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belong collapse: be owned by; be in the possession of; "This book belongs to me"; be classified with; "The whales belong among the mammals"; be suitable or acceptable; "This student somehow doesn't belong"; be in the right place or situation; "Where do these books belong?"; "Let's put health care where it belongs--under the control of the government"; "Where do these books go?"

parse collapse: analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to (a sentence)

terminus collapse: either end of a railroad or bus route; (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome

sweetening collapse: the act of adding a sweetener to food; something added to foods to make them taste sweeter

auspices collapse: kindly endorsement and guidance; "the tournament was held under the auspices of the city council"

lure collapse: qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward

please collapse: used in polite request; "please pay attention"; give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation"; give satisfaction; "The waiters around her aim to please"; be the will of or have the will (to); "he could do many things if he pleased"

issue collapse: the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity); "a new issue of stamps"; "the last issue of penicillin was over a month ago"; the act of issuing printed materials; an important question that is in dispute and must be settled; "the issue could be settled by requiring public education for everyone"; "politicians never discuss the real issues"; one of a series published periodically; "she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room"; supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government; come out of; "Water issued from the hole in the wall"; "The words seemed to come out by themselves"; bring out an official document (such as a warrant); circulate or distribute or equip with; "issue a new uniform to the children"; "supply blankets for the beds"

point of view collapse: the spatial property of the position from which something is observed; a mental position from which things are viewed; "we should consider this problem from the viewpoint of the Russians"; "teaching history gave him a special point of view toward current events"

grip collapse: a firm controlling influence; "they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities"; "he was in the grip of a powerful emotion"; "a terrible power had her in its grasp"; worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made; the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road); hold fast or firmly; "He gripped the steering wheel"

tonight collapse: the present or immediately coming night; during the night of the present day; "drop by tonight"

stand for collapse: tolerate or bear; "I won't stand for this kind of behavior!"

needlework collapse: work (such as sewing or embroidery) that is done with a needle; a creation created or assembled by needle and thread

advocacy collapse: active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something

consider collapse: regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem; "Please consider your family"; take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case"; think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind"; show consideration for; take into account; "You must consider her age"; "The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient"

sensationalism collapse: the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes; "the tabloids relied on sensationalism to maintain their circulation"; subject matter that is calculated to excite and please vulgar tastes

determinant collapse: a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life"; a square matrix used to solve simultaneous equations

reference collapse: the act of referring or consulting; "reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer"; the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to; "the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos"; the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to; "he argued that reference is a consequence of conditioned reflexes"; a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to; "he carried an armful of references back to his desk"; "he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation"; refer to; "he referenced his colleagues' work"

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

microbe collapse: a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use

coffee break collapse: a snack taken during a break in the work day; "a ten-minute coffee break"; "the British have tea breaks"

quartering collapse: dividing into four equal parts; living accommodations (especially those assigned to military personnel); a coat of arms that occupies one quarter of an escutcheon; combining four coats of arms on one shield usually represented intermarriages

punctuate collapse: insert punctuation marks into; interrupt periodically; "Her sharp questions punctuated the speaker's drone"

moralize collapse: improve the morals of; interpret the moral meaning of; "moralize a story"

chevron collapse: an inverted V-shaped charge; V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service; "they earned their stripes in Kuwait"

kingmaker collapse: an important person who can bring leaders to power through the exercise of political influence; "the Earl of Warwick was the first kingmaker"

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