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wampum collapse: small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts; used by certain Native American peoples as jewelry or currency

lid collapse: a movable top or cover (hinged or separate) for closing the opening of a container

manacle collapse: confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs; "The police handcuffed the suspect at the scene of the crime"

install collapse: set up for use; "install the washer and dryer"; "We put in a new sink"; place; "Her manager had set her up at the Ritz"; put into an office or a position; "the new president was installed immediately after the election"

frill collapse: a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim; an external body part consisting of feathers or hair about the neck of a bird or other animal; (paleontology) a bony plate that curves upward behind the skull of many ceratopsian dinosaurs

unintelligent collapse: lacking intelligence; "a dull job with lazy and unintelligent co-workers"

specialize collapse: become more special; "We specialize in dried flowers"; suit to a special purpose; "specialize one's research"; devote oneself to a special area of work; "She specializes in honey bees"; "This plumber specialized in jacuzzis"

arraign collapse: accuse of a wrong or an inadequacy; call before a court to answer an indictment

pin down collapse: define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game"; attach with or as if with a pin; "pin up a picture"

accuse collapse: bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "He charged the man with spousal abuse"

toggle collapse: a fastener consisting of a peg or pin or crosspiece that is inserted into an eye at the end of a rope or a chain or a cable in order to fasten it to something (as another rope or chain or cable); any instruction that works first one way and then the other; it turns something on the first time it is used and then turns it off the next time; release by a toggle switch; "toggle a bomb from an airplane"; fasten with, or as if with, a toggle; provide with a toggle or toggles

mortise collapse: a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint; cut a hole for a tenon in

miter collapse: a liturgical headdress worn by bishops on formal occasions; the surface of a beveled end of a piece where a miter joint is made; "he covered the miter with glue before making the joint"; fit together in a miter joint; bevel the edges of, to make a miter joint; confer a miter on (a bishop)

navigate collapse: direct carefully and safely; "He navigated his way to the altar"; act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance; "Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?"; "Who was navigating the ship during the accident?"

locate collapse: discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining; "Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?"; "My search turned up nothing"; assign a location to; "The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles"

account for collapse: give reasons for; "Can you account for all these absences?"; be the reason or explanation for; "The recession accounts for the slow retail business"

confess collapse: confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith; confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure

stopper collapse: (bridge) a playing card with a value sufficiently high to insure taking a trick in a particular suit; "if my partner has a spade stopper I can bid no trump"; close or secure with or as if with a stopper; "She stoppered the wine bottle"; "The mothers stoppered their babies' mouths with pacifiers"

retain collapse: keep in one's mind; "I cannot retain so much information"; secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree"; allow to remain in a place or position; "We cannot continue several servants any longer"; "She retains a lawyer"; "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"; "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"; "We kept the work going as long as we could"; hold within; "This soil retains water"; "I retain this drug for a long time"

sou collapse: a former French coin of low denomination; often used of any small amount of money; "he hasn't a sou to his name"

impeach collapse: charge (a public official) with an offense or misdemeanor committed while in office; "The President was impeached"; challenge the honesty or veracity of; "the lawyers tried to impeach the credibility of the witnesses"

hub collapse: the central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc) through which the shaft or axle passes; a center of activity or interest or commerce or transportation; a focal point around which events revolve; "the playground is the hub of parental supervision"; "the airport is the economic hub of the area"

fig collapse: fleshy sweet pear-shaped yellowish or purple multiple fruit eaten fresh or preserved or dried; Mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit

unwise collapse: showing or resulting from lack of judgment or wisdom; "an unwise investor is soon impoverished"

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