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jazz up collapse: make more interesting or lively; "juice up a party"; "pep up your paper"

pivotal collapse: being of crucial importance; "a pivotal event"; "Its pivotal location has also exposed it to periodic invasions"- Henry Kissinger; "the polar events of this study"; "a polar principal"

valve collapse: control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid; device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone; a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it

screamer collapse: gooselike aquatic bird of South America having a harsh trumpeting call; a sensational newspaper headline

indispensable collapse: unavoidable; "the routine but indispensable ceremonies of state"; not to be dispensed with; essential; "foods indispensable to good nutrition"

belay collapse: something to which a mountain climber's rope can be secured; fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat; turn a rope round an object or person in order to secure it or him

kingmaker collapse: an important person who can bring leaders to power through the exercise of political influence; "the Earl of Warwick was the first kingmaker"

coil collapse: a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope"; reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit; tubing that is wound in a spiral; a contraceptive device placed inside a woman's womb; a transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine; a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals); wind around something in coils or loops

fan collapse: a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces; an ardent follower and admirer; make (an emotion) fiercer; "fan hatred"; strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher); agitate the air

lock collapse: any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured; a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed; a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key; enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level; used to raise or lower vessels that pass through it; a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun; a strand or cluster of hair; become rigid or immoveable; "The therapist noticed that the patient's knees tended to lock in this exercise"; fasten with a lock; "lock the bike to the fence"; hold in a locking position; "He locked his hands around her neck"; build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels; hold fast (in a certain state); "He was locked in a laughing fit"; pass by means through a lock in a waterway

lobbyist collapse: someone who tries to persuade legislators to vote for bills that the lobbyists favor

telex collapse: communicate by telex; "We telexed the information to our sister company"

cozen collapse: cheat or trick; "He cozened the money out of the old man"; act with artful deceit

glossary collapse: an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field

keeper collapse: someone in charge of other people; "am I my brother's keeper?"

rook collapse: common gregarious Old World bird about the size and color of the American crow

anomalous collapse: deviating from the general or common order or type; "advanced forms of life may be anomalous in the universe"

gyrate collapse: to wind or move in a spiral course; "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor"

stiffen collapse: make stiff or stiffer; "Stiffen the cream by adding gelatine"; become stiff or stiffer; "He stiffened when he saw his boss enter the room"; restrict; "Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations"

tune collapse: the adjustment of a radio receiver or other circuit to a required frequency; the property of producing accurately a note of a given pitch; "he cannot sing in tune"; "the clarinet was out of tune"; a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven"; adjust the pitches of (musical instruments); "My piano needs to be tuned"; adjust for (better) functioning; "tune the engine"

asbestos collapse: a fibrous amphibole; used for making fireproof articles; inhaling fibers can cause asbestosis or lung cancer

saxhorn collapse: any of a family of brass wind instruments that resemble a bugle with valves

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