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guise collapse: an artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"

footing collapse: a relation that provides the foundation for something; "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis"; status with respect to the relations between people or groups; "on good terms with her in-laws"; "on a friendly footing"

emplacement collapse: military installation consisting of a prepared position for siting a weapon

varnish collapse: paint that provides a hard glossy transparent coating; cover with varnish

mask collapse: activity that tries to conceal something; "no mask could conceal his ignorance"; "they moved in under a mask of friendship"; a covering to disguise or conceal the face; a protective covering worn over the face; put a mask on or cover with a mask; "Mask the children for Halloween"; shield from light; cover with a sauce; "mask the meat"

site collapse: physical position in relation to the surroundings; "the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides"; the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located); "a good site for the school"

handle collapse: the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip"; touch, lift, or hold with the hands; "Don't handle the merchandise"; show and train; "The prize-winning poodle was handled by Mrs. Priscilla Prescott"

chestnut collapse: a dark golden-brown or reddish-brown horse; a small horny callus on the inner surface of a horse's leg; edible nut of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea; any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur; wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea; (of hair) of a golden brown to reddish brown color; "a chestnut horse"; "chestnut hair"

placement collapse: contact established between applicants and prospective employees; "the agency provided placement services"; the act of putting something in a certain place; the spatial property of the way in which something is placed; "the arrangement of the furniture"; "the placement of the chairs"

region collapse: the extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space"; a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth; "penguins inhabit the polar regions"; the approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in `in the region of'); "it was going to take in the region of two or three months to finish the job"; "the price is in the neighborhood of $100"

location collapse: a point or extent in space; a workplace away from a studio at which some or all of a movie may be made; "they shot the film on location in Nevada"

pinpoint collapse: the sharp point of a pin; a very brief moment; "they were strangers sharing a pinpoint of time together"; locate exactly; "can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?"; "The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome"

situation collapse: a condition or position in which you find yourself; "the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils"; "found herself in a very fortunate situation"; the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time; "the present international situation is dangerous"; "wondered how such a state of affairs had come about"; "eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation"- Franklin D.Roosevelt; a complex or critical or unusual difficulty; "the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple"

gloss collapse: an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text; provide an interlinear translation of a word or phrase; provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases; "He annotated on what his teacher had written"; give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing

screen collapse: protective covering consisting of a metallic netting mounted in a frame and covering windows or doors (especially for protection against insects); a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something; "they crouched behind the screen"; "under cover of darkness"; partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space; display on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube on which is electronically created; a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing; examine methodically; "screen the suitcases"; prevent from entering; "block out the strong sunlight"; project onto a screen for viewing; "screen a film"; examine in order to test suitability; "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants"; test or examine for the presence of disease or infection; "screen the blood for the HIV virus"

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