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siphon collapse: a tubular organ in an aquatic animal (especially in mollusks) through which water can be taken in or expelled; a tube running from the liquid in a vessel to a lower level outside the vessel so that atmospheric pressure forces the liquid through the tube; move a liquid from one container into another by means of a siphon or a siphoning action; "siphon gas into the tank"; convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon

sketchy collapse: giving only major points; lacking completeness; "a sketchy account"; "details of the plan remain sketchy"

mistreat collapse: treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"

enlistment collapse: the act of enlisting (as in a military service); a period of time spent in military service

choppy collapse: rough with small waves; "choppy seas"; marked by abrupt transitions; "choppy prose"

unevenly collapse: in an uneven and irregular way; in an unequal or partial manner; "profits were distributed unevenly"; "angry at being dealt with so unequally"

granulate collapse: form granulating tissue; "wounds and ulcers can granulate"; become granular; form into grains

sketch collapse: preliminary drawing for later elaboration; "he made several studies before starting to paint"; short descriptive summary (of events); a brief literary description; describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of; "sketch the outline of the book"; "outline his ideas"; make a sketch of; "sketch the building"

transcription collapse: a sound or television recording (e.g., from a broadcast to a tape recording); something written, especially copied from one medium to another, as a typewritten version of dictation; (genetics) the organic process whereby the DNA sequence in a gene is copied into mRNA; the process whereby a base sequence of messenger RNA is synthesized on a template of complementary DNA

version collapse: manual turning of a fetus in the uterus (usually to aid delivery); something a little different from others of the same type; "an experimental version of the night fighter"; "a variant of the same word"; "an emery wheel is the modern variation of a grindstone"; "the boy is a younger edition of his father"; an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint; "his version of the fight was different from mine"

fiction collapse: a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact

bruise collapse: an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration; damage (plant tissue) by abrasion of pressure; "The customer bruised the strawberries by squeezing them"; break up into small pieces for food preparation; "bruise the berries with a wooden spoon and strain them"; injure the underlying soft tissue of bone of; "I bruised my knee"

summons collapse: a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant; an order to appear in person at a given place and time

brief collapse: a condensed written summary or abstract; a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case; concise and succinct; "covered the matter in a brief statement"; of short duration or distance; "a brief stay in the country"; "in a little while"; "it's a little way away"; give essential information to someone; "The reporters were briefed about the President's plan to invade"

snifter collapse: a globular glass with a small top; used for serving brandy

outline collapse: a schematic or preliminary plan; a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory; the line that appears to bound an object

dash off collapse: write quickly; "She dashed off a note to her husband saying she would not be home for supper"; "He scratched off a thank-you note to the hostess"

proof collapse: a trial photographic print from a negative; any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something; "if you have any proof for what you say, now is the time to produce it"; (printing) an impression made to check for errors; a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it; a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume); make resistant (to harm); "proof the materials against shrinking in the dryer"; activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk; "proof yeast"; knead to reach proper lightness; "proof dough"; make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset

trial collapse: (law) legal proceedings consisting of the judicial examination of issues by a competent tribunal; "most of these complaints are settled before they go to trial"; (law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law; "he had a fair trial and the jury found him guilty"; trying something to find out about it; "a sample for ten days free trial"; "a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain"; an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event; "his mother-in-law's visits were a great trial for him"; "life is full of tribulations"; "a visitation of the plague"; (sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications; "the trials for the semifinals began yesterday"

unrefined collapse: (used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth; "how can a refined girl be drawn to such an unrefined man?"; not refined or processed; "unrefined ore"; "crude oil"

unfinished collapse: not brought to an end or conclusion; "unfinished business"; "the building is still unfinished"; not brought to the desired final state

inductee collapse: a person inducted into an organization; "Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth were 1936 inductees in the National Baseball Hall of Fame"

determination collapse: the act of determining the properties of something; the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; "his determination showed in his every movement"; "he is a man of purpose"

acceptance collapse: the act of taking something that is offered; "her acceptance of the gift encouraged him"; "he anticipated their acceptance of his offer"; (contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract); banking: a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank; the state of being acceptable and accepted; "torn jeans received no acceptance at the country club"

superscribe collapse: write on the outside or upper part of; "superscribe an envelope"; write on the top or outside; "superscribe one's name and address"

oversimplification collapse: an act of excessive simplification; the act of making something seem simpler than it really is; a simplification that goes too far (to the point of misrepresentation)

suck collapse: draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth; "suck the poison from the place where the snake bit"; "suck on a straw"; "the baby sucked on the mother's breast"; draw something in by or as if by a vacuum; "Mud was sucking at her feet"; attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc.; "The current boom in the economy sucked many workers in from abroad"

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