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yawning collapse: gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something; "the yawning mine shaft"; "a yawning abyss"; with the mouth wide open indicating boredom or sleepiness; "a yawning congregation"

drenched collapse: abundantly covered or supplied with; often used in combination; "drenched in moonlight"; "moon-drenched meadows"; wet through and through; thoroughly wet; "stood at the door drenched (or soaked) by the rain"; "a shirt saturated with perspiration"; "his shoes were sopping (or soaking)"; "the speaker's sodden collar"; "soppy clothes"

ream collapse: a quantity of paper; 480 or 500 sheets; one ream equals 20 quires; a large quantity of written matter; "he wrote reams and reams"; enlarge with a reamer; "ream a hole"; remove by making a hole or by boring; "the dentist reamed out the debris in the course of the root canal treatment"; squeeze the juice out (of a fruit) with a reamer; "ream oranges"

socialize collapse: make conform to socialist ideas and philosophies; "Health care should be socialized!"; prepare for social life; "Children have to be socialized in school"; train for a social environment; "The children must be properly socialized"; take part in social activities; interact with others; "He never socializes with his colleagues"; "The old man hates to socialize"

rattle collapse: loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail; a baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shaken; a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders); "the death rattle"; shake and cause to make a rattling noise; make short successive sounds

hike collapse: a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure; "she enjoys a hike in her spare time"; walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise; "We were hiking in Colorado"; "hike the Rockies"; increase; "The landlord hiked up the rents"

fuss collapse: an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother"; worry unnecessarily or excessively; "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now"

fret collapse: a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch; an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief); "there was a simple fret at the top of the walls"; agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams"; wear away or erode; decorate with an interlaced design; carve a pattern into; be agitated or irritated; "don't fret over these small details"; cause annoyance in; provide (a musical instrument) with frets; "fret a guitar"

harlequin collapse: a clown or buffoon (after the Harlequin character in the commedia dell'arte); variegate with spots or marks; "His face was harlequined with patches"

fleer collapse: contempt expressed by mockery in looks or words; to smirk contemptuously

uphold collapse: stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals; support against an opponent; "The appellate court upheld the verdict"

impart collapse: tell or deposit (information) knowledge; "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"

cloud collapse: a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude; any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible; out of touch with reality; "his head was in the clouds"; suspicion affecting your reputation; "after that mistake he was under a cloud"; a cause of worry or gloom or trouble; "the only cloud on the horizon was the possibility of dissent by the French"; make milky or dull; "The chemical clouded the liquid to which it was added"; make gloomy or depressed; "Their faces were clouded with sadness"; billow up in the form of a cloud; "The smoke clouded above the houses"

hustler collapse: a shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties

frighten collapse: cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her"; drive out by frightening

thicken collapse: become thick or thicker; "The sauce thickened"; "The egg yolk will inspissate"; make thick or thicker; "Thicken the sauce"; "inspissate the tar so that it becomes pitch"; make viscous or dense; "thicken the sauce by adding flour"

inflate collapse: fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons"; exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated"; increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value; "inflate the currency"; cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit; "The war inflated the economy"

jockey collapse: someone employed to ride horses in horse races; an operator of some vehicle or machine or apparatus; "he's a truck jockey"; "a computer jockey"; "a disc jockey"; ride a racehorse as a professional jockey; compete (for an advantage or a position)

dybbuk collapse: (Jewish folklore) a demon that enters the body of a living person and controls that body's behavior

unsheathe collapse: draw from a sheath or scabbard; "the knight unsheathed his sword"

turn on collapse: become hostile towards; "The dog suddenly turned on the mailman"; produce suddenly or automatically; "Turn on the charm"; "turn on the waterworks"

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