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resource collapse: a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed; "the local library is a valuable resource"; the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems; "a man of resource"; available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed

plurality collapse: (in an election with more than 2 options) the number of votes for the candidate or party receiving the greatest number (but less that half of the votes); the state of being plural; "to mark plurality, one language may add an extra syllable to the word whereas another may simply change the vowel in the existing final syllable"

zero collapse: the quantity that registers a reading of zero on a scale; a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number; indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration; "a zero score"; indicating an initial point or origin; of or relating to the null set (a set with no members); adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun); "He zeroed in his rifle at 200 yards"; adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value

pimp collapse: someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce)

gumbo collapse: a soup or stew thickened with okra pods; long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stews; any of various fine-grained silty soils that become waxy and very sticky mud when saturated with water

dwelling collapse: housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless"

relocate collapse: move or establish in a new location; "We had to relocate the office because the rent was too high"; become established in a new location; "Our company relocated to the Midwest"

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

sandwich collapse: two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them; insert or squeeze tightly between two people or objects; "She was sandwiched in her airplane seat between two fat men"; make into a sandwich

gel collapse: a colloid in a more solid form than a sol; become a gel; "The solid, when heated, gelled"

residence collapse: the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president); "he refused to live in the governor's residence"; any address at which you dwell more than temporarily; "a person can have several residences"

propel collapse: cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"

soup collapse: liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food; an unfortunate situation; "we're in the soup now"; any composition having a consistency suggestive of soup; dope (a racehorse)

rudiment collapse: the remains of a body part that was functional at an earlier stage of life; "Meckel's diverticulum is the rudiment of the embryonic yolk sac"; the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural); "he mastered only the rudiments of geometry"

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

hang out collapse: spend time in a certain location or with certain people; "She hangs out at the corner cafe"

dwell collapse: inhabit or live in; "People lived in Africa millions of years ago"; "The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted"; "this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean"; originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"

hurry collapse: a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry; "in a hurry to lock the door"

spat collapse: a young oyster or other bivalve; a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles; spawn; "oysters spat"; engage in a brief and petty quarrel; strike with a sound like that of falling rain; "Bullets were spatting the leaves"; become permanently attached; "mollusks or oysters spat"; come down like raindrops; "Bullets were spatting down on us"

domicile collapse: (law) the residence where you have your permanent home or principal establishment and to where, whenever you are absent, you intend to return; every person is compelled to have one and only one domicile at a time; "what's his legal residence?"

colonize collapse: settle as colonists or establish a colony (in); "The British colonized the East Coast"; settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world; "Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century"

bouillabaisse collapse: highly seasoned Mediterranean soup or stew made of several kinds of fish and shellfish with tomatoes and onions or leeks and seasoned with saffron and garlic and herbs

chowder collapse: a thick soup or stew made with milk and bacon and onions and potatoes

tenant collapse: someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else; "the landlord can evict a tenant who doesn't pay the rent"; any occupant who dwells in a place; a holder of buildings or lands by any kind of title (as ownership or lease); occupy as a tenant

treasure collapse: a collection of precious things; "the trunk held all her meager treasures"; any possession that is highly valued by its owner; "the children returned from the seashore with their shells and other treasures"; accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.; "the pirates hid their treasure on a small island in the West Indies"

domesticate collapse: make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans; "The horse was domesticated a long time ago"; "The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog"; overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons"; adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil"

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