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caw collapse: the sound made by corvine birds; utter a cry, characteristic of crows, rooks, or ravens

squeak collapse: a short high-pitched noise; "the squeak of shoes on powdery snow"; make a high-pitched, screeching noise; "The door creaked when I opened it slowly"

remain collapse: be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.; "There remains the question of who pulled the trigger"; "Carter remains the only President in recent history under whose Presidency the U.S. did not fight a war"

speak up collapse: speak louder; raise one's voice; "The audience asked the lecturer to please speak up"

blank check collapse: a check that has been signed but with the amount payable left blank

groin collapse: the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals; build with groins; "The ceiling was groined"

squall collapse: sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation; make high-pitched, whiney noises; blow in a squall; "When it squalls, a prudent sailor reefs his sails"

levee collapse: an embankment that is built in order to prevent a river from overflowing; a pier that provides a landing place on a river; a formal reception of visitors or guests (as at a royal court)

tenure collapse: the right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands; the term during which some position is held; give life-time employment to; "She was tenured after she published her book"

perch collapse: any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes; spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes; support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird); any of numerous fishes of America and Europe; an elevated place serving as a seat; a square rod of land; a linear measure of 16.5 feet; sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the tree"; cause to perch or sit; "She perched her hat on her head"

bemused collapse: deeply absorbed in thought; "as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class"; "lost in thought"; "a preoccupied frown"

appointment collapse: (law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment; "she allocated part of the trust to her church by appointment"; the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"; the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed; "he applied for an appointment in the treasury"; (usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)

quack collapse: the harsh sound of a duck; an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice; act as a medical quack or a charlatan; utter quacking noises; "The ducks quacked"

croak collapse: a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog); utter a hoarse sound, like a raven

breakwater collapse: a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away

honk collapse: the cry of a goose (or any sound resembling this); cry like a goose; "The geese were honking"; use the horn of a car; make a loud noise; "The horns of the taxis blared"

pensive collapse: showing pensive sadness; "the sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty"

self-deception collapse: a misconception that is favorable to the person who holds it

exclaim collapse: utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost"

abstracted collapse: taken out of or separated from; "possibility is...achievability, abstracted from achievement"- A.N.Whitehead

recording collapse: the act of making a record (especially an audio record); "she watched the recording from a sound-proof booth"; signal encoding something (e.g., picture or sound) that has been recorded; a storage device on which information (sounds or images) have been recorded

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