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sonar collapse: a measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to return; "sonar is an acronym for sound navigation ranging"; "asdic is an acronym for antisubmarine detection investigation committee"

divide collapse: a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility); perform a division; "Can you divide 49 by seven?"; separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"

lurk collapse: lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner

assign collapse: select something or someone for a specific purpose; "The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise"; decide as to where something belongs in a scheme; "The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class"; transfer one's right to; give out or allot; "We were assigned new uniforms"

pustule collapse: a small inflamed elevation of skin containing pus; a blister filled with pus

bathe collapse: the act of swimming; "the Englishman said he had a good bathe"; cleanse the entire body; "bathe daily"; clean one's body by immersion into water; "The child should bathe every day"; suffuse with or as if with light; "The room was bathed in sunlight"

urine collapse: liquid excretory product; "there was blood in his urine"; "the child had to make water"

ambergris collapse: waxy substance secreted by the sperm whale and found floating at sea or washed ashore; used in perfume

myrrh collapse: aromatic resin that is burned as incense and used in perfume

musk collapse: the scent of a greasy glandular secretion from the male musk deer; an odorous glandular secretion from the male musk deer; used as a perfume fixative

inflect collapse: change the form of a word in accordance as required by the grammatical rules of the language

dishonor collapse: lacking honor or integrity; a state of shame or disgrace; "he was resigned to a life of dishonor"; refuse to accept; "dishonor checks and drafts"; bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime"

siren collapse: eellike aquatic North American salamander with small forelimbs and no hind limbs; have permanent external gills; an acoustic device producing a loud often wailing sound as a signal or warning; a warning signal that is a loud wailing sound; a sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived; "Odysseus ordered his crew to plug their ears so they would not hear the Siren's fatal song"

mark collapse: the impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember; "it was in London that he made his mark"; "he left an indelible mark on the American theater"; a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance); "she made good marks in algebra"; "grade A milk"; "what was your score on your homework?"; the shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament; a symbol of disgrace or infamy; "And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"--Genesis; a visible indication made on a surface; "some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks"; "paw prints were everywhere"; a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation); "his answer was just a punctuation mark"; Apostle and companion of Saint Peter; assumed to be the author of the second Gospel; formerly the basic unit of money in Germany; make or leave a mark on; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads"; designate as if by a mark; "This sign marks the border"

prostrate collapse: render helpless or defenseless; "They prostrated the enemy"; throw down flat, as on the ground; "She prostrated herself with frustration"; get into a prostrate position, as in submission

quelled collapse: subdued or overcome; "the quelled rebellion"; "an uprising quenched almost before it started"; "a squelched rumor"

inconsiderable collapse: too small or unimportant to merit attention; "passed his life in an inconsiderable village"; "their duties were inconsiderable"; "had no inconsiderable influence"

engrave collapse: carve, cut, or etch a design or letters into; "engrave the pen with the owner's name"; carve, cut, or etch into a block used for printing or print from such a block; "engrave a letter"; impress or affect deeply; "The event engraved itself into her memory"

dew collapse: water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air; "in the morning the grass was wet with dew"

earthborn collapse: connected with earthly life; of earthly origin; "earthborn cares and pleasures"; springing from or born on the earth; "earthborn beings"; of earthly origin (as mortals are); "earthborn existence"

floating collapse: the act of someone who floats on the water; borne up by or suspended in a liquid; "the ship is still floating"; "floating logs"; "floating seaweed"; inclined to move or be moved about; "a floating crap game"

astonishing collapse: so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm; "such an enormous response was astonishing"; "an astounding achievement"; "the amount of money required was staggering"; "suffered a staggering defeat"; "the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying"

corncob collapse: the hard cylindrical core that bears the kernels of an ear of corn

adrift collapse: off course, wandering aimlessly; "there was a search for beauty that had somehow gone adrift"; floating freely; not anchored; "the boat wasset adrift"

projector collapse: an optical instrument that projects an enlarged image onto a screen; an optical device for projecting a beam of light

grave collapse: a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone); "he put flowers on his mother's grave"; death of a person; "he went to his grave without forgiving me"; "from cradle to grave"; of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought; "grave responsibilities"; "faced a grave decision in a time of crisis"; "a grievous fault"; "heavy matters of state"; "the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference"; dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises; "a grave God-fearing man"; "a quiet sedate nature"; "as sober as a judge"; "a solemn promise"; "the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence"

backstroke collapse: a swimming stroke that resembles the crawl except the swimmer lies on his or her back; swim on one's back

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