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snout collapse: a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose; beaklike projection of the anterior part of the head of certain insects such as e.g. weevils

sprinkle collapse: the act of sprinkling or splashing water; "baptized with a sprinkling of holy water"; "a sparge of warm water over the malt"; scatter with liquid; wet lightly; "Sprinkle the lawn"; cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force; "She splashed the water around her"; rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick"

abound collapse: be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities; be in a state of movement or action; "The room abounded with screaming children"; "The garden bristled with toddlers"

shower collapse: washing yourself by standing upright under water sprayed from a nozzle; "he took a shower after the game"; a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you; "they installed a shower in the bathroom"; a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower; "a little shower of rose petals"; "a sudden cascade of sparks"; a party of friends assembled to present gifts (usually of a specified kind) to a person; "her friends organized a baby shower for her when she was expecting"; a brief period of precipitation; "the game was interrupted by a brief shower"; take a shower; wash one's body in the shower; "You should shower after vigorous exercise"; provide abundantly with; "He showered her with presents"; spray or sprinkle with; "The guests showered rice on the couple"; rain abundantly; "Meteors showered down over half of Australia"

radiation collapse: the act of spreading outward from a central source; a radial arrangement of nerve fibers connecting different parts of the brain; the spread of a group of organisms into new habitats; energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles; the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay

spatter collapse: the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface; the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively; "he heard a spatter of gunfire"; dash a liquid upon or against; "The mother splashed the baby's face with water"; spot, splash, or soil; "The baby spattered the bib with food"

moisture collapse: wetness caused by water; "drops of wet gleamed on the window"

drum collapse: small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise; a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end; a cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids; the sound of a drum; "he could hear the drums before he heard the fifes"; play a percussion instrument; make a rhythmic sound; "Rain drummed against the windshield"; "The drums beat all night"

wash out collapse: lose color in the process of being washed; "The expensive shirt washed out in the German washing machine"; drain off the color in the course of laundering; "The harsh soap washed out the delicate blouse"; deplete of strength or vitality; "The illness washed her out"; wash free from unwanted substances, such as dirt; "Wash out your dirty shirt in the sink"; wear or destroy by the force of water; "The hail storms had washed out the bridges"

proliferate collapse: cause to grow or increase rapidly; "We must not proliferate nuclear arms"; grow rapidly; "Pizza parlors proliferate in this area"

bombardment collapse: the act (or an instance) of subjecting a body or substance to the impact of high-energy particles (as electrons or alpha rays)

swab collapse: cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors; implement consisting of a small piece of cotton that is used to apply medication or cleanse a wound or obtain a specimen of a secretion; wash with a swab or a mop; "swab the ship's decks"

holystone collapse: a soft sandstone used for scrubbing the decks of a ship; scrub with a holystone; "holystone the ship's deck"

cannonade collapse: intense and continuous artillery fire; attack with canons or artillery

rain collapse: anything happening rapidly or in quick successive; "a rain of bullets"; "a pelting of insults"; water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere; drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds; precipitate as rain; "If it rains much more, we can expect some flooding"

irrigate collapse: supply with a constant flow or sprinkling of some liquid, for the purpose of cooling, cleansing, or disinfecting; "irrigate the wound"

teem collapse: be teeming, be abuzz; "The garden was swarming with bees"; "The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen"; "her mind pullulated with worries"

pour collapse: move in large numbers; "people were pouring out of the theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza"; flow in a spurt; "Water poured all over the floor"; cause to run; "pour water over the floor"; supply in large amounts or quantities; "We poured money into the education of our children"; rain heavily; "Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!"

volley collapse: a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces; utter rapidly; "volley a string of curses"; make a volley; discharge in, or as if in, a volley; "the attackers volleyed gunshots at the civilians"; hit before it touches the ground; "volley the tennis ball"; be dispersed in a volley; "gun shots volleyed at the attackers"

spray collapse: flower arrangement consisting of a single branch or shoot bearing flowers and foliage; a jet of vapor; a quantity of small objects flying through the air; "a spray of bullets"; a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying; water in small drops in the atmosphere; blown from waves or thrown up by a waterfall; scatter in a mass or jet of droplets; "spray water on someone"; "spray paint on the wall"; cover by spraying with a liquid; "spray the wall with paint"; be discharged in sprays of liquid; "Water sprayed all over the floor"

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