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cook collapse: someone who cooks food; English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779); transform and make suitable for consumption by heating; "These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes"; transform by heating; "The apothecary cooked the medicinal mixture in a big iron kettle"; prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"; prepare a hot meal; "My husband doesn't cook"

pessimism collapse: a general disposition to look on the dark side and to expect the worst in all things; the feeling that things will turn out badly

belle collapse: a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals; "she was the belle of the ball"

stoicism collapse: an indifference to pleasure or pain; (philosophy) the philosophical system of the Stoics following the teachings of the ancient Greek philosopher Zeno

old maid collapse: a card game using a pack of cards from which one queen has been removed; players match cards and the player holding the unmatched queen at the end of the game is the loser (or `old maid'); the loser in a game of old maid

gill collapse: respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water; any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus; a United States liquid unit equal to 4 fluid ounces; a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters

lady collapse: a woman of the peerage in Britain; a polite name for any woman; "a nice lady at the library helped me"

persona grata collapse: a diplomat who is acceptable to the government to which he is sent

Highness collapse: a high degree (of amount or force etc.); "responsible for the highness of the rates"; the condition of being high or lofty; (Your Highness or His Highness or Her Highness) title used to address a royal person

Lordship collapse: the authority of a lord; a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge; "Your Lordship"; "His Lordship"

Lady collapse: a woman of the peerage in Britain; a polite name for any woman; "a nice lady at the library helped me"

optimistic collapse: expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds; "in an optimistic mood"; "optimistic plans"; "took an optimistic view"

chatelaine collapse: a chain formerly worn at the waist by women; for carrying a purse or bunch of keys etc.; the mistress of a chateau or large country house

dormancy collapse: a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction; "the volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy"

sugar daddy collapse: a wealthy older man who gives a young person expensive gifts in return for friendship or intimacy

matriarch collapse: a female head of a family or tribe; a feisty older woman with a big bosom (as drawn in cartoons)

dame collapse: informal terms for a (young) woman; a woman of refinement; "a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady"

woman collapse: an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"; a female person who plays a significant role (wife or mistress or girlfriend) in the life of a particular man; "he was faithful to his woman"

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