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blinker collapse: a light that flashes on and off; used as a signal or to send messages; a blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the direction in which the vehicle is about to turn; put blinders on (a horse)

semaphore collapse: an apparatus for visual signaling with lights or mechanically moving arms; convey by semaphore, of information; send signals by or as if by semaphore

traffic light collapse: a visual signal to control the flow of traffic at intersections

gymkhana collapse: a meet at which riders and horses display a range of skills and aptitudes

topical collapse: of interest at the present time; "a topical reference"; "a topical and timely study of civil liberty"; pertaining to the surface of a body part; "a drug for topical (or local) application"; "a topical anesthesia"; of or relating to or arranged by topics; "a detailed record on both a chronological and a topical basis"

punctuation collapse: the use of certain marks to clarify meaning of written material by grouping words grammatically into sentences and clauses and phrases; the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases; something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions

mod collapse: a British teenager or young adult in the 1960s; noted for their clothes consciousness and opposition to the rockers; relating to a recently developed fashion or style; "their offices are in a modern skyscraper"; "tables in modernistic designs";

strictly collapse: restricted to something; "we talked strictly business"; in a stringent manner; "the laws are stringently enforced"; "stringently controlled"

continence collapse: the exercise of self constraint in sexual matters; voluntary control over urinary and fecal discharge

hang up collapse: interrupt a telephone conversation; put a telephone receiver back in its cradle

swot collapse: an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or studying excessively

sleeper collapse: an unexpected hit; "that movie was the sleeper of the summer"; tropical fish that resembles a goby and rests quietly on the bottom in shallow water; a piece of furniture that can be opened up into a bed; pajamas with feet; worn by children; a rester who is sleeping; an unexpected achiever of success; "the winner was a true sleeper--no one expected him to get it"; a spy or saboteur or terrorist planted in an enemy country who lives there as a law-abiding citizen until activated by a prearranged signal

tournament collapse: a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner; a series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize

so far collapse: used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time; "So far he hasn't called"; "the sun isn't up yet"; used after a superlative; "this is the best so far"; "the largest drug bust yet"

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

capitalize collapse: convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital; consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses; compute the present value of a business or an income; write in capital letters; draw advantages from; "he is capitalizing on her mistake"; "she took advantage of his absence to meet her lover"; supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders

caviar collapse: salted roe of sturgeon or other large fish; usually served as an hors d'oeuvre

win collapse: a victory (as in a race or other competition); "he was happy to get the win"; be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious; "He won the Gold Medal in skating"; "Our home team won"; "Win the game"

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