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reveille collapse: a signal to get up in the morning; in the military it is a bugle call at sunrise; (military) signal to wake up

invoke collapse: cite as an authority; resort to; "He invoked the law that would save him"; "I appealed to the law of 1900"; "She invoked an ancient law"

page collapse: one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains; in medieval times a youth acting as a knight's attendant as the first stage in training for knighthood; a youthful attendant at official functions or ceremonies such as legislative functions and weddings; a boy who is employed to run errands; United States diplomat and writer about the Old South (1853-1922); English industrialist who pioneered in the design and manufacture of aircraft (1885-1962); call out somebody's name over a P.A. system; work as a page; "He is paging in Congress this summer"

lineup collapse: a line of persons arranged by police for inspection or identification

call out collapse: challenge to a duel; "Aaron Burr called out Alexander Hamilton"; call out loudly, as of names or numbers

selective service collapse: an independent federal agency that administers compulsory military service

war cry collapse: a yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle; a slogan used to rally support for a cause; "a cry to arms"; "our watchword will be `democracy'"

cackle collapse: a loud laugh suggestive of a hen's cackle; the sound made by a hen after laying an egg; emit a loud, unpleasant kind of laughing; squawk shrilly and loudly, characteristic of hens; talk or utter in a cackling manner; "The women cackled when they saw the movie star step out of the limousine"

summon collapse: call in an official matter, such as to attend court; ask to come; "summon a lawyer"

honk collapse: the cry of a goose (or any sound resembling this); cry like a goose; "The geese were honking"; use the horn of a car; make a loud noise; "The horns of the taxis blared"

telephone collapse: electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds; "I talked to him on the telephone"; transmitting speech at a distance

trundle collapse: small wheel or roller; move heavily; "the streetcar trundled down the avenue"

cluck collapse: the sound made by a hen (as in calling her chicks); make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens

supplicate collapse: ask humbly (for something); "He supplicated the King for clemency"; ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer; "supplicate God's blessing"; make a humble, earnest petition; "supplicate for permission"

tweet collapse: a week chirping sound as of a small bird; make a weak, chirping sound; "the small bird was tweeting in the tree"

drafting collapse: the craft of drawing blueprints; writing a first version to be filled out and polished later

bring out collapse: direct attention to, as if by means of contrast; "This dress accentuates your nice figure!"; "I set off these words by brackets"; take out of a container or enclosed space; "Get out your best dress--we are going to a party!"; bring out of a specific state; encourage to be less reserved; "The teacher tried to bring out the shy boy"

stridulation collapse: a shrill grating or chirping noise made by some insects by rubbing body parts together

logrolling collapse: act of exchanging favors for mutual gain; especially trading of influence or votes among legislators to gain passage of certain projects

Angelus collapse: a prayer said 3 times a day by Roman Catholics in memory of the Annunciation

educe collapse: deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"

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