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twine collapse: make by twisting together or intertwining; "twine a rope"; coil around; "Wisteria twining the fence posts"

connivance collapse: (law) tacit approval of someone's wrongdoing; agreement on a secret plot

typescript collapse: typewritten matter especially a typewritten copy of a manuscript

persevere collapse: be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions"

open sesame collapse: any very successful means of achieving a result; a magical command; used by Ali Baba

smoldering collapse: showing scarcely suppressed anger; "her tone was...conversational although...her eyes were smoldering"- James Hensel

drawbridge collapse: a bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it

domesticate collapse: make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans; "The horse was domesticated a long time ago"; "The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog"; overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons"; adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil"

cook collapse: someone who cooks food; English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779); transform and make suitable for consumption by heating; "These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes"; transform by heating; "The apothecary cooked the medicinal mixture in a big iron kettle"; prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"; prepare a hot meal; "My husband doesn't cook"

starve collapse: die of food deprivation; "The political prisoners starved to death"; "Many famished in the countryside during the drought"; deprive of food; "They starved the prisoners"; deprive of a necessity and cause suffering; "he is starving her of love"; "The engine was starved of fuel"; be hungry; go without food; "Let's eat--I'm starving!"

sewing collapse: joining or attaching by stitches; needlework on which you are working with needle and thread; "she put her sewing back in the basket"

blazing collapse: shining intensely; "the blazing sun"; "blinding headlights"; "dazzling snow"; "fulgent patterns of sunlight"; "the glaring sun"

bubbly collapse: full of or showing high spirits; "bright bubbly children"; "a bubbly personality"

bastion collapse: projecting part of a rampart or other fortification; a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle; a group that defends a principle; "a bastion against corruption"; "the last bastion of communism"

sculptor collapse: a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix and Cetus; an artist who creates sculptures

go on collapse: start running, functioning, or operating; "the lights went on"; "the computer came up"

incandescent collapse: emitting light as a result of being heated; "an incandescent bulb"; characterized by ardent emotion or intensity or brilliance; "an incandescent performance"

viable collapse: capable of life or normal growth and development; "viable seeds"; "a viable fetus"

basket collapse: a score in basketball made by throwing the ball through the hoop; a container that is usually woven and has handles; horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball; the quantity contained in a basket

palisade collapse: fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground

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