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porter collapse: a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley; a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars); a person employed to carry luggage and supplies; United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910); United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946); United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980); carry luggage or supplies; "They portered the food up Mount Kilimanjaro for the tourists"

carbon collapse: a copy made with carbon paper; an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds

counterweight collapse: a weight that balances another weight; constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to

fog collapse: droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground; an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance

jet collapse: an airplane powered by one or more jet engines; the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid); a hard black form of lignite that takes a brilliant polish and is used in jewellery or ornamentation; issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth; "Water jetted forth"; "flames were jetting out of the building"; fly a jet plane

flash in the pan collapse: someone who enjoys transient success but then fails

perfume collapse: a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor; apply perfume to; "She perfumes herself every day"; fill or impregnate with an odor; "orange blossoms perfumed the air in the garden"

jerk collapse: an abrupt spasmodic movement; raising a weight from shoulder height to above the head by straightening the arms; a dull stupid fatuous person; (mechanics) the rate of change of acceleration; throw or toss with a quick motion; "flick a piece of paper across the table"; "jerk his head"; move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions; "The patient's legs were jerkings"

fume collapse: be mad, angry, or furious; emit a cloud of fine particles; "The chimney was fuming"

evacuate collapse: excrete or discharge from the body; empty completely; "evacuate the bottle"; create a vacuum in (a bulb, flask, reaction vessel); move out of an unsafe location into safety; "After the earthquake, residents were evacuated"; move people from their homes or country

woodcut collapse: engraving consisting of a block of wood with a design cut into it; used to make prints; a print made from a woodcut

grizzly collapse: powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America

wipe collapse: rub with a circular motion; "wipe the blackboard"; "He passed his hands over the soft cloth"

confectionery collapse: the occupation and skills of a confectioner; a confectioner's shop; candy and other sweets considered collectively; "the business decided to concentrate on confectionery and soft drinks"

cull collapse: the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality; remove something that has been rejected; "cull the sick members of the herd"

filigree collapse: delicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or silver or other fine twisted wire); make filigree, as with a precious metal

hub collapse: the central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc) through which the shaft or axle passes; a center of activity or interest or commerce or transportation; a focal point around which events revolve; "the playground is the hub of parental supervision"; "the airport is the economic hub of the area"

clarify collapse: make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating; "clarify the butter"; "clarify beer"; make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"

clinker collapse: a hard brick used as a paving stone; turn to clinker or form clinker under excessive heat in burning; clear out the cinders and clinker from; "we clinkered the fire frequently"

coke collapse: street names for cocaine; carbon fuel produced by distillation of coal; become coke; "petroleum oils coke after distillation"

movie collapse: a form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location"

armor collapse: tough more-or-less rigid protective covering of an animal or plant; protective covering made of metal and used in combat; a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles; equip with armor

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