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muckraking collapse: the exposure of scandal (especially about public figures)

lexeme collapse: a minimal unit (as a word or stem) in the lexicon of a language; `go' and `went' and `gone' and `going' are all members of the English lexeme `go'

new look collapse: a style of women's clothing created by Christian Dior in 1947; involved a tight bodice and narrow waist and a flowing pleated skirt

exegesis collapse: an explanation or critical interpretation (especially of the Bible)

Scripture collapse: any writing that is regarded as sacred by a religious group

dispense collapse: grant a dispensation; grant an exemption; "I was dispensed from this terrible task"

transfer collapse: the act of transfering something from one form to another; "the transfer of the music from record to tape suppressed much of the background noise"; transferring ownership; application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation; a ticket that allows a passenger to change conveyances; someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another; "the best student was a transfer from LSU"; transfer from one place or period to another; "The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America"; move around; "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket"; change from one vehicle or transportation line to another; "She changed in Chicago on her way to the East coast"; cause to change ownership; "I transferred my stock holdings to my children"; move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"; transfer somebody to a different position or location of work

pass on collapse: give to or transfer possession of; "I am passing on my genes to my children"

long collapse: having or being more than normal or necessary:"long on brains"; "in long supply"; primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified; "a long road"; "a long distance"; "contained many long words"; "ten miles long"; primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified; "a long life"; "a long boring speech"; "a long time"; "a long friendship"; "a long game"; "long ago"; "an hour long"; (of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration; " the English vowel sounds in `bate', `beat', `bite', `boat', `boot' are long"; holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices; "is long on coffee"; "a long position in gold"; involving substantial risk; "long odds"; of relatively great height; "a race of long gaunt men"- Sherwood Anderson; "looked out the long French windows"; for an extended time or at a distant time; "a promotion long overdue"; "something long hoped for"; "his name has long been forgotten"; "talked all night long"; "how long will you be gone?"; "arrived long before he was expected"; "it is long after your bedtime"; for an extended distance

sutra collapse: a rule or aphorism in Sanskrit literature or a group of aphoristic doctrinal summaries prepared for memorization

last word collapse: an authoritative statement; "my doctor has the last word on the medicines I take"; the final statement in a verbal argument; "she always gets the last word"

dictionary collapse: a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them

precise collapse: sharply exact or accurate or delimited; "a precise mind"; "specified a precise amount"; "arrived at the precise moment"

verbalize collapse: convert into a verb; "many English nouns have become verbalized"; be verbose; "This lawyer verbalizes and is rather tedious"

cramped collapse: constricted in size; "cramped quarters"; "trying to bring children up in cramped high-rise apartments"

naturalistic collapse: representing what is real; not abstract or ideal; "realistic portraiture"; "a realistic novel"; "in naturalistic colors"; "the school of naturalistic writers"

Bible collapse: a book regarded as authoritative in its field; the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen"

speechless collapse: unable to speak temporarily; "struck dumb"; "speechless with shock"

cue collapse: sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards; an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech

terminology collapse: a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline; "legal terminology"; "biological nomenclature"; "the language of sociology"

equivocation collapse: falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language; intentionally vague or ambiguous

mum collapse: secrecy; "mum's the word"; failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to; "the witness remained silent"

let collapse: a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again; leave unchanged; "let it be"; actively cause something to happen; "I let it be known that I was not interested"; make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen; "This permits the water to rush in"; "This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement"; "This will permit the rain to run off"

etymology collapse: the study of the sources and development of words; a history of a word

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