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heading collapse: a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about; "the heading seemed to have little to do with the text"

shop collapse: a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services; "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod"; do one's shopping; "She goes shopping every Friday"; shop around; not necessarily buying; "I don't need help, I'm just browsing"

amalgamate collapse: joined together into a whole; "United Industries"; "the amalgamated colleges constituted a university"; "a consolidated school"

affiliation collapse: the act of becoming formally connected or joined; "welcomed the affiliation of the research center with the university"; a social or business relationship; "a valuable financial affiliation"; "he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team"; "many close associations with England"

pursue collapse: follow in or as if in pursuit; "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life"; carry further or advance; "Can you act on this matter soon?"

operational collapse: being in effect or operation; "de facto apartheid is still operational even in the `new' African nations"- Leslie Marmon Silko; "bus service is in operation during the emergency"; "the company had several operating divisions"; of or intended for or involved in military operations; pertaining to a process or series of actions for achieving a result; "operational difficulties"; "they assumed their operational positions"

generate collapse: bring into existence; "The new manager generated a lot of problems"; "The computer bug generated chaos in the office"; produce (energy); "We can't generate enough power for the entire city"; "The hydroelectric plant needs to generate more electricity"

limit collapse: the greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability"; the boundary of a specific area; as far as something can go; the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed; "there are limits on the amount you can bet"; "it is growing rapidly with no limitation in sight"; the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity; restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"

lick collapse: touching with the tongue; "the dog's laps were warm and wet"; pass the tongue over; "the dog licked her hand"

heirloom collapse: something that has been in a family for generations; (law) any property that is considered by law or custom as inseparable from an inheritance is inherited with that inheritance

preservative collapse: a chemical compound that is added to protect against decay or decomposition; tending or having the power to preserve; "the timbers should be treated with a preservative"

as the crow flies collapse: by the shortest and most direct route; "it's 10 miles as the crow flies"

bench collapse: a long seat for more than one person; (law) the seat for judges in a courtroom; the reserve players on a team; "our team has a strong bench"; the magistrate or judge or judges sitting in court in judicial capacity to compose the court collectively; exhibit on a bench; "bench the poodles at the dog show"; take out of a game; of players

start collapse: a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning); "he got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital"; "his starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen"; advantage gained by an beginning early (as in a race); "with an hour's start he will be hard to catch"; the beginning of anything; "it was off to a good start"; a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game; play in the starting lineup; get off the ground; "Who started this company?"; "We embarked on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a good breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack"; get going or set in motion; "We simply could not start the engine"; "start up the computer"; begin or set in motion; "I start at eight in the morning"; "Ready, set, go!"; bulge outward; "His eyes popped"; begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job; "Take up a position"; "start a new job"

treble collapse: three times as great or many; "a claim for treble (or triple) damages"; "a threefold increase"; sing treble

comply collapse: act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes; "He complied with my instructions"; "You must comply or else!"; "Follow these simple rules"; "abide by the rules"

woodcraft collapse: skill in carving or fashioning objects from wood; skill and experience in matters relating to the woods (as hunting or fishing or camping)

militate collapse: have force or influence; bring about an effect or change; "Politeness militated against this opinion being expressed"

induce collapse: reason or establish by induction; cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"; cause to arise; "induce a crisis"; cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"; produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes

plug away collapse: work doggedly or persistently; "She keeps plugging away at her dissertation"

use collapse: the act of using; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers"; a particular service; "he put his knowledge to good use"; "patrons have their uses"; (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property; "we were given the use of his boat"; use up, consume fully; "The legislature expended its time on school questions"; put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer"; take or consume (regularly or habitually); "She uses drugs rarely"; habitually do something (use only in the past tense); "She used to call her mother every week but now she calls only occasionally"; "I used to get sick when I ate in that dining hall"; "They used to vacation in the Bahamas"; seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage; "She uses her influential friends to get jobs"; "The president's wife used her good connections"

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