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sue collapse: French writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804-1857)

defoliate collapse: deprived of leaves; strip the leaves or branches from; "defoliate the trees with pesticides"

scabies collapse: a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation; "he has a bad case of the itch"

quarto collapse: the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper twice to form four leaves

ruth collapse: a book of the Old Testament that tells the story of Ruth who was not an Israelite but who married an Israelite and who stayed with her mother-in-law Naomi after her husband died; the great-grandmother of king David whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament; United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)

minim collapse: a United States liquid unit equal to 1/60 fluidram; a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 1/60th fluid dram or 0.059194 cubic centimeters

pardon collapse: a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense; grant a pardon to; "Ford pardoned Nixon"; "The Thanksgiving turkey was pardoned by the President"

importune collapse: beg persistently and urgently; "I importune you to help them"

westward collapse: toward the west; "they traveled westward toward the setting sun"

condolence collapse: an expression of sympathy with another's grief; "they sent their condolences"

call on collapse: have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to; "She called on her Representative to help her"; "She turned to her relatives for help"

dismember collapse: separate the limbs from the body; "the tiger dismembered the tourist"; divide into pieces; "our department was dismembered when our funding dried up"; "The Empire was discerped after the war"

sector collapse: measuring instrument consisting of two graduated arms hinged at one end; a particular aspect of life or activity; "he was helpless in an important sector of his life"; a body of people who form part of society or economy; "the public sector"; a portion of a military position; the minimum track length that can be assigned to store information; unless otherwise specified a sector of data consists of 512 bytes; a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle

reprieve collapse: the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment; a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence); a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort; relieve temporarily; postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution

premises collapse: land and the buildings on it; "bread is baked on the premises"; "the were evicted from the premises"

expect collapse: look forward to the birth of a child; "She is expecting in March"; consider reasonable or due; "I'm expecting a full explanation as to why these files were destroyed"; regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"; look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted"

jowl collapse: a fullness and looseness of the flesh of the lower cheek and jaw (characteristic of aging)

quarter note collapse: a musical note having the time value of a quarter of a whole note

surrender collapse: the delivery of a principal into lawful custody; give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another; "The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered"; relinquish to the power of another; yield to the control of another; relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"

cross section collapse: (physics) the probability that a particular interaction (as capture or ionization) will take place between particles; measured in barns; a sample meant to be representative of a whole population; a section created by a plane cutting a solid perpendicular to its longest axis

clemency collapse: leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court"

heartland collapse: the central region of a country or continent; especially a region that is important to a country or to a culture

temple collapse: place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity; an edifice devoted to special or exalted purposes; the flat area on either side of the forehead; "the veins in his temple throbbed"

mangle collapse: clothes dryer for drying and ironing laundry by passing it between two heavy heated rollers; alter so as to make unrecognizable; "The tourists murdered the French language"; press with a mangle; "mangle the sheets"

sunset collapse: the daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon; atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sun; the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon; of a declining industry or technology; "sunset industries"

plead collapse: appeal or request earnestly; "I pleaded with him to stop"; enter a plea, as in courts of law; "She pleaded not guilty"; offer as an excuse or plea; "She was pleading insanity"; make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts

universe collapse: everything stated or assumed in a given discussion; everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence"

triplet collapse: one of three offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy

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