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countersign collapse: add one's signature to after another's to attest authenticity; "You must countersign on this line of the contract"

principles collapse

portraiture collapse: the activity of making portraits

treadmill collapse: a job involving drudgery and confinement; a mill that is powered by men or animals walking on a circular belt or climbing steps; an exercise device consisting of an endless belt on which a person can walk or jog without changing place

semaphore collapse: an apparatus for visual signaling with lights or mechanically moving arms; convey by semaphore, of information; send signals by or as if by semaphore

blinker collapse: a light that flashes on and off; used as a signal or to send messages; a blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the direction in which the vehicle is about to turn; put blinders on (a horse)

traffic light collapse: a visual signal to control the flow of traffic at intersections

moil collapse: moisten or soil; "Her tears moiled the letter"

stop light collapse

ordinal collapse: being or denoting a numerical order in a series; "ordinal numbers"; "held an ordinal rank of seventh"; of or relating to a taxonomic order; "family and ordinal names of animals and plants"

rehearsal collapse: (psychology) a form of practice; repetition of information (silently or aloud) in order to keep it in short-term memory; a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert); "he missed too many rehearsals"; "a rehearsal will be held the day before the wedding"

conditioning collapse: a learning process in which an organism's behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment

logogram collapse: a single written symbol that represents an entire word or phrase without indicating its pronunciation; "7 is a logogram that is pronounced `seven' in English and `nanatsu' in Japanese"

figuration collapse: decorating with a design; representing figuratively as by emblem or allegory

schema collapse: an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world

Roman candle collapse: a cylindrical firework that projects a series of colored balls of fire

portrayal collapse: acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture; a word picture of a person's appearance and character

raising collapse: the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child; increasing in quantity or value; "a cost-raising increase in the basic wage rate"

presentment collapse: an accusation of crime made by a grand jury on its own initiative; a document that must be accepted and paid by another person

toil collapse

initial collapse: the first letter of a word (especially a person's name); "he refused to put the initials FRS after his name"; occurring at the beginning; "took the initial step toward reconciliation"; mark with one's initials

rendering collapse: giving in acknowledgment of obligation; perspective drawing of an architect's design; a coat of stucco applied to a masonry wall

gesture collapse: motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling; something done as an indication of intention; "a political gesture"; "a gesture of defiance"; the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals

improvement collapse: the act of improving something; "their improvements increased the value of the property"; a change for the better; progress in development; a condition superior to an earlier condition; "the new school represents a great improvement"

printing collapse: the business of producing printed material for sale or distribution; text handwritten in the style of printed matter; reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication

echo collapse: the persistence of a sound after its source has stopped; a reply that repeats what has just been said; (Greek mythology) a nymph who was spurned by Narcissus and pined away until only her voice remained; call to mind; "His words echoed John F. Kennedy"

employment collapse: the occupation for which you are paid; "he is looking for employment"; "a lot of people are out of work"; the act of giving someone a job; the state of being employed or having a job; "they are looking for employment"; "he was in the employ of the city"

white flag collapse: flag consisting of a piece of white cloth that is hoisted to signal surrender or to ask for a truce

red flag collapse: something that irritates or demands immediate action; "doing that is like waving a red flag in front of a bull"; the emblem of socialist revolution; a flag that serves as a warning signal; "we didn't swim at the beach because the red flag was up"

handiwork collapse

breeding collapse: the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization; helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"; elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression; producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring; "the breeding population"; "retained a few bulls for breeding purposes"

fag collapse: act as a servant for older boys, in British public schools

red light collapse: the signal to stop; a cautionary sign of danger

high sign collapse: a silent signal of warning or recognition; "she started to speak but he gave her the high sign"

rendition collapse: the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance; "her rendition of Milton's verse was extraordinarily moving"; a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc.; "they heard a live rendition of three pieces by Schubert"

inscribe collapse: address, (a work of literature) in a style less formal than a dedication; write, engrave, or print as a lasting record; draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible

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