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crock collapse: an earthen jar (made of baked clay); nonsense; foolish talk; "that's a crock"; soil with or as with crock; release color when rubbed, of badly dyed fabric

educated collapse: possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge); having or based on relevant experience; "an educated guess"; "an enlightened electorate"

scrape along collapse: manage one's existence barely; "I guess I can squeeze by on this lousy salary"

scrip collapse: a certificate whose value is recognized by the payer and payee; scrip is not currency but may be convertible into currency

reformer collapse: an apparatus that reforms the molecular structure of hydrocarbons to produce richer fuel; "a catalytic reformer"; a disputant who advocates reform

plagiarism collapse: the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own; a piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work

plodder collapse: someone who moves slowly; "in England they call a slowpoke a slowcoach"; someone who works slowly and monotonously for long hours

loyalist collapse: a person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt)

Republican collapse: a tributary of the Kansas River that flows from eastern Colorado eastward through Nebraska and Kansas; an advocate of a republic (usually in opposition to a monarchy); a member of the Republican Party; having the supreme power lying in the body of citizens entitled to vote for officers and representatives responsible to them or characteristic of such government; "the United States shall guarantee to every state in this union a republican form of government"- United States Constitution; "a very republican notion"; "so little republican and so much aristocratic sentiment"- Philip Marsh; "our republican and artistic simplicity"-Nathaniel Hawthorne; relating to or belonging to the Republican Party; "a Republican senator"; "Republican party politics"

Democrat collapse: an advocate of democratic principles; a member of the Democratic Party

Whig collapse: a member of the Whig Party that existed in the United States before the American Civil War; a supporter of the American Revolution; a member of the political party that urged social reform in 18th and 19th century England; was the opposition party to the Tories

Conservative collapse: a person who has conservative ideas or opinions; resistant to change; opposed to liberal reforms

respire collapse: undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbon monoxide; breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety

beast of burden collapse: an animal such as a donkey or ox or elephant used for transporting loads or doing other heavy work

classicist collapse: an artistic person who adheres to classicism; a student of ancient Greek and Latin

haggle collapse: an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining); wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.); "Let's not haggle over a few dollars"

mangle collapse: clothes dryer for drying and ironing laundry by passing it between two heavy heated rollers; alter so as to make unrecognizable; "The tourists murdered the French language"; press with a mangle; "mangle the sheets"

transcription collapse: a sound or television recording (e.g., from a broadcast to a tape recording); something written, especially copied from one medium to another, as a typewritten version of dictation; (genetics) the organic process whereby the DNA sequence in a gene is copied into mRNA; the process whereby a base sequence of messenger RNA is synthesized on a template of complementary DNA

suffice collapse: be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity; "A few words would answer"; "This car suits my purpose well"; "Will $100 do?"; "A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school"; "Nothing else will serve"

version collapse: manual turning of a fetus in the uterus (usually to aid delivery); something a little different from others of the same type; "an experimental version of the night fighter"; "a variant of the same word"; "an emery wheel is the modern variation of a grindstone"; "the boy is a younger edition of his father"; an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint; "his version of the fight was different from mine"

scholiast collapse: a scholar who writes explanatory notes on an author (especially an ancient commentator on a classical author)

fiction collapse: a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact

pen collapse: female swan; a writing implement with a point from which ink flows; an enclosure for confining livestock

whittle collapse: English aeronautical engineer who invented the jet aircraft engine (1907-1996); cut small bits or pare shavings from; "whittle a piece of wood"

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