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purl collapse: a basic knitting stitch; gold or silver wire thread; make a murmuring sound; "the water was purling"; embroider with gold or silver thread; edge or border with gold or silver embroidery; knit with a purl stitch

salon collapse: elegant sitting room where guests are received; gallery where works of art can be displayed; a shop where hairdressers and beauticians work

apartheid collapse: a social policy or racial segregation involving political and economic and legal discrimination against people who are not Whites; the former official policy in South Africa

name dropper collapse: someone who pretends that famous people are his/her friends

regurgitation collapse: recall after rote memorization; "he complained that school was just memorization and regurgitation"; backflow of blood through a defective heart valve

Ishmael collapse: (Old Testament) the son of Abraham who was cast out after the birth of Isaac; considered the forebear of 12 Arabian tribes

leper collapse: a pariah who is avoided by others; a person afflicted with leprosy

fascism collapse: a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism)

wake collapse: a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial; "there's no weeping at an Irish wake"; the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward; "the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe"; be awake, be alert, be there; make aware of; "His words woke us to terrible facts of the situation"

swim collapse: travel through water; "We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore"; "a big fish was swimming in the tank"

coil collapse: a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope"; reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit; tubing that is wound in a spiral; a contraceptive device placed inside a woman's womb; a transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine; a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals); wind around something in coils or loops

reception collapse: the act of receiving; (American football) the act of catching a pass in football; "the tight end made a great reception on the 20 yard line"; quality or fidelity of a received broadcast; the manner in which something is greeted; "she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors"; a formal party of people; as after a wedding

counterclockwise collapse: in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock; in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move; "please move counterclockwise in a circle!"

amiable collapse: disposed to please; "an amiable villain with a cocky sidelong grin"- Hal Hinson

compatible collapse: able to exist and perform in harmonious or agreeable combination; "a compatible married couple"; "her deeds were compatible with her ideology"; capable of being used with or connected to other devices or components without modification; capable of forming a homogeneous mixture that neither separates nor is altered by chemical interaction; having similar disposition and tastes; "a compatible married couple"; "with their many similar tastes, he found her a most sympathetic companion"; (of a couple) existing together harmoniously

humanitarian collapse: someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms; of or relating to or characteristic of humanitarianism; "humanitarian aid"

whirlwind collapse: a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth

whish collapse: move with a whishing sound; "The car whished past her"; make a sibilant sound

gyrate collapse: to wind or move in a spiral course; "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor"

affable collapse: diffusing warmth and friendliness; "an affable smile"; "an amiable gathering"; "cordial relations"; "a cordial greeting"; "a genial host"

international collapse: any of several international socialist organizations; concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations; "international affairs"; "an international agreement"; "international waters"

Robin Hood collapse: legendary English outlaw of the 12th century; said to have robbed the rich to help the poor

civil collapse: of or in a condition of social order; "civil peoples"; not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others; "even if he didn't like them he should have been civil"- W.S. Maugham; (of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life; "the civil calendar"; "a civil day begins at mean midnight"; applying to ordinary citizens; "civil law"; "civil authorities"; of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals; "civil rights"; "civil liberty"; "civic duties"; "civic pride"; of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state; "civil affairs"; "civil strife"; "civil disobedience"; "civil branches of government"

converse collapse: a proposition obtained by conversion; turned about in order or relation; "transposed letters"; of words so related that one reverses the relation denoted by the other; "`parental' and `filial' are converse terms"; carry on a conversation

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