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rota collapse: a roster of names showing the order in which people should perform certain duties; (Roman Catholic Church) the supreme ecclesiastical tribunal for cases appealed to the Holy See from diocesan courts

burner collapse: an apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse); "a diesel engine is an oil burner"; the heating elements of a stove or range on which pots and pans are placed for cooking; "the electric range had one large burner and three smaller one"

hydrant collapse: a discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be drawn from the mains of waterworks

yodel collapse: a songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal voice and falsetto; sing by changing register; sing by yodeling; "The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains"

stove collapse: any heating apparatus; a kitchen appliance used for cooking food; "dinner was already on the stove"

believe collapse: accept as true; take to be true; "I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits"; credit with veracity; "You cannot believe this man"; "Should we believe a publication like the National Enquirer?"; follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer; "When you hear his sermons, you will be able to believe, too"; be confident about something; "I believe that he will come back from the war"

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

rococo collapse: fanciful but graceful asymmetric ornamentation in art and architecture that originated in France in the 18th century; having excessive asymmetrical ornamentation; "an exquisite gilded rococo mirror"

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"

gill collapse: respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water; any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus; a United States liquid unit equal to 4 fluid ounces; a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters

bizarre collapse: conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual; "restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit"; "famed for his eccentric spelling"; "a freakish combination of styles"; "his off-the-wall antics"; "the outlandish clothes of teenagers"; "outre and affected stage antics"

beget collapse: make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them"

sweetheart collapse: any well-liked individual; "he's a sweetheart"; a person loved by another person; privileged treatment of a favored person or corporation (sometimes unethically); "another sweetheart deal based on political influence"

notional collapse: not based on fact or investigation; "a notional figure of cost helps in determining production costs"; "speculative knowledge"

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

phantom collapse: something apparently sensed but having no physical reality; "seemed to hear faint phantom bells"; "the amputee's illusion of a phantom limb"

pine collapse: a coniferous tree; straight-grained durable and often resinous white to yellowish timber of any of numerous trees of the genus Pinus

appearance collapse: the act of appearing in public view; "the rookie made a brief appearance in the first period"; "it was Bernhardt's last appearance in America"; pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression; "they try to keep up appearances"; "that ceremony is just for show"; formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action; outward or visible aspect of a person or thing; a mental representation; "I tried to describe his appearance to the police"; the event of coming into sight

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"

deduce collapse: reason by deduction; establish by deduction; conclude by reasoning; in logic

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"

truth collapse: a fact that has been verified; "at last he knew the truth"; "the truth is that he didn't want to do it"; a true statement; "he told the truth"; "he thought of answering with the truth but he knew they wouldn't believe it"; United States abolitionist and feminist who was freed from slavery and became a leading advocate of the abolition of slavery and for the rights of women (1797-1883); conformity to reality or actuality; "they debated the truth of the proposition"; "the situation brought home to us the blunt truth of the military threat"; "he was famous for the truth of his portraits"; "he turned to religion in his search for eternal verities"

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