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marker collapse: some conspicuous object used to distinguish or mark something; "the buoys were markers for the channel"; a writing implement for making a mark; a distinguishing symbol; "the owner's mark was on all the sheep"

treadmill collapse: a job involving drudgery and confinement; a mill that is powered by men or animals walking on a circular belt or climbing steps; an exercise device consisting of an endless belt on which a person can walk or jog without changing place

episode collapse: a brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series; a part of a broadcast serial; a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events

course collapse: a mode of action; "if you persist in that course you will surely fail"; "once a nation is embarked on a course of action it becomes extremely difficult for any retraction to take place"; education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings; "he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college classes"; facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport; "the course had only nine holes"; "the course was less than a mile"; (construction) a layer of masonry; "a course of bricks"; part of a meal served at one time; "she prepared a three course meal"; a connected series of events or actions or developments; "the government took a firm course"; "historians can only point out those lines for which evidence is available"; general line of orientation; "the river takes a southern course"; "the northeastern trend of the coast"; hunt with hounds; "He often courses hares"; move swiftly through or over; "ships coursing the Atlantic"

lane collapse: a narrow way or road; a well-defined track or path; for e.g. swimmers or lines of traffic

best collapse: the supreme effort one can make; "they did their best"; the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others; "he could beat the best of them"; Canadian physiologist (born in the United States) who assisted F. G. Banting in research leading to the discovery of insulin (1899-1978); (superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities; "the best film of the year"; "the best solution"; "the best time for planting"; "wore his best suit"; it would be sensible; "you'd best stay at home"; in a most excellent way or manner; "he played best after a couple of martinis"

round collapse: the usual activities in your day; "the doctor made his rounds"; (often plural) a series of professional calls (usually in a set order); "the doctor goes on his rounds first thing every morning"; "the postman's rounds"; "we enjoyed our round of the local bars"; a charge of ammunition for a single shot; an outburst of applause; "there was a round of applause"; a partsong in which voices follow each other; one voice starts and others join in one after another until all are singing different parts of the song at the same time; "they enjoyed singing rounds"; a cut of beef between the rump and the lower leg; a serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic); "he ordered a second round"; the course along which communications spread; "the story is going the rounds in Washington"; (mathematics) expressed to the nearest integer, ten, hundred, or thousand; "in round numbers"; having a circular shape; from beginning to end; throughout; "It rains all year round on Skye"; "frigid weather the year around"; become round, plump, or shapely; "The young woman is fleshing out"; make round; "round the edges"; pronounce with rounded lips; wind around; move along a circular course; "round the bend"

jog trot collapse: an easy gait of a horse; midway between a walk and a trot

indirection collapse: deceitful action that is not straightforward; "he could see through the indirections of diplomats"; indirect procedure or action; "he tried to find out by indirection"

leg collapse: (nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack; a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg; one of the supports for a piece of furniture; a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle; a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion; the limb of an animal used for food

pink collapse: a light shade of red; any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers; of a light shade of red; cut in a zigzag pattern with pinking shears, in sewing; sound like a car engine that is firing too early; "the car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline"; "The car pinked when the ignition was too far retarded"

artery collapse: a major thoroughfare that bears important traffic; a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body

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