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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

feeder collapse: an animal being fattened or suitable for fattening; an animal that feeds on a particular source of food; "a bark feeder"; "a mud feeder"; a branch that flows into the main stream

semaphore collapse: an apparatus for visual signaling with lights or mechanically moving arms; convey by semaphore, of information; send signals by or as if by semaphore

blinker collapse: a light that flashes on and off; used as a signal or to send messages; a blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the direction in which the vehicle is about to turn; put blinders on (a horse)

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

light up collapse: begin to smoke; "After the meal, some of the diners lit up"; start to burn with a bright flame; "The coal in the BBQ grill finally lit up"; ignite; "The sky lit up quickly above the raging volcano"

principal collapse: the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account; the educator who has executive authority for a school; "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal"; capital as contrasted with the income derived from it; the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated

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"

collation collapse: careful examination and comparison to note points of disagreement; assembling in proper numerical or logical sequence

wonder collapse: something that causes feelings of wonder; "the wonders of modern science"; the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising; have a wish or desire to know something; "He wondered who had built this beautiful church"; place in doubt or express doubtful speculation; "I wonder whether this was the right thing to do"; "she wondered whether it would snow tonight"; be amazed at; "We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities"

star collapse: (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior; any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night; an actor who plays a principal role; a plane figure with 5 or more points; often used as an emblem; mark with an asterisk; "Linguists star unacceptable sentences"; be the star in a performance; feature as the star; "The movie stars Dustin Hoffman as an autistic man"

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

torch collapse: a light carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance; burn maliciously, as by arson; "The madman torched the barns"

Roman candle collapse: a cylindrical firework that projects a series of colored balls of fire

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)

feathery collapse: adorned with feathers or plumes; characterized by a covering of feathers; "the feathery congregation of jays"

foghorn collapse: a warning device consisting of a horn that generates a loud low tone; a loud low warning signal that can be heard by fogbound ships

lumen collapse: a cavity or passage in a tubular organ; "the lumen of the intestine"; a unit of luminous flux equal to the amount of light given out through a solid angle of 1 steradian by a point source of 1 candela intensity radiating uniformly in all directions

lux collapse: a unit of illumination equal to 1 lumen per square meter; 0.0929 foot candle

shimmer collapse: a weak and tremulous light; "the shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers"; "the play of light on the water"; give off a shimmering reflection, as of silk; shine with a weak or fitful light; "Beech leaves shimmered in the moonlight"

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