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plumb bob: the metal bob of a plumb line

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indicator collapse: a device for showing the operating condition of some system; a signal for attracting attention; (chemistry) a substance that changes color to indicate the presence of some ion or substance; can be used to indicate the completion of a chemical reaction or (in medicine) to test for a particular reaction

plummet collapse: drop sharply; "The stock market plummeted"

kneel collapse: supporting yourself on your knees; rest one's weight on one's knees; "In church you have to kneel during parts of the service"

genuflect collapse: bend the knees and bow in church or before a religious superior or image

salaam collapse: a deep bow; a Muslim form of salutation; greet with a salaam

plumb collapse: exactly vertical; "the tower of Pisa is far out of plumb"; exactly; "fell plumb in the middle of the puddle"; conforming to the direction of a plumb line; adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical; examine thoroughly and in great depth; measure the depth of something; weight with lead

pendant collapse: an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring)

sinker collapse: a pitch that curves downward rapidly as it approaches the plate; a weight that sinks (as to hold nets or fishing lines under water)

kowtow collapse: a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission

bob collapse: a short abrupt inclination (as of the head); "he gave me a short bob of acknowledgement"; a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line; a hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string; a hair style for women and children; a short haircut all around; cut hair in the style of a bob; "Bernice bobs her hair these days!"; move up and down repeatedly; "her rucksack bobbed gently on her back"

curtsy collapse: bending at the knees; a gesture of respect made by women; make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect; "She curtsied when she shook the Queen's hand"; bend the knees in a gesture of respectful greeting

drapery collapse: cloth gracefully draped and arranged in loose folds

barber collapse: a hairdresser who cuts hair and shaves beards as a trade; United States composer (1910-1981); perform the services of a barber: cut the hair and/or beard of

irretrievably collapse: in an irretrievable manner; "it is irretrievably lost"

see through collapse: remain with until completion; "I must see the job through"; perceive the true nature of; "We could see through her apparent calm"; support financially through a period of time; "The scholarship saw me through college"; "This money will see me through next month"

hello collapse: an expression of greeting; "every morning they exchanged polite hellos"

hand clasp collapse

up-and-down collapse

coggle collapse

fathom collapse: (mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore; a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth; measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line

resonate collapse: be received or understood; sound with resonance; "The sound resonates well in this theater"

jounce collapse

irrevocably collapse: in an irrevocable manner

come alive collapse

hairdo collapse: the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)

yank collapse: pull, or move with a sudden movement; "He turned the handle and jerked the door open"

up and down collapse: moving backward and forward along a given course; "he walked up and down the locker room"; "all up and down the Eastern seaboard"; alternately upward and downward; "he eyed him up and down"

beveled collapse

tipping collapse

genuflection collapse: the act of bending the knees in worship or reverence

to the letter collapse

orthogonal collapse: having a set of mutually perpendicular axes; meeting at right angles; "wind and sea may displace the ship's center of gravity along three orthogonal axes"; "a rectangular Cartesian coordinate system"; statistically unrelated

tilting collapse

sloping collapse: having a slanting form or direction; "an area of gently sloping hills"; "a room with a sloping ceiling"

waggle collapse

rictus collapse: a gaping grimace

literally collapse: (intensifier before a figurative expression) without exaggeration; "our eyes were literally pinned to TV during the Gulf War"; in a literal sense; "literally translated"; "he said so literally"

clock in collapse: register one's arrival at work

cavort collapse

inclining collapse

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