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double cross collapse: an act of betrayal; "he gave us the old double cross"; "I could no longer tolerate his impudent double-crossing"; betray by double-dealing

firefly collapse: nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs; tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots

glowworm collapse: the luminous larva or wingless grub-like female of a firefly

fire collapse: the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy; "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire"; a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning; "they sat by the fire and talked"; intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak"; the event of something burning (often destructive); "they lost everything in the fire"; a severe trial; "he went through fire and damnation"; the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke; "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries"; once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles); bake in a kiln so as to harden; "fire pottery"; cause to go off; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet"; go off or discharge; "The gun fired"; drive out or away by or as if by fire; "The soldiers were fired"; "Surrender fires the cold skepticism"; terminate the employment of; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"

scaling collapse: ascent by or as if by a ladder; act of measuring or arranging or adjusting according to a scale; the act of arranging in a graduated series

disadvantage collapse: the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position; put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm; "This rule clearly disadvantages me"

bout collapse: a contest or fight (especially between boxers or wrestlers); a period of illness; "a bout of fever"; "a bout of depression"

hole up collapse: score a hole in one; remain secluded or in hiding; "He is writing his book and is holing up in his study"

dehumidify collapse: make less humid; "The air conditioner dehumidifies the air in the summer"

towel collapse: a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping; wipe with a towel; "towel your hair dry"

agitate collapse: change the arrangement or position of; cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"; try to stir up public opinion

bell collapse: a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck; the flared opening of a tubular device; the sound of a bell being struck; "saved by the bell"; "she heard the distant toll of church bells"; United States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone (1847-1922); English painter; sister of Virginia Woolf; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1879-1961); a phonetician and father of Alexander Graham Bell (1819-1905); the shape of a bell; (nautical) each of the eight half-hour units of nautical time signaled by strokes of a ship's bell; eight bells signals 4:00, 8:00, or 12:00 o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.; attach a bell to; "bell cows"

gerrymander collapse: an act of gerrymandering (dividing a voting area so as to give your own party an unfair advantage); divide unfairly and to one's advantage; of voting districts

leer collapse: a suggestive or sneering look or grin; look suggestively or obliquely; look or gaze with a sly, immodest, or malign expression; "The men leered at the young women on the beach"

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