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flood tide collapse: the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide); "a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune" -Shakespeare

clay collapse: United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852); United States general who commanded United States forces in Europe from 1945 to 1949 and who oversaw the Berlin airlift (1897-1978); a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired

lion collapse: large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male; a celebrity who is lionized (much sought after)

dowager collapse: a widow holding property received from her deceased husband

navigation collapse: the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place; ship traffic; "the channel will be open to navigation as soon as the ice melts"

rip collapse: a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current; an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"; criticize or abuse strongly and violently; "The candidate ripped into his opponent mercilessly"; cut (wood) along the grain; move precipitously or violently; "The tornado ripped along the coast"

blue chip collapse: a blue poker chip with the highest value; a common stock of a nationally known company whose value and dividends are reliable; typically have high price and low yield; "blue chips are usually safe investments"

brokerage collapse: the business of a broker; charges a fee to arrange a contract between two parties; a stock broker's business; charges a fee to act as intermediary between buyer and seller

trimester collapse: one of three divisions of an academic year; a period of three months; especially one of the three three-month periods into which human pregnancy is divided

gill collapse: respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water; any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus; a United States liquid unit equal to 4 fluid ounces; a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters

rabies collapse: an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain

twiddle collapse: a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns; manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner; "He twiddled her thumbs while waiting for the interview"

stratum collapse: one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)

caparison collapse: stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse; put a caparison on; "caparison the horses for the festive occasion"

steer collapse: direct the course; determine the direction of travelling; direct (oneself) somewhere; "Steer clear of him"

watercourse collapse: a conduit through which water flows; natural or artificial channel through which water flows

random sample collapse: a sample grabbed at random; a sample in which every element in the population has an equal chance of being selected

andante collapse: a moderately slow tempo (a walking pace); (of tempo) moderately slow; at a moderately slow temp; "this passage must be played andante"

stalemate collapse: drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check; subject to a stalemate

label collapse: trade name of a company that produces musical recordings; "the artists and repertoire department of a recording label is responsible for finding new talent"; a brief description given for purposes of identification; "the label Modern is applied to many different kinds of architecture"; an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object; a radioactive isotope that is used in a compound in order to trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction; distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions; distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom; assign a label to; designate with a label; "These students were labelled `learning disabled'"

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