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gleam collapse: an appearance of reflected light; a flash of light (especially reflected light); appear briefly; "A terrible thought gleamed in her mind"; shine brightly, like a star or a light

spindle collapse: a stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning; any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts; (biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle; "chromosomes are distributed by spindles in mitosis and meiosis"

shrine collapse: a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person

collar collapse: a figurative restraint; "asked for a collar on program trading in the stock market"; "kept a tight leash on his emotions"; "he's always gotten a long leash"; a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over; a band of leather or rope that is placed around an animal's neck as a harness or to identify it; the stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot; take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"; furnish with a collar; "collar the dog"; seize by the neck or collar

tackle collapse: (American football) grasping an opposing player with the intention of stopping by throwing to the ground; a position on the line of scrimmage; "it takes a big man to play tackle"; the person who plays that position on a football team; "the right tackle is a straight A student"; seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the ball

diggings collapse: temporary living quarters; an excavation for ore or precious stones or for archaeology

overexert collapse: exert (oneself) excessively and go beyond one's strength; "don't overexert yourself when exercising!"

curb collapse: an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter); a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse; keep to the curb; "curb your dogs"

girth collapse: the distance around a person's body; encircle or bind; "Trees girded the green fields"

reliquary collapse: a container where religious relics are stored or displayed (especially relics of saints)

feign collapse: make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"

quill collapse: a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog; the hollow spine of a feather; pen made from a bird's feather

arbor collapse: a framework that supports climbing plants; "the arbor provided a shady resting place in the park"; tree (as opposed to shrub)

shaft collapse: a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow); a vertical passage into a mine; (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column; a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator); a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer; equip with a shaft

dart collapse: a tapered tuck made in dressmaking; a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot; move with sudden speed; "His forefinger darted in all directions as he spoke"; run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"

competition collapse: the act of competing as for profit or a prize; "the teams were in fierce contention for first place"; a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers; "business competition can be fiendish at times"

barrow collapse: a cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels; the quantity that a barrow will hold

campanile collapse: a bell tower; usually stands alone unattached to a building

barb collapse: one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather; a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove; the pointed part of barbed wire; provide with barbs; "barbed wire"; provide with barbs; "barbed wire"

magnetize collapse: make magnetic; "The strong magnet magnetized the iron shavings"; attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the audience with her tricks"

vent collapse: external opening of urinary or genital system of a lower vertebrate; a hole for the escape of gas or air; a slit in a garment (as in the back seam of a jacket); a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt; expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen; "air the old winter clothes"; "air out the smoke-filled rooms"; give expression or utterance to; "She vented her anger"; "The graduates gave vent to cheers"

scape collapse: erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip

bullfight collapse: a Spanish or Portuguese or Latin American spectacle; a matador baits and (usually) kills a bull in an arena before many spectators

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