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Samson collapse: (Old Testament) a judge of Israel who performed herculean feats of strength against the Philistines until he was betrayed to them by his mistress Delilah

great man collapse

attraction collapse: the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts; "her personality held a strange attraction for him"; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts; "flowers are an attractor for bees"; an entertainment that is offered to the public; the force by which one object attracts another

license collapse: the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization; a legal document giving official permission to do something; freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech); excessive freedom; lack of due restraint; "when liberty becomes license dictatorship is near"- Will Durant; "the intolerable license with which the newspapers break...the rules of decorum"- Edmund Burke; authorize officially; "I am licensed to practice law in this state"

pull collapse: the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you; "the pull up the hill had him breathing harder"; "his strenuous pulling strained his back"; a sustained effort; "it was a long pull but we made it"; a device used for pulling something; "he grabbed the pull and opened the drawer"; special advantage or influence; "the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull"; the force used in pulling; "the pull of the moon"; "the pull of the current"; strain abnormally; "I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up"; "The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition"; take away; "pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf"; hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing; "pull the ball"; cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"; apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion; "Pull the rope"; "Pull the handle towards you"; "pull the string gently"; "pull the trigger of the gun"; "pull your knees towards your chin"; rein in to keep from winning a race; "pull a horse"; operate when rowing a boat; "pull the oars"; steer into a certain direction; "pull one's horse to a stand"; "Pull the car over"; move into a certain direction; "the car pulls to the right"; cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense; "A declining dollar pulled down the export figures for the last quarter"

bruiser collapse

fundamentalist collapse: a supporter of fundamentalism; of or relating to or tending toward fundamentalism

sachem collapse: a chief of a North American tribe or confederation (especially an Algonquian chief); a political leader (especially of Tammany Hall)

wit collapse: a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

dragnet collapse: a system of coordinated measures for apprehending (criminals or other individuals); "caught in the police dragnet"

trigger man collapse

light meter collapse: photographic equipment that measures the intensity of light

top brass collapse: the most important persons in a governing body

authorization collapse: the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant

sinewy collapse

anti Semitism collapse

instrumentality collapse: an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end; the quality of being instrumental for some purpose; a subsidiary organ of government created for a special purpose; "are the judicial instrumentalities of local governments adequate?"; "he studied the French instrumentalities for law enforcement"

force collapse: physical energy or intensity; "he hit with all the force he could muster"; "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man"; a powerful effect or influence; "the force of his eloquence easily persuaded them"; a group of people having the power of effective action; "he joined forces with a band of adventurers"; group of people willing to obey orders; "a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens"; (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity; "force equals mass times acceleration"; impose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him"; do forcibly; exert force; "Don't force it!"; force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically; "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad"

baron collapse: a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron"; a British peer of the lowest rank; a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank

say so collapse

appliance collapse: durable goods for home or office use; a device or control that is very useful for a particular job

importance collapse: the quality of being important and worthy of note; "the importance of a well-balanced diet"; a prominent status; "a person of importance"

punch collapse: (boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose"; a tool for making holes or indentations; an iced mixed drink usually containing alcohol and prepared for multiple servings; normally served in a punch bowl; deliver a quick blow to; "he punched me in the stomach"; make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation; "perforate the sheets of paper"; drive forcibly as if by a punch; "the nail punched through the wall"

authority collapse: official permission or approval; "authority for the program was renewed several times"; the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests"; "a place of potency in the state"; an authoritative written work; "this book is the final authority on the life of Milton"; an expert whose views are taken as definitive; "he is an authority on corporate law"; (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others; "the authorities have issued a curfew"

mechanism collapse: the technical aspects of doing something; "a mechanism of social control"; "mechanisms of communication"; "the mechanics of prose style"; device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function; (philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes; a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function; "the mechanism of the ear"; "the mechanism of infection"; the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction; "he determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical reactions"

locomotion collapse: self-propelled movement; the power or ability to move

racism collapse: discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race; the prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of other races

burly collapse

aureole collapse: the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse

supremacy collapse

Thalia collapse: (Greek mythology) one of the three Graces; (Greek mythology) the Muse of comedy and pastoral poetry

brawny collapse: (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms"

calibrate collapse: make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring; "calibrate an instrument"; "graduate a cylinder"; measure the caliber of; "calibrate a gun"; mark (the scale of a measuring instrument) so that it can be read in the desired units; "he calibrated the thermometer for the Celsius scale"

Tammany Hall collapse: a political organization within the Democratic Party in New York City (late 1800's and early 1900's) seeking political control by corruption and bossism

engine collapse: motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work; something used to achieve a purpose; "an engine of change"

chauvinism collapse: fanatical patriotism

important person collapse: a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events

upper crust collapse

incitement collapse: something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action

jurisdiction collapse: in law; the territory within which power can be exercised

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