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bantam collapse: any of various small breeds of fowl; very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy"

misread collapse: interpret wrongly; "I misread Hamlet all my life!"; read or interpret wrongly; "He misread the data"

wring collapse: twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one's hand"; twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid; "wring the towels"

mechanic collapse: resembling the action of a machine; "from blank to blank a threadless way I pushed mechanic feet"- Emily Dickenson

mockingbird collapse: long-tailed grey-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic songs of other birds

crumple collapse

prestidigitation collapse: manual dexterity in the execution of tricks

sprain collapse: a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments

elicit collapse: derive by reason; "elicit a solution"

crick collapse: English biochemist who (with Watson in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (1916-2004); a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British); twist (a body part) into a strained position; "crick your neck"

rascal collapse

horn in collapse

misrepresent collapse: represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my intentions"

sitting duck collapse: a defenseless victim

enfant terrible collapse: a person whose unconventional behavior embarrasses others

intermeddle collapse

sore spot collapse

misinterpret collapse: interpret falsely

shilling collapse: an English coin worth one twentieth of a pound

polecat collapse: dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened

mischief maker collapse

asymmetry collapse: (mathematics) a lack of symmetry

poseur collapse: a person who habitually pretends to be something he is not

naif collapse: a naive or inexperienced person

blazer collapse: lightweight single-breasted jacket; often striped in the colors of a club or school

crackle collapse: glazed china with a network of fine cracks on the surface; the sharp sound of snapping noises; having the surface decorated with a network of fine cracks, as in crackleware; "a crackle glaze"; to become, or to cause to become, covered with a network of small cracks; "The blazing sun crackled the desert sand"

torsion collapse: a twisting force

contort collapse: twist and press out of shape

fall guy collapse

butt in collapse

twinge collapse: a sharp stab of pain; feel a sudden sharp, local pain

prankster collapse: someone who plays practical jokes on others

ape collapse: any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all; imitate uncritically and in every aspect; "Her little brother apes her behavior"

misapply collapse: apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly; "The words are misapplied in this context"; "You are misapplying the name of this religious group"

mischief collapse: reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others

conformist collapse: someone who conforms to established standards of conduct (especially in religious matters); marked by convention and conformity to customs or rules or styles; "underneath the radical image teenagers are surprisingly conformist"

copyist collapse: someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts

snatch collapse: a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion; a small fragment; "overheard snatches of their conversation"; to make grasping motions; "the cat snatched at the butterflies"; to grasp hastily or eagerly; "Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone"

overdraw collapse: draw more money from than is available; "She overdrew her account"

busybody collapse: a person who meddles in the affairs of others

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