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improbability collapse: the quality of being improbable; "impossibility should never be confused with improbability"; "the improbability of such rare coincidences"

harpy collapse: large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical America; any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes; (Greek mythology) vicious winged monster; often depicted as a bird with the head of a woman

hobbyhorse collapse: a topic to which one constantly reverts; "don't get him started on his hobbyhorse"

craps collapse: a gambling game played with two dice; a first throw of 7 or 11 wins and a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses and a first throw of any other number must be repeated to win before a 7 is thrown, which loses the bet and the dice; when two dice are thrown and both come up showing one spot the results is called `craps' or `snake eyes'

homer collapse: a base hit on which the batter scores a run; ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey (circa 850 BC); United States painter best known for his seascapes (1836-1910); an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs; hit a home run

alibi collapse: (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question; exonerate by means of an alibi

dollhouse collapse: a small model of a house used as a toy by children; a house so small that it is likened to a child's plaything

smoke screen collapse: an action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure; "requesting new powers of surveillance is just a smokescreen to hide their failures"; (military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements

skim collapse: reading or glancing through quickly; a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid; "there was a thin skim of oil on the water"; used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed; "yogurt made with skim milk"; "she can drink skimmed milk but should avoid butter"; read superficially; remove from the surface; "skim cream from the surface of milk"; coat (a liquid) with a layer; cause to skip over a surface; "Skip a stone across the pond"

dowager collapse: a widow holding property received from her deceased husband

rifle collapse: a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore; "he lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired"; go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way; "Who rifled through my desk drawers?"

brokerage collapse: the business of a broker; charges a fee to arrange a contract between two parties; a stock broker's business; charges a fee to act as intermediary between buyer and seller

wrinkle collapse: a clever method of doing something (especially something new and different); a minor difficulty; "they finally have the wrinkles pretty well ironed out"; a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"; make wrinkles or creases into a smooth surface; "The dress got wrinkled"

horse collapse: solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times; a padded gymnastic apparatus on legs; provide with a horse or horses

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