class struggle is needed to create historical change and that capitalism will ultimately be superseded by communism

kidney collapse: either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and water in urine; "urine passes out of the kidney through ureters to the bladder"

hale collapse: prolific United States writer (1822-1909); United States astronomer who discovered that sunspots are associated with strong magnetic fields (1868-1938); a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776); exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health; "hale and hearty"; "whole in mind and body"; "a whole person again"

clamp collapse: a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together; impose or inflict forcefully; "The military government clamped a curfew onto the capital"; fasten or fix with a clamp; "clamp the chair together until the glue has hardened"

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

will collapse: a fixed and persistent intent or purpose; "where there's a will there's a way"; a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die; determine by choice; "This action was willed and intended"; have in mind; "I will take the exam tomorrow"; decree or ordain; "God wills our existence"

hemophilia collapse: congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to son

slag collapse: the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals; convert into slag

works collapse: performance of moral or religious acts; "salvation by deeds"; "the reward for good works"; the internal mechanism of a device

spleen collapse: a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses

stuffing collapse: padding put in mattresses and cushions and upholstered furniture; a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables

puff collapse: a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke); "he took a puff on his pipe"; "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly"; exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes); a light inflated pastry or puff shell; a short light gust of air; gathered for protruding fullness; "puff sleeves"; blow hard and loudly; "he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain"; to swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs"; "puffed out chests"; speak in a blustering or scornful manner; "A puffing kind of man"; praise extravagantly; "The critics puffed up this Broadway production"; smoke and exhale strongly; "puff a cigar"; "whiff a pipe"; suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"; make proud or conceited; "The sudden fame puffed her ego"

tare collapse: counterweight consisting of an empty container that is used as a counterbalance to obtain net weight; any of several weedy vetches grown for forage

scarlet collapse: a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge

gutsy collapse: marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited; "you have to admire her; it was a gutsy thing to do"; "the gutsy...intensity of her musical involvement"-Judith Crist; "a gutsy red wine"

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