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captive collapse: an animal that is confined; a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion; giving or marked by complete attention to; "that engrossed look or rapt delight"; "then wrapped in dreams"; "so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"- Walter de la Mare; "rapt with wonder"; "wrapped in thought"; in captivity

furlough collapse: a temporary leave of absence from military duty; grant a leave to; "The prisoner was furloughed for the weekend to visit her children"; dismiss, usually for economic reasons; "She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized"

hip collapse: either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh; the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum; the fruit of a rose plant

cannonball collapse: a solid projectile that in former times was fired from a cannon

shoal collapse: a stretch of shallow water; a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide

hen collapse: female of certain aquatic animals e.g. octopus or lobster; adult female bird; adult female chicken; flesh of an older chicken suitable for stewing

sustain collapse: admit as valid; "The court sustained the motion"; supply with necessities and support; "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep"

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

thief collapse: a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it

brace collapse: a structural member used to stiffen a framework; a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring; an appliance that corrects dental irregularities; a support that steadies or strengthens something else; "he wore a brace on his knee"; elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural); a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it; either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material; support by bracing; support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel"; prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult

felon collapse: a purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail

hay collapse: grass mowed and cured for use as fodder; convert (plant material) into hay

spacecraft collapse: a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun

meal collapse: coarsely ground foodstuff; especially seeds of various cereal grasses or pulse; the food served and eaten at one time; any of the occasions for eating food that occur by custom or habit at more or less fixed times

hem collapse: lap that forms a cloth border doubled back and stitched down; utter `hem' or `ahem'; fold over and sew together to provide with a hem; "hem my skirt"

trusty collapse: a convict who is considered trustworthy and granted special privileges

hover collapse: hang in the air; fly or be suspended above; move to and fro; "The shy student lingered in the corner"; be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement"

huddle collapse: (informal) a quick private conference; a disorganized and densely packed crowd; "a huddle of frightened women"; crowd or draw together; "let's huddle together--it's cold!"; crouch or curl up; "They huddled outside in the rain"

police collapse: the force of policemen and officers; "the law came looking for him"

wheat collapse: grains of common wheat; sometimes cooked whole or cracked as cereal; usually ground into flour; annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains

hunter collapse: a watch with a hinged metal lid to protect the crystal; someone who hunts game; a person who searches for something; "a treasure hunter"

flank collapse: the side between ribs and hipbone; a cut from the fleshy part of an animal's side between the ribs and the leg; the side of military or naval formation; "they attacked the enemy's right flank"; a subfigure consisting of a side of something; be located at the sides of something or somebody

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