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key signature collapse: the sharps or flats that follow the clef and indicate the key

jointure collapse: (law) an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage settlement in lieu of a dower

scar collapse: a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue; mark with a scar; "The skin disease scarred his face permanently"

stipple collapse: produce a mottled effect; "The sunlight stippled the trees"; apply (paint) in small touches; make by small short touches that together produce an even or softly graded shadow, as in paint or ink; engrave by means of dots and flicks

immediately collapse: without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening; "he answered immediately"; "found an answer straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!"; near or close by; "he passed immediately behind her"; bearing an immediate relation; "this immediately concerns your future"

dower collapse: a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband

punctual collapse: acting or arriving or performed exactly at the time appointed; "she expected guests to be punctual at meals"; "he is not a particularly punctual person"; "punctual payment"

freckle collapse: a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin; mark with freckles; become freckled; "I freckle easily"

stigma collapse: a skin lesion that is a diagnostic sign of some disease; an external tracheal aperture in a terrestrial arthropod; the apical end of the style where deposited pollen enters the pistil

marking collapse: the act of making a visible mark on a surface; evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score; "what he disliked about teaching was all the grading he had to do"; a pattern of marks

checker collapse: one of the flat round pieces used in playing the game of checkers; one who checks the correctness of something; an attendant who checks coats or baggage; variegate with different colors, shades, or patterns

nick collapse: (British slang) a prison; "he's in the nick"; mate successfully; of livestock; divide or reset the tail muscles of; "nick horses"; cut a nick into; cut slightly, with a razor; "The barber's knife nicked his cheek"

appanage collapse: a grant (by a sovereign or a legislative body) of resources to maintain a dependent member of a ruling family; "bishoprics were received as appanages for the younger sons of great families"; any customary and rightful perquisite appropriate to your station in life; "for thousands of years the chair was an appanage of state and dignity rather than an article of ordinary use"

pittance collapse: an inadequate payment; "they work all day for a mere pittance"

flour collapse: fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain; convert grain into flour; cover with flour; "flour fish or meat before frying it"

spangle collapse: decorate with spangles; "the star-spangled banner"; glitter as if covered with spangles

splash collapse: the act of scattering water about haphazardly; a patch of bright color; "her red hat gave her outfit a splash of color"; the sound like water splashing; mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture; cause to appear splashed or spattered; "The mountain was splashed with snow"; strike and dash about in a liquid; "The boys splashed around in the pool"; soil or stain with a splashed liquid; make a splashing sound; "water was splashing on the floor"

tick collapse: any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals; a light mattress; a metallic tapping sound; "he counted the ticks of the clock"; sew; "tick a mattress"; make a sound like a clock or a timer; "the clocks were ticking"; "the grandfather clock beat midnight"

microbe collapse: a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use

punctuate collapse: insert punctuation marks into; interrupt periodically; "Her sharp questions punctuated the speaker's drone"

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