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blood brother collapse: a male sworn (usually by a ceremony involving the mingling of blood) to treat another as his brother

biosphere collapse: the regions of the surface and atmosphere of the Earth (or other planet) where living organisms exist

matron collapse: a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified; a woman in charge of nursing in a medical institution; a wardress in a prison

scrambled collapse: thrown together in a disorderly fashion; "a scrambled plan of action"

substitute collapse: a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another; an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced; put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items; "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"; "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk"; be a substitute; "The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague"; "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet"; act as a substitute; "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold"

planner collapse: a notebook for recording appointments and things to be done, etc.; a person who makes plans

jaguar collapse: a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis

leopard collapse: large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots; the pelt of a leopard

ocelot collapse: nocturnal wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark-spotted buff-brown coat

chatelaine collapse: a chain formerly worn at the waist by women; for carrying a purse or bunch of keys etc.; the mistress of a chateau or large country house

look after collapse: keep under careful scrutiny; "Keep an eye on this prisoner!"

thorny collapse: bristling with perplexities; "the thorny question of states' rights"

wright collapse: someone who makes or repairs something (usually used in combination); United States early feminist (born in Scotland) (1795-1852); influential United States architect (1869-1959); United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Wilbur Wright) invented the airplane (1871-1948); United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Orville Wright) invented the airplane (1867-1912); United States writer whose work is concerned with the oppression of African Americans (1908-1960); United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)

network collapse: (broadcasting) a communication system consisting of a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programs; "the networks compete to broadcast important sports events"; (electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits; a system of intersecting lines or channels; "a railroad network"; "a network of canals"; an interconnected system of things or people; "he owned a network of shops"; "retirement meant dropping out of a whole network of people who had been part of my life"; "tangled in a web of cloth"; communicate with and within a group; "You have to network if you want to get a good job"

ambivalent collapse: uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow; "was ambivalent about having children"

moire collapse: silk fabric with a wavy surface pattern; (of silk fabric) having a wavelike pattern

stinker collapse: anything that gives off an offensive odor (especially a cheap cigar)

deepen collapse: become deeper in tone; "His voice began to change when he was 12 years old"; "Her voice deepened when she whispered the password"; make deeper; "They deepened the lake so that bigger pleasure boats could use it"

detailed collapse: developed or executed with care and in minute detail; "a detailed plan"; "the elaborate register of the inhabitants prevented tax evasion"- John Buchan; "the carefully elaborated theme"

executor collapse: a person appointed by a testator to carry out the terms of the will

cone collapse: any cone-shaped artifact; visual receptor cell sensitive to color; cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts; a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point; make cone-shaped; "cone a tire"

crossbreed collapse: breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties; "cross a horse and a donkey"; "Mendel tried crossbreeding"; "these species do not interbreed"

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