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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"

bourn collapse: an archaic term for a goal or destination; an archaic term for a boundary

tempest collapse: (literary) a violent wind; "a tempest swept over the island"

string out collapse: set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series; "the houses were strung out in a long row"

trunk collapse: luggage consisting of a large strong case used when traveling or for storage; the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber

employed collapse: having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary; "most of our graduates are employed"; put to use

airline collapse: a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers; a hose that carries air under pressure

roadway collapse: a road (especially that part of a road) over which vehicles travel

busywork collapse: active work of little value; "while he was waiting he filled the days with busywork"

leisured collapse: free from duties or responsibilities; "he writes in his leisure hours"; "life as it ought to be for the leisure classes"- J.J.Chapman; "even the artist and the sculptor were not regarded...as leisured men"- Ida Craven

phylum collapse: (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes; (linguistics) a large group of languages that are historically related

threshold collapse: the smallest detectable sensation; the starting point for a new state or experience; "on the threshold of manhood"

selective service collapse: an independent federal agency that administers compulsory military service

unemployable collapse: not acceptable for employment as a worker; "his illiteracy made him unemployable"

welsh collapse: a breed of dual-purpose cattle developed in Wales; a Celtic language of Wales; of or relating to or characteristic of Wales or its people or their language; "the Welsh coast"; "Welsh syntax"; cheat by avoiding payment of a gambling debt

air lane collapse: a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another

septum collapse: (anatomy) a dividing partition between two tissues or cavities; a partition or wall especially in an ovary

vanguard collapse: the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field; "the Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England"; "the idea of motion was always to the forefront of his mind and central to his philosophy"; the leading units moving at the head of an army

rail collapse: any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud; a horizontal bar (usually of wood); short for railway; "he traveled by rail"; "he was concerned with rail safety"; complain bitterly; fish with a handline over the rails of a boat; "They are railing for fresh fish"; lay with rails; "hundreds of miles were railed out here"; convey (goods etc.) by rails; "fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium"; separate with a railing; "rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace"; provide with rails; "The yard was railed"; enclose with rails; "rail in the old graves"

terminus collapse: either end of a railroad or bus route; (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome

tied collapse: fastened with strings or cords; "a neatly tied bundle"; bound together by or as if by a strong rope; especially as by a bond of affection; "people tied by blood or marriage"

postdate collapse: establish something as being later relative to something else; be later in time; "Tuesday always follows Monday"

respect collapse: (usually preceded by `in') a detail or point; "it differs in that respect"; an attitude of admiration or esteem; "she lost all respect for him"; regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity"; show respect towards; "honor your parents!"

malinger collapse: avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill

pedigree collapse: ancestry of a purebred animal; line of descent of a purebred animal

heir collapse: a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another

act as collapse: function as or act like; "This heap of stones will act as a barrier"

siding collapse: a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass; material applied to the outside of a building to make it weatherproof

production line collapse: mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it

specialization collapse: the special line of work you have adopted as your career; "his specialization is gastroenterology"; the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose; (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function; "cell differentiation in the developing embryo"

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