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intend collapse: have in mind as a purpose; "I mean no harm"; "I only meant to help you"; "She didn't think to harm me"; "We thought to return early that night"; design or destine; "She was intended to become the director"

strafe collapse: an attack of machine-gun fire or cannon fire from a low flying airplane; "the next morning they carried out a strafe of enemy airfields"; attack with machine guns or cannon fire from a low-flying plane; "civilians were strafed in an effort to force the country's surrender"

bombard collapse: address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage; "The speaker was barraged by an angry audience"; "The governor was bombarded with requests to grant a pardon to the convicted killer"; throw bombs at or attack with bombs; "The Americans bombed Dresden"

destine collapse: decree or designate beforehand; "She was destined to become a great pianist"

amino acid collapse: organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group; "proteins are composed of various proportions of about 20 common amino acids"

snipe collapse: a gunshot from a concealed location; Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks; hunt or shoot snipe

cannonade collapse: intense and continuous artillery fire; attack with canons or artillery

pollen collapse: the fine spores that contain male gametes and that are borne by an anther in a flowering plant

goiter collapse: abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from underproduction or overproduction of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet

rickets collapse: childhood disease caused by deficiency of vitamin D and sunlight associated with impaired metabolism of calcium and phosphorus

pellagra collapse: a disease caused by deficiency of niacin or tryptophan (or by a defect in the metabolic conversion of tryptophan to niacin); characterized by gastrointestinal disturbances and erythema and nervous or mental disorders; may be caused by malnutrition or alcoholism or other nutritional impairments

malnutrition collapse: a state of poor nutrition; can result from insufficient or excessive or unbalanced diet or from inability to absorb foods

mortar collapse: a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range; a bowl-shaped vessel in which substances can be ground and mixed with a pestle; used as a bond in masonry or for covering a wall; plaster with mortar; "mortar the wall"

prey collapse: animal hunted or caught for food; a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence; "he fell prey to muggers"; "everyone was fair game"; "the target of a manhunt"; profit from in an exploitatory manner; "He feeds on her insecurity"

synthetic collapse: a compound made artificially by chemical reactions; of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts; "`all men are arrogant' is a synthetic proposition"; systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words; involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis; "limnology is essentially a synthetic science composed of elements...that extend well beyond the limits of biology"- P.S.Welch; not genuine or natural; "counterfeit rhetoric that flourishes when passions are synthetic"- George Will

laminate collapse: a sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or layers; split (wood) into thin sheets; cover with a thin sheet; "laminate the table"; press or beat (metals) into thin sheets; create laminate by putting together several thin sheets of a material

propose collapse: make a proposal, declare a plan for something; ask (someone) to marry you; "he popped the question on Sunday night"; "she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months"; "The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman"

strive collapse: to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear"

aim collapse: the action of directing something at an object; "he took aim and fired"; the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); "the sole object of her trip was to see her children"; propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon"; direct (a remark) toward an intended goal; "She wanted to aim a pun"; aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent"

remittent collapse: (of a disease) characterized by periods of diminished severity; "a remittent fever"

target collapse: sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at; a reference point to shoot at; "his arrow hit the mark"; the location of the target that is to be hit; intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"

semen collapse: the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

pursuit collapse: the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit"; a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria; "the pursuit of love"; "life is more than the pursuance of fame"; "a quest for wealth"

lust after collapse: have a strong sexual desire for; "he is lusting after his secretary"

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