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singleton collapse: the playing card that is the only card in a suit held in a bridge hand as initially dealt; a set containing a single member; a single object (as distinguished from a pair)

gambling collapse: the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize); "his gambling cost him a fortune"; "there was heavy play at the blackjack table"

fooling collapse: characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility; "a broken back is nothing to be casual about; it is no fooling matter"

pretend collapse: put forward a claim and assert right or possession of; "pretend the title of King"

flashing collapse: sheet metal shaped and attached to a roof for strength and weatherproofing; emitting light in sudden short or intermittent bursts; "flashing lightning and roaring thunder"

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"

skunk collapse: American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae

simulate collapse: make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep"

dancing collapse: taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music

glutton collapse: musteline mammal of northern Eurasia; a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess

rink collapse: building that contains a surface for ice skating or roller skating

playing field collapse: a piece of land prepared for playing a game; "the home crowd cheered when Princeton took the field"; the circumstances under which competition occurs; "the government's objective is to insure a genuinely level playing field for American industry and commerce in Europe"

adoption collapse: the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception; "its adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide acceptance"; a legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood; the adopted child is entitled to all privileges belonging to a natural child of the adoptive parents (including the right to inherit)

incarnation collapse: (Christianity) the Christian doctrine of the union of God and man in the person of Jesus Christ; time passed in a particular bodily form; "he believes that his life will be better in his next incarnation"

weasel collapse: small carnivorous mammal with short legs and elongated body and neck

invasion collapse: the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder; (pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body; "the tumor's invasion of surrounding structures"; any entry into an area not previously occupied; "an invasion of tourists"; "an invasion of locusts"

audacity collapse: aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery; "he had the audacity to question my decision"; fearless daring

appropriation collapse: a deliberate act of acquisition; money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose

diamond collapse: a playing card in the minor suit that has one or more red rhombuses on it; "he led a small diamond"; "diamonds were trumps"; a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem; very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem

brinkmanship collapse: the policy of pushing a dangerous situation to the brink of disaster (to the limits of safety)

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