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question mark collapse: a punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question

iron collapse: home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth; a golf club that has a relatively narrow metal head; implement used to brand live stock; a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood; press and smooth with a heated iron; "press your shirts"; "she stood there ironing"

successful collapse: having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome; "a successful architect"; "a successful business venture"

governing collapse: responsible for making and enforcing rules and laws; "governing bodies"

management collapse: the act of managing something; "he was given overall management of the program"; "is the direction of the economy a function of government?"; those in charge of running a business

well-known collapse: widely or fully known; "a well-known politician"; "well-known facts"; "a politician who is well known"; "these facts are well known"

jockey collapse: someone employed to ride horses in horse races; an operator of some vehicle or machine or apparatus; "he's a truck jockey"; "a computer jockey"; "a disc jockey"; ride a racehorse as a professional jockey; compete (for an advantage or a position)

gag collapse: restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting; make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit; cause to retch or choke; struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"; make jokes or quips; "The students were gagging during dinner"; tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them; "The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair"; prevent from speaking out; "The press was gagged"

handling collapse: the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means; manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something

collar collapse: a figurative restraint; "asked for a collar on program trading in the stock market"; "kept a tight leash on his emotions"; "he's always gotten a long leash"; a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over; a band of leather or rope that is placed around an animal's neck as a harness or to identify it; the stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot; take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"; furnish with a collar; "collar the dog"; seize by the neck or collar

fore collapse: near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane; "the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments"

reservation collapse: the act of keeping back or setting aside for some future occasion; something reserved in advance (as a hotel accommodation or a seat on a plane etc.); a statement that limits or restricts some claim; "he recommended her without any reservations"; the written record or promise of an arrangement by which accommodations are secured in advance; a district that is reserved for particular purpose

totalitarian collapse: an adherent of totalitarian principles or totalitarian government; characterized by a government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control; "a totalitarian regime crushes all autonomous institutions in its drive to seize the human soul"- Arthur M.Schlesinger, Jr.; of or relating to the principles of totalitarianism according to which the state regulates every realm of life; "totalitarian theory and practice"; "operating in a totalistic fashion"

wangle collapse: an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery; achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods

stipulation collapse: a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement; (law) an agreement or concession made by parties in a judicial proceeding (or by their attorneys) relating to the business before the court; must be in writing unless they are part of the court record; "a stipulation of fact was made in order to avoid delay"

foremost collapse: preceding all others in spatial position; "the foremost compartment of the ship"; situated closest to the bow; "the foremost compartment of the ship"; prominently forward; "he put his best foot foremost"

engineer collapse: a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems; the operator of a railway locomotive; design as an engineer; "He engineered the water supply project"

commanding collapse: used of a height or viewpoint; "a commanding view of the ocean"; "looked up at the castle dominating the countryside"; "the balcony overlooking the ballroom"

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"

string quartet collapse: an instrumental quartet with 2 violins and a viola and a cello

controlling collapse: able to control or determine policy; "a controlling interest in the firm"

frontal collapse: a drapery that covers the front of an altar; belonging to the front part; "a frontal appendage"; of or adjacent to the forehead or frontal bone; "the frontal lobes"; meeting front to front; "a frontal attack"; "a head-on collision"; of or relating to the front of an advancing mass of air; "frontal rainfall"

largeness collapse: the property of having a relatively great size; large or extensive in breadth or importance or comprehensiveness; "the might have repercussions of unimaginable largeness"; "the very extensiveness of his power was a temptation to abuse it"

steering collapse: the act of steering a ship; the act of setting and holding a course; "a new council was installed under the direction of the king"

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