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twiddle collapse: a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns; manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner; "He twiddled her thumbs while waiting for the interview"

ruff collapse: (card games) the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit; common Eurasian sandpiper; the male has an erectile neck ruff in breeding season

count collapse: the act of counting; "the counting continued for several hours"; a nobleman (in various countries) having rank equal to a British earl; the total number counted; "a blood count"; include as if by counting; "I can count my colleagues in the opposition"; have faith or confidence in; "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis"; name or recite the numbers; "The toddler could count to 100"; determine the number or amount of; "Can you count the books on your shelf?"; "Count your change"; have weight; have import, carry weight; "It does not matter much"; put into a group; "The academy counts several Nobel Prize winners among its members"

situation comedy collapse: a humorous television program based on situations that could arise in everyday life; a humorous drama based on situations that might arise in day-to-day life

gum up collapse: stick together as if with gum; "the inside of the pipe has gummed up"

soap opera collapse: a serialized program usually dealing with sentimentalized family matters that is broadcast on radio or television (frequently sponsored by a company advertising soap products)

behave collapse: behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"; behave well or properly; "The children must learn to behave"

throbbing collapse: a sound with a strong rhythmic beat; "the throbbing of the engines"; pounding or beating strongly or violently; "a throbbing pain"; "the throbbing engine of the boat"

happening collapse: an event that happens; taking place; "the parade is still happening"

pageant collapse: an elaborate representation of scenes from history etc; usually involves a parade with rich costumes; a rich and spectacular ceremony

morality collapse: concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong; right or good conduct

drumming collapse: the act of playing drums; "he practiced his drumming several hours every day"

bell the cat collapse: take a risk; perform a daring act; "Who is going to bell the cat?"

dialogue collapse: a literary composition in the form of a conversation between two people; "he has read Plato's Dialogues in the original Greek"; the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction; a conversation between two persons

potter collapse: a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln; work lightly; "The old lady is pottering around in the garden"

fiddle collapse: play on a violin; "Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely"; play the violin or fiddle; commit fraud and steal from one's employer; "We found out that she had been fiddling for years"; avoid (one's assigned duties); "The derelict soldier shirked his duties"

accompany collapse: go or travel along with; "The nurse accompanied the old lady everywhere"

portray collapse: portray in words; "The book portrays the actor as a selfish person"; make a portrait of; "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba"; represent in a painting, drawing, sculpture, or verbally; "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting"

bet collapse: the act of gambling; "he did it on a bet"; maintain with or as if with a bet; "I bet she will be there!"; stake on the outcome of an issue; "I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse"

go for broke collapse: risk everything in one big effort; "the cyclist went for broke at the end of the race"

light show collapse: a display of colored lights moving in shifting patterns

dramatize collapse: represent something in a dramatic manner; "These events dramatize the lack of social responsibility among today's youth"; put into dramatic form; "adopt a book for a screenplay"

ante collapse: (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot; place one's stake

cackle collapse: a loud laugh suggestive of a hen's cackle; the sound made by a hen after laying an egg; emit a loud, unpleasant kind of laughing; squawk shrilly and loudly, characteristic of hens; talk or utter in a cackling manner; "The women cackled when they saw the movie star step out of the limousine"

profess collapse: state insincerely; "He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt"; "She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber"; "She pretends to be an expert on wine"; confess one's faith in, or allegiance to; "The terrorists professed allegiance to the Muslim faith"; "he professes to be a Communist"; practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about; "She professes organic chemistry"; take vows, as in religious order; "she professed herself as a nun"; receive into a religious order or congregation; state freely; "The teacher professed that he was not generous when it came to giving good grades"

spectacle collapse: a blunder that makes you look ridiculous; used in the phrase `make a spectacle of' yourself; an elaborate and remarkable display on a lavish scale; something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight); "the tragic spectacle of cripples trying to escape"

commemorate collapse: call to remembrance; keep alive the memory of someone or something, as in a ceremony; "We remembered the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz"; "Remember the dead of the First World War"; be or provide a memorial to a person or an event; "This sculpture commemorates the victims of the concentration camps"; "We memorialized the Dead"; mark by some ceremony or observation; "We marked the anniversary of his death"

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