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bailiff collapse: an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc.

gazetteer collapse: a geographical dictionary (as at the back of an atlas); a journalist who writes for a gazette

comment collapse: a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material; "he wrote an extended comment on the proposal"; explain or interpret something; make or write a comment on; "he commented the paper of his colleague"

procurator collapse: (ancient Rome) someone employed by the Roman Emperor to manage finance and taxes

item collapse: a whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection; "they reduced the price on many items"; a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list; "he noticed an item in the New York Times"; "she had several items on her shopping list"; "the main point on the agenda was taken up first"; (used when listing or enumerating items) also; "a length of chain, item a hook"-Philip Guedalla

apropos collapse: of an appropriate or pertinent nature; by the way; "apropos, can you lend me some money for the weekend?"

quote collapse: put quote marks around; "Here the author is quoting his colleague"; repeat a passage from; "He quoted the Bible to her"; refer to for illustration or proof; "He said he could quote several instances of this behavior"; name the price of; "quote prices for cars"

context collapse: discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation; the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event; "the historical context"

situation collapse: a condition or position in which you find yourself; "the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils"; "found herself in a very fortunate situation"; the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time; "the present international situation is dangerous"; "wondered how such a state of affairs had come about"; "eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation"- Franklin D.Roosevelt; a complex or critical or unusual difficulty; "the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple"

handbook collapse: a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location

illustration collapse: a visual representation (a picture or diagram) that is used make some subject more pleasing or easier to understand; artwork that helps make something clear or attractive

marker collapse: some conspicuous object used to distinguish or mark something; "the buoys were markers for the channel"; a writing implement for making a mark; a distinguishing symbol; "the owner's mark was on all the sheep"

referent collapse: something that refers; a term that refers to another term; the first term in a proposition; the term to which other terms relate; something referred to; the object of a reference; having reference; "judgments referent to the indictment"

interject collapse: to insert between other elements; "She interjected clever remarks"

testimonial collapse: of or relating to or constituting testimony; expressing admiration or appreciation; "testimonial dinner"

angle collapse: a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Saxons and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons; the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians; fish with a hook; move or proceed at an angle; "he angled his way into the room"

phase collapse: (astronomy) the particular appearance of a body's state of illumination (especially one of the recurring shapes of the part of Earth's moon that is illuminated by the sun); "the full phase of the moon"; (physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary; "the reaction occurs in the liquid phase of the system"; a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle; any distinct time period in a sequence of events; "we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected"; adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition; "he phased the intake with the output of the machine"; arrange in phases or stages; "phase a withdrawal"

directory collapse: an alphabetical list of names and addresses; (computer science) a listing of the files stored in memory (usually on a hard disk)

mention collapse: an official recognition of merit; "although he didn't win the prize he did get special mention"; a remark that calls attention to something or someone; "she made frequent mention of her promotion"; "there was no mention of it"; "the speaker made several references to his wife"; commend; "he was cited for his outstanding achievements"; make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"

trademark collapse: a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product

opine collapse: speak one's opinion without fear or hesitation; "John spoke up at the meeting"

double entendre collapse: an ambiguity with one interpretation that is indelicate

on collapse: in operation or operational; "left the oven on"; "the switch is in the on position"; (of events) planned or scheduled; "the picnic is on, rain or shine"; "we have nothing on for Friday night"; indicates continuity or persistence or concentration; "his spirit lives on"; "shall I read on?"; in a state required for something to function or be effective; "turn the lights on"; "get a load on"

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