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superintendent collapse: a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector

writer collapse: writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay); a person who is able to write and has written something

pirate collapse: a ship that is manned by pirates; someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation; copy illegally; of published material

amicus curiae collapse: an adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a party to the case; usually someone who wants to influence the outcome of a lawsuit involving matters of wide public interest

beadle collapse: a minor parish official who serves as an usher and preserves order at services; United States biologist who discovered how hereditary characteristics are transmitted by genes (1903-1989)

brownie collapse: square or bar of very rich chocolate cake usually with nuts; a junior Girl Scout

parrot collapse: usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds; a copycat who does not understand the words or acts being imitated; repeat mindlessly; "The students parroted the teacher's words"

factitious collapse: not produced by natural forces; "brokers created a factitious demand for stocks"

manfully collapse: in a manful manner; with qualities thought to befit a man; "having said her say Peggy manfully shouldered her burden and prepared to break up yet another home"

puppet collapse: a doll with a hollow head of a person or animal and a cloth body; intended to fit over the hand and be manipulated with the fingers; a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer

expedition collapse: a journey organized for a particular purpose; a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country; an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose; "an expedition was sent to explore Mars"

militant collapse: a militant reformer; disposed to warfare or hard-line policies; "militant nations"; "hawkish congressman"; "warlike policies"

gem collapse: art highly prized for its beauty or perfection; a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry; "he had the gem set in a ring for his wife"; "she had jewels made of all the rarest stones"

entrench collapse: fix firmly or securely; occupy a trench or secured area; "The troops dug in for the night"

stooge collapse: act as a stooge, in a compliant or subordinate manner; "He stooged for the flamboyant Senator"; act as the stooge; "His role was to stooge for the popular comedian"; cruise in slow or routine flights

beggar collapse: a pauper who lives by begging; reduce to beggary; be beyond the resources of; "This beggars description!"

pause collapse: temporary inactivity; a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something; cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch"

sheep collapse: woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat; a docile and vulnerable person who would rather follow than make an independent decision; "his students followed him like sheep"; a timid defenseless simpleton who is readily preyed upon

prodigy collapse: an impressive or wonderful example of a particular quality; "the Marines are expected to perform prodigies of valor"; an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration; "she is a chess prodigy"

federal collapse: any federal law-enforcement officer; a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War; national; especially in reference to the government of the United States as distinct from that of its member units; "the Federal Bureau of Investigation"; "federal courts"; "the federal highway program"; "federal property"; characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities; "a federal system like that of the United States"; "federal governments often evolved out of confederations"; of or relating to the central government of a federation; "a federal district is one set aside as the seat of the national government"

spook collapse: frighten or scare, and often provoke into a violent action; "The noise spooked the horse"

craniology collapse: the scientific study of the skulls of various human races

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