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orientation collapse: the act of orienting; a person's awareness of self with regard to position and time and place and personal relationships; an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs; position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions

dangle collapse: cause to dangle or hang freely; "He dangled the ornaments from the Christmas tree"; hang freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling"

confront collapse: deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"; present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize; "We confronted him with the evidence"; "He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions"; "An enormous dilemma faces us"; oppose, as in hostility or a competition; "You must confront your opponent"; "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"; "The two enemies finally confronted each other"; be face to face with; "The child screamed when he confronted the man in the Halloween costume"

anticipate collapse: be a forerunner of or occur earlier than; "This composition anticipates Impressionism"; realize beforehand; be excited or anxious about; act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

azimuth collapse: the azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian

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"

minstrel collapse: a performer in a minstrel show; celebrate by singing, in the style of minstrels

look collapse: the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; "he went out to have a look"; "his look was fixed on her eyes"; "he gave it a good looking at"; "his camera does his looking for him"; physical appearance; "I don't like the looks of this place"; have a certain outward or facial expression; "How does she look?"; "The child looks unhappy"; "She looked pale after the surgery"; convey by one's expression; "She looked her devotion to me"; perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; "She looked over the expanse of land"; "Look at your child!"; "Look--a deer in the backyard!"; give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect; "She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time"; accord in appearance with; "You don't look your age!"

reprieve collapse: the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment; a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence); a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort; relieve temporarily; postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution

navigation collapse: the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place; ship traffic; "the channel will be open to navigation as soon as the ice melts"

come on collapse: occur or become available; "water or electricity came on again after the earthquake"; appear or become visible; make a showing; "She turned up at the funeral"; "I hope the list key is going to surface again"

respite collapse: a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate"; a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests"

attitude collapse: a theatrical pose created for effect; "the actor struck just the right attitude"; a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun"; position of aircraft or spacecraft relative to a frame of reference (the horizon or direction of motion)

predict collapse: make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election"

go out collapse: become extinguished; "The lights suddenly went out and we were in the dark"; leave the house to go somewhere; "We never went out when our children were small"; take the field; "The soldiers went out on missions"; go out of fashion; become unfashionable

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