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pennant collapse: a long flag; often tapering; the award given to the champion; a flag longer than it is wide (and often tapering)

uncommon collapse: not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind; "uncommon birds"; "frost and floods are uncommon during these months"; "doing an uncommon amount of business"; "an uncommon liking for money"; "he owed his greatest debt to his mother's uncommon character and ability"

clink collapse: make a high sound typical of glass; "champagne glasses clinked to make a toast"

motion collapse: the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"; a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"; a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote; "he made a motion to adjourn"; "she called for the question"; a state of change; "they were in a state of steady motion"

inkling collapse: a slight suggestion or vague understanding; "he had no inkling what was about to happen"

get across collapse: communicate successfully; "I couldn't get across the message"; "He put over the idea very well"

information theory collapse: (computer science) a statistical theory dealing with the limits and efficiency of information processing

picture collapse: a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface; "they showed us the pictures of their wedding"; "a movie is a series of images projected so rapidly that the eye integrates them"; a typical example of some state or quality; "the very picture of a modern general"; "she was the picture of despair"; illustrations used to decorate or explain a text; "the dictionary had many pictures"; a situation treated as an observable object; "the political picture is favorable"; "the religious scene in England has changed in the last century"; show in, or as in, a picture; "This scene depicts country life"; "the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting"

banner collapse: long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising; unusually good; outstanding; "a banner year for the company"

wireless collapse: transmission by radio waves; having no wires; "a wireless security system"

noteworthy collapse: worthy of notice; "a noteworthy fact is that her students rarely complain"; "a remarkable achievement"; worthy of notice; "a noteworthy advance in cancer research"

speak collapse: use language; "the baby talks already"; "the prisoner won't speak"; "they speak a strange dialect"; make a characteristic or natural sound; "The drums spoke"

spoor collapse: the trail left by a person or an animal; what the hunter follows in pursuing game; "the hounds followed the fox's spoor"

spot collapse: a business establishment for entertainment; "night spot"; a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value; "an eight spot"; a small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red"; a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance; "they changed his spot on the program"; a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising; a mark on a playing card (shape depending on the suit); a small quantity; "a spot of tea"; "a bit of paper"; mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition; "spot the areas that one should clearly identify"; become spotted; "This dress spots quickly"; make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth"

hour collapse: distance measured by the time taken to cover it; "we live an hour from the airport"; "its just 10 minutes away"; a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day; "the job will take more than an hour"; clock time; "the hour is getting late"; a special and memorable period; "it was their finest hour"

peal collapse: a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells); ring recurrently; "bells were pealing"

remarkable collapse: unusual or striking; "a remarkable sight"; "such poise is singular in one so young"

ignition collapse: the act of setting something on fire; the mechanism that ignites the fuel in an internal-combustion engine; the process of initiating combustion or catching fire

esteemed collapse: having an illustrious reputation; respected; "our esteemed leader"; "a prestigious author"

symptom collapse: anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence; (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease

combustion collapse: a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light; a state of violent disturbance and excitement; "combustion grew until revolt was unavoidable"

toll collapse: a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance); ring slowly; "For whom the bell tolls"; charge a fee for using; "Toll the bridges into New York City"

glimmering collapse: shining softly and intermittently; "the glimmering mist of a spring rain splashed by sun and streaked by rainbow"- Claudia Cassidy; "glimmering candlelight"

hail collapse: enthusiastic greeting; precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents; greet enthusiastically or joyfully; call for; "hail a cab"; be a native of; "She hails from Kalamazoo"; precipitate as small ice particles; "It hailed for an hour"

tricolor collapse: a flag having three colored stripes (especially the French flag)

perceive collapse: become conscious of; "She finally perceived the futility of her protest"; to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon"

scanning collapse: the act of systematically moving a finely focused beam of light or electrons over a surface in order to produce an image of it for analysis or transmission; the process of translating photographs into a digital form that can be recognized by a computer

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