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bucket shop collapse: (formerly) a cheap saloon selling liquor by the bucket; an unethical or overly aggressive brokerage firm

pinball collapse: a game played on a sloping board; the object is to propel marbles against pins or into pockets

roulette collapse: a gambling game in which players bet on which compartment of a revolving wheel a small ball will come to rest in; a wheel with teeth for making a row of perforations; a line generated by a point on one figure rolling around a second figure

craps collapse: a gambling game played with two dice; a first throw of 7 or 11 wins and a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses and a first throw of any other number must be repeated to win before a 7 is thrown, which loses the bet and the dice; when two dice are thrown and both come up showing one spot the results is called `craps' or `snake eyes'

goldbrick collapse: anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless; a brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not; an idle worthless person; a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort

wildlife collapse: all living things (except people) that are undomesticated; "chemicals could kill all the wildlife"

livestock collapse: not used technically; any animals kept for use or profit

fauna collapse: all the animal life in a particular region or period; "the fauna of China"; "the zoology of the Pliocene epoch"

sweepstakes collapse: a lottery in which the prize consists of the money paid by the participants

socket collapse: a receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted; receptacle where something (a pipe or probe or end of a bone) is inserted; a bony hollow into which a structure fits

incrustation collapse: a decorative coating of contrasting material that is applied to a surface as an inlay or overlay; the formation of a crust

ion collapse: a particle that is electrically charged (positive or negative); an atom or molecule or group that has lost or gained one or more electrons

sinus collapse: any of various air-filled cavities especially in the bones of the skull

bandstand collapse: a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air

tracer collapse: ammunition whose flight can be observed by a trail of smoke; (radiology) any radioactive isotope introduced into the body to study metabolism or other biological processes; an instrument used to make tracings; an investigator who is employed to find missing persons or missing goods

scallop collapse: edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions; edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces; one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.); shape or cut in scallops; "scallop the hem of the dress"; fish for scallops; form scallops in; "scallop the meat"; bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top; decorate an edge with scallops; "the dress had a scalloped skirt"

switchboard collapse: telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords

backstage collapse: concealed from the public audience; in or to a backstage area of a theater; "costumes were changed backstage"; out of view of the public; behind the scenes; "Working backstage to gain political support for his proposal"; "many private deals were made backstage at the convention"

moire collapse: silk fabric with a wavy surface pattern; (of silk fabric) having a wavelike pattern

apron collapse: a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing; a paved surface where aircraft stand while not being used; (golf) the part of the fairway leading onto the green

greenroom collapse: a backstage room in a theater where performers rest or have visitors

victim collapse: an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance; a person who is tricked or swindled

policy collapse: a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group; "it was a policy of retribution"; "a politician keeps changing his policies"; written contract or certificate of insurance; "you should have read the small print on your policy"; a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government; "they debated the policy or impolicy of the proposed legislation"

numbers collapse: the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt

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