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mate collapse: South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate; the officer below the master on a commercial ship; informal term for a friend of the same sex; the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner); "he loved the mare and all her mates"; "camels hate leaving their mates"; South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea

method collapse: a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)

amplifier collapse: electronic equipment that increases strength of signals passing through it

imagine collapse: form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case; "Can you conceive of him as the president?"

description collapse: sort or variety; "every description of book was there"; a statement that represents something in words; the act of describing something

microfiche collapse: small sheet of microfilm on which many pages of material have been photographed; a magnification system is used to read the material

photoemission collapse: an emission of photoelectrons (especially from a metallic surface)

regalia collapse: paraphernalia indicative of royalty (or other high office)

scratch collapse: an indication of damage; cut the surface of; wear away the surface of; carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface; "engrave a pen"; "engraved the winner's name onto the trophy cup"; "the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree"

learn collapse: gain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate"; get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"; be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam"

camera collapse: equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)

conception collapse: the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon

pastel collapse: any of various pale or light colors; delicate and pale in color; "pastel pink"; lacking in body or vigor; "faded pastel charms of the naive music"

schedule collapse: an ordered list of times at which things are planned to occur; plan for an activity or event; "I've scheduled a concert next week"; make a schedule; plan the time and place for events; "I scheduled an exam for this afternoon"

long shot collapse: a venture that involves great risk but promises great rewards; a contestant that is unlikely to win

bay collapse: a horse of a moderate reddish-brown color; a compartment in an aircraft used for some specific purpose; "he opened the bomb bay"; a compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a hospital; "they put him in the sick bay"; the sound of a hound on the scent; an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf; (used of animals especially a horse) of a moderate reddish-brown color; bark with prolonged noises, of dogs; utter in deep prolonged tones

realize collapse: make real or concrete; give reality or substance to; "our ideas must be substantiated into actions"; expand or complete (a part in a piece of baroque music) by supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass; convert into cash; of goods and property

foundation collapse: lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower"; education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge; "he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study"; "a good grounding in mathematics"; an institution supported by an endowment; the basis on which something is grounded; "there is little foundation for his objections"

ringer collapse: (horseshoes) the successful throw of a horseshoe or quoit so as to encircle a stake or peg; a contestant entered in a competition under false pretenses; a person who is almost identical to another

particularization collapse: an individualized description of a particular instance

flare collapse: (baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield; a device that produces a bright light for warning or illumination or identification; a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate; a sudden outburst of emotion; "she felt a flare of delight"; "she could not control her flare of rage"; am unwanted reflection in an optical system (or the fogging of an image that is caused by such a reflection); a sudden burst of flame; a shape that spreads outward; "the skirt had a wide flare"; a sudden recurrence or worsening of symptoms; "a colitis flare"; "infection can cause a lupus flare"; reddening of the skin spreading outward from a focus of infection or irritation; burn brightly; "Every star seemed to flare with new intensity"; shine with a sudden light; "The night sky flared with the massive bombardment"

foresight collapse: providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future

noise collapse: incomprehensibility resulting from irrelevant information or meaningless facts or remarks; "all the noise in his speech concealed the fact that he didn't have anything to say"; the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience; "modern music is just noise to me"; a loud outcry of protest or complaint; "the announcement of the election recount caused a lot of noise"; "whatever it was he didn't like it and he was going to let them know by making as loud a noise as he could"; sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"; electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication

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