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iridescent collapse: having a play of lustrous rainbow-like colors; "an iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster"

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"

prawn collapse: shrimp-like decapod crustacean having two pairs of pincers; most are edible; any of various edible decapod crustaceans; fish for prawns

shellfish collapse: meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean)

steamer collapse: a ship powered by one or more steam engines; a cooking utensil that can be used to cook food by steaming it; travel by means of steam power; "The ship steamed off into the Pacific"

semigloss collapse: a paint that dries with a finish between glossy and flat

alveolus collapse: a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways

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

lobster collapse: any of several edible marine crustaceans of the families Homaridae and Nephropsidae and Palinuridae; flesh of a lobster

whelk collapse: large carnivorous marine gastropods of coastal waters and intertidal regions having a strong snail-like shell; large marine snail much used as food in Europe; gather whelk

oyster collapse: marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters; a small muscle on each side of the back of a fowl; gather oysters, dig oysters

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

limpet collapse: any of various usually marine gastropods with low conical shells; found clinging to rocks in littoral areas; mollusk with a low conical shell

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

snail collapse: freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell; gather snails; "We went snailing in the summer"

switchboard collapse: telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords

clam collapse: burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness; flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams; gather clams, by digging in the sand by the ocean

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

flannel collapse: a soft light woolen fabric; used for clothing; (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth

scab collapse: the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion; someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike; form a scab; "the wounds will eventually scab"

sweet nothings collapse: inconsequential expressions of affection; "he whispered sweet nothings into her ear"

punch bowl collapse: a large bowl for serving beverages; usually with a ladle

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