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leech: carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end; a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage

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vulture collapse: any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion

lounge lizard collapse: a man who idles about in the lounges of hotels and bars in search of women who would support him

decal collapse: the art of transfering designs from specially prepared paper to a wood or glass or metal surface; a design fixed to some surface or a paper bearing the design to be transferred to the surface

bloodsucker collapse

sponger collapse: a workman employed to collect sponges

barnacle collapse: marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces

profiteer collapse: someone who makes excessive profit (especially on goods in short supply); make an unreasonable profit, as on the sale of difficult to obtain goods

bramble collapse: any of various rough thorny shrubs or vines

brier collapse: tangled mass of prickly plants; a thorny stem or twig

briar collapse: a pipe made from the root (briarroot) of the tree heath

medico collapse

hammer and tongs collapse

sawbones collapse

freeloader collapse: someone who takes advantage of the generosity of others

flatterer collapse: a person who uses flattery

coroner collapse: a public official who investigates by inquest any death not due to natural causes

medical examiner collapse

bulldog collapse: a sturdy thickset short-haired breed with a large head and strong undershot lower jaw; developed originally in England for bull baiting; throw a steer by seizing the horns and twisting the neck, as in a rodeo; attack viciously and ferociously

physician collapse

cringle collapse: fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines

limpet collapse: any of various usually marine gastropods with low conical shells; found clinging to rocks in littoral areas; mollusk with a low conical shell

perfuse collapse: force a fluid through (a body part or tissue); "perfuse a liver with a salt solution"

tooth and nail collapse: with force and ferocity; "she fought tooth and nail"

harpy collapse: large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical America; any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes; (Greek mythology) vicious winged monster; often depicted as a bird with the head of a woman

earnestly collapse

mucilage collapse: a gelatinous substance secreted by plants

racketeer collapse: someone who commits crimes for profit (especially one who obtains money by fraud or extortion); carry on illegal business activities involving crime

gunk collapse

staunchly collapse: in a staunch manner; "he staunchly defended his principles"

prickle collapse: make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn; "The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample"; cause a prickling sensation

hanger on collapse

decidedly collapse: without question and beyond doubt; "it was decidedly too expensive"; "she told him off in spades"; "by all odds they should win"

transfuse collapse: give a transfusion (e.g., of blood) to; pour out of one vessel into another

heart and soul collapse: with complete faith; "she was with him heart and soul"

resolutely collapse: showing firm determination or purpose; "she resolutely refused to look at him or speak to him"; "he entered the building resolutely"

seriously collapse: in a serious manner; "talking earnestly with his son"; "she started studying snakes in earnest"; "a play dealing seriously with the question of divorce"

molasses collapse: thick dark syrup produced by boiling down juice from sugar cane; especially during sugar refining

cloth collapse

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