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rigging collapse: gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails

roost collapse: a perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep; a shelter with perches for fowl or other birds; settle down or stay, as if on a roost

time and motion study collapse: an analysis of a specific job in an effort to find the most efficient method in terms of time and effort

mooring collapse: (nautical) a line that holds an object (especially a boat) in place; a place where a craft can be made fast

linen collapse: white goods or clothing made with linen cloth; a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant; a high-quality paper made of linen fibers or with a linen finish

daybook collapse: an accounting journal as a physical object; "he bought a new daybook"; a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred

perch collapse: any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes; spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes; support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird); any of numerous fishes of America and Europe; an elevated place serving as a seat; a square rod of land; a linear measure of 16.5 feet; sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the tree"; cause to perch or sit; "She perched her hat on her head"

stationary collapse: not capable of being moved; "stationary machinery"; standing still; "the car remained stationary with the engine running"

spoke collapse: support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

chronology collapse: the determination of the actual temporal sequence of past events; a record of events in the order of their occurrence; an arrangement of events in time

annals collapse: a chronological account of events in successive years; reports of the work of a society or learned body etc

hive collapse: a teeming multitude; gather into a hive; "The beekeeper hived the swarm"; move together in a hive or as if in a hive; "The bee swarms are hiving"; store, like bees; "bees hive honey and pollen"; "He hived lots of information"

chock collapse: a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object; as completely as possible; "it was chock-a-block full"; support on chocks; "chock the boat"; secure with chocks

unemployed collapse: not engaged in a gainful occupation; "unemployed workers marched on the capital"

trammel collapse: a restraint that is used to teach a horse to amble; an adjustable pothook set in a fireplace

nest collapse: a kind of gun emplacement; "a machine-gun nest"; "a nest of snipers"; furniture pieces made to fit close together; a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality; "a nest of thieves"; a cosy or secluded retreat; a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young; gather nests; fit together or fit inside; "nested bowls"; inhabit a nest, usually after building; "birds are nesting outside my window every Spring"

damper collapse: a depressing restraint; "rain put a damper on our picnic plans"; a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations; a movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace

burrow collapse: a hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; move through by or as by digging; "burrow through the forest"

blanket collapse: bedding that keeps a person warm in bed; "he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep"; a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor; anything that covers; "there was a blanket of snow"; cover as if with a blanket; "snow blanketed the fields"; form a blanket-like cover (over)

unfasten collapse: become undone or untied; "The shoelaces unfastened"; cause to become undone; "unfasten your belt"

announcer collapse: reads news, commercials on radio or television; someone who proclaims a message publicly

sheet collapse: bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth; used in pairs; (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind; a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width; used for writing or printing; any broad thin expanse or surface; "a sheet of ice"; cover with a sheet, as if by wrapping; "sheet the body"; come down as if in sheets; "The rain was sheeting down during the monsoon"

lash collapse: leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip; bind with a rope, chain, or cord; "lash the horse"; lash or flick about sharply; "The lion lashed its tail"

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