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distinguish collapse: mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple"; be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense; "His modesty distinguishes him from his peers"

ordain collapse: issue an order; appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church"; invest with ministerial or priestly authority; "The minister was ordained only last month"; order by virtue of superior authority; decree; "The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews"; "the legislature enacted this law in 1985"

chubby collapse

sextant collapse: a measuring instrument for measuring the angular distance between celestial objects; resembles an octant; a unit of angular distance equal to 60 degrees

beautify collapse

underplay collapse: play a card lower than (a held high card)

drawn collapse: having the curtains or draperies closed or pulled shut; "the drawn draperies kept direct sunlight from fading the rug"; used of vehicles pulled forward (often used in combination); "horse-drawn vehicles"

temperament collapse: an adjustment of the intervals (as in tuning a keyboard instrument) so that the scale can be used to play in different keys; excessive emotionalism or irritability and excitability (especially when displayed openly)

predisposition collapse: a disposition in advance to react in a particular way; an inclination beforehand to interpret statements in a particular way

Babbitt collapse: line with a Babbitt metal

well-balanced collapse: in an optimal state of balance or equilibrium; "a well-balanced wheel"

compel collapse: force or compel somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form"

rigidly collapse: in a rigid manner; "the body was rigidly erect"; "he sat bolt upright"

sell short collapse: underestimate the real value or ability of; "Don't sell your students short--they are just shy and don't show off their knowledge"; sell securities or commodities or foreign currency that is not actually owned by the seller, who hopes to cover (buy back) the sold items at a lower price and thus to earn a profit

strike out collapse: set out on a course of action; "He struck out on his own"; put out or be put out by a strikeout; "Oral struck out three batters to close the inning"; make a motion as with one's fist or foot towards an object or away from one's body; be unsuccessful in an endeavor; "The candidate struck out with his health care plan"

rooted collapse: having roots of a specified sort

rebuke collapse: an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face"

chime collapse: a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument; emit a sound; "bells and gongs chimed"

embark collapse: set out on (an enterprise or subject of study); "she embarked upon a new career"; go on board

conformist collapse: someone who conforms to established standards of conduct (especially in religious matters); marked by convention and conformity to customs or rules or styles; "underneath the radical image teenagers are surprisingly conformist"

instigate collapse

slanting collapse

lay hands on collapse: manage with the hands

radar parts collapse

personalize collapse: make personal or more personal; "personalized service"

depart from collapse

rekindle collapse: arouse again; "rekindle hopes"; "rekindle her love"; kindle anew, as of a fire

winnow collapse: the act of separating grain from chaff; "the winnowing was done by women"; blow away or off with a current of air; "winnow chaff"; separate the chaff from by using air currents; "She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field"; blow on; "The wind was winnowing her hair"; "the wind winnowed the grass"

heavyset collapse

corpulent collapse: excessively fat; "a weighty man"

anatomize collapse: analyze down to the smallest detail; "This writer anatomized the depth of human behavior"; dissect in order to analyze; "anatomize the bodies of the victims of this strange disease"

come down on collapse

play down collapse

geisha collapse: a Japanese woman trained to entertain men with conversation and singing and dancing

endeavor collapse: attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy"

stamp out collapse: end or extinguish by forceful means; "Stamp out poverty!"

bias collapse: a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation; slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric; "a bias fold"; cause to be biased; influence in an unfair way; "you are biasing my choice by telling me yours"

found collapse: food and lodging provided in addition to money; "they worked for $30 and found"; come upon unexpectedly or after searching; "found art"; "the lost-and-found department"

tamper with collapse

keynote collapse: a fundamental or central idea; the principal theme in a speech or literary work; set the keynote of; "Comfort keynotes this designer's Fall collection"; give the keynote address to (an audience)

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