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singsong collapse: a regular and monotonous rising and falling intonation; speak, chant, or declaim in a singsong; move as if accompanied by a singsong; "The porters singsonged the travellers' luggage up the mountain"

description collapse: sort or variety; "every description of book was there"; a statement that represents something in words; the act of describing something

limp collapse: not firm; "wilted lettuce"; walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day"; proceed slowly or with difficulty; "the boat limped into the harbor"

slip in collapse: insert casually; "She slipped in a reference to her own work"

microfiche collapse: small sheet of microfilm on which many pages of material have been photographed; a magnification system is used to read the material

jolt collapse: a sudden impact; "the door closed with a jolt"; disturb (someone's) composure; "The audience was jolted by the play"; move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion

navigate collapse: direct carefully and safely; "He navigated his way to the altar"; act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance; "Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?"; "Who was navigating the ship during the accident?"

bulletin collapse: a brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast); make public by bulletin

hagiography collapse: a biography that idealizes or idolizes the person (especially a person who is a saint)

cruise collapse: an ocean trip taken for pleasure; sail or travel about for pleasure, relaxation, or sightseeing; "We were cruising in the Caribbean"; travel at a moderate speed; "Please keep your seat belt fastened while the plane is reaching cruising altitude"; drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure; "She cruised the neighborhood in her new convertible"; look for a sexual partner in a public place; "The men were cruising the park"

skip collapse: a gait in which steps and hops alternate; bound off one point after another

paramountcy collapse: the state of being paramount; the highest rank or authority

pace collapse: a step in walking or running; the relative speed of progress or change; "he lived at a fast pace"; "he works at a great rate"; "the pace of events accelerated"; the rate of moving (especially walking or running); measure (distances) by pacing; "step off ten yards"; regulate or set the pace of; "Pace your efforts"; walk with slow or fast paces; "He paced up and down the hall"; go at a pace; "The horse paced"

docket collapse: (law) the calendar of a court; the list of cases to be tried or a summary of the court's activities; make a summary or abstract of a legal document and inscribe it in a list; place on the docket for legal action; "Only 5 of the 120 cases docketed were tried"

accelerate collapse: move faster; "The car accelerated"; cause to move faster; "He accelerated the car"

straw vote collapse: an unofficial vote taken to determine opinion on some issue

ramify collapse: grow and send out branches or branch-like structures; "these plants ramify early and get to be very large"

plebiscite collapse: a vote by the electorate determining public opinion on a question of national importance

inspection collapse: a formal or official examination; "the platoon stood ready for review"; "we had to wait for the inspection before we could use the elevator"

poll collapse: the counting of votes (as in an election); a tame parrot; the part of the head between the ears; an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people; convert into a pollard; "pollard trees"; get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions; get the votes of; vote in an election at a polling station

complicate collapse: make more complex, intricate, or richer; "refine a design or pattern"; make more complicated; "There was a new development that complicated the matter"

engaged collapse: having ones attention or mind or energy engaged; "she keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities"; "deeply engaged in conversation"; built against or attached to a wall; "engaged columns"; having services contracted for; "the carpenter engaged (or employed) for the job is sick"; (used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting; "the gears are engaged"; "meshed gears"; "intermeshed twin rotors"; involved in military hostilities; "the desperately engaged ships continued the fight"

caper collapse: a playful leap or hop; a crime (especially a robbery); "the gang pulled off a bank job in St. Louis"; pickled flower buds used as a pungent relish in various dishes and sauces; any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis; jump about playfully

chancery collapse: an office of archives for public or ecclesiastic records; a court of public records; a court with jurisdiction in equity

work in collapse: add by mixing or blending on or attaching; "work in the butter and the dough will get the right consistency"; "In his speech, the presidential candidate worked in a lot of learned words"

book collapse: physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together; "he used a large book as a doorstop"; a number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edge; "he bought a book of stamps"; a major division of a long written composition; "the book of Isaiah"; a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together); "I am reading a good book on economics"; a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made; "they run things by the book around here"; a collection of playing cards satisfying the rules of a card game; engage for a performance; "Her agent had booked her for several concerts in Tokyo"; record a charge in a police register; "The policeman booked her when she tried to solicit a man"; register in a hotel booker

sharpen collapse: become sharp or sharper; "The debate sharpened"; make sharp or sharper; "We had to sharpen our arguments"; make (one's senses) more acute; "This drug will sharpen your vision"; give a point to; "The candles are tapered"; raise the pitch of (musical notes); make sharp or sharper; "sharpen the knives"; make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper

lumber collapse: the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material; move heavily or clumsily; "The heavy man lumbered across the room"

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