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chancellery collapse: a government building housing the office of a chancellor

taproot collapse: something that provides an important central source for growth or development; "the taproot of his resentment"; "genius and insanity spring from the same taproot"; (botany) main root of a plant growing straight downward from the stem

grow collapse: come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"; become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast"; increase in size by natural process; "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"; "her hair doesn't grow much anymore"; cause to grow or develop; "He grows vegetables in his backyard"; become attached by or as if by the process of growth; "The tree trunks had grown together"; cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques; "The Bordeaux region produces great red wines"; "They produce good ham in Parma"; "We grow wheat here"; "We raise hogs here"

den collapse: a room that is comfortable and secluded; a unit of 8 to 10 cub scouts

shop collapse: a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services; "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod"; do one's shopping; "She goes shopping every Friday"; shop around; not necessarily buying; "I don't need help, I'm just browsing"

expatriate collapse: move away from one's native country and adopt a new residence abroad; expel from a country; "The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions"

deploy collapse: place troops or weapons in battle formation; to distribute systematically or strategically; "The U.S. deploys its weapons in the Middle East"

wrest collapse: obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically; "wrest the knife from his hands"; "wrest a meaning from the old text"; "wrest power from the old government"

expand collapse: become larger in size or volume or quantity; "his business expanded rapidly"; make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity; "expand the house by adding another wing"; extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands"

dredge collapse: a power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed; remove with a power shovel, usually from a bottom of a body of water; search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost; cover before cooking; "dredge the chicken in flour before frying it"

digress collapse: lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking; "She always digresses when telling a story"; "her mind wanders"; "Don't digress when you give a lecture"

perch collapse: any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes; spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes; support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird); any of numerous fishes of America and Europe; an elevated place serving as a seat; a square rod of land; a linear measure of 16.5 feet; sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the tree"; cause to perch or sit; "She perched her hat on her head"

sprawl collapse: an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about; sit or lie with one's limbs spread out; go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way; "Branches straggling out quite far"

splay collapse: an outward bevel around a door or window that makes it seem larger; turned outward in an ungainly manner; "splay knees"; spread open or apart; "He splayed his huge hands over the table"

seed collapse: a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa; a small hard fruit; remove the seeds from; "seed grapes"; inoculate with microorganisms; sprinkle with silver iodide particles to disperse and cause rain; "seed clouds"; distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds; go to seed; shed seeds; "The dandelions went to seed"; bear seeds; help (an enterprise) in its early stages of development by providing seed money

grope collapse: the act of groping; and instance of groping; fondle for sexual pleasure; "He made some sexual advances at the woman in his office and groped her repeatedly"; feel about uncertainly or blindly; "She groped for her glasses in the darkness of the bedroom"; search blindly or uncertainly; "His mind groped to make the connection"

leaf collapse: hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door); a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book); the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants; produce leaves, of plants; turn over pages; "leaf through a book"; "leaf a manuscript"

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