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poison collapse: anything that harms or destroys; "the poison of fascism"; any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism; administer poison to; "She poisoned her husband but he did not die"; add poison to; "Her husband poisoned her drink in order to kill her"; kill with poison; "She poisoned her husband"; kill by its poison; "This mushrooms can poison"; spoil as if by poison; "poison someone's mind"; "poison the atmosphere in the office"

contaminate collapse: make radioactive by adding radioactive material; "Don't drink the water--it's contaminated"

John Doe collapse: an unknown or fictitious man who is a party to legal proceedings; a hypothetical average man

exterminator collapse: someone who exterminates (especially someone whose occupation is the extermination of troublesome rodents and insects)

dude ranch collapse: a holiday resort offering ranch activities (riding and camping)

pen collapse: female swan; a writing implement with a point from which ink flows; an enclosure for confining livestock

sarcasm collapse: witty language used to convey insults or scorn; "he used sarcasm to upset his opponent"; "irony is wasted on the stupid"; "Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own"--Jonathan Swift

adulterate collapse: mixed with impurities; corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor"

irradiate collapse: expose to radiation; "irradiate food"; cast rays of light upon

mistreat collapse: treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"

surround collapse: extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property"; be around; "Developments surround the town"; "The river encircles the village"

copyist collapse: someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts

shed collapse: an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage; cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "our dog sheds every Spring"; get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"

shackle collapse: a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner); a U-shaped bar; the open end can be passed through chain links and closed with a bar

exterminate collapse: kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many; "Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe"

jug collapse: a large bottle with a narrow mouth; the quantity contained in a jug; stew in an earthenware jug; "jug the rabbit"

hacienda collapse: the main house on a ranch or large estate; a large estate in Spanish-speaking countries

vine collapse: a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface

starve collapse: die of food deprivation; "The political prisoners starved to death"; "Many famished in the countryside during the drought"; deprive of food; "They starved the prisoners"; deprive of a necessity and cause suffering; "he is starving her of love"; "The engine was starved of fuel"; be hungry; go without food; "Let's eat--I'm starving!"

scribe collapse: informal terms for journalists; French playwright (1791-1861); score a line on with a pointed instrument, as in metalworking

chloroform collapse: a volatile liquid haloform (CHCl3); formerly used as an anesthetic; "chloroform was the first inhalation anesthetic"; anesthetize with chloroform; "Doctors used to put people under by chloroforming them"

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