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skewer collapse: a long pin for holding meat in position while it is being roasted; drive a skewer through; "skewer the meat for the BBQ"

transfix collapse: pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a skewer"

impale collapse: kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole; "the enemies were impaled and left to die"

twig collapse: branch out in a twiglike manner; "The lightning bolt twigged in several directions"

knife collapse: edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle; a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point; use a knife on; "The victim was knifed to death"

ream collapse: a quantity of paper; 480 or 500 sheets; one ream equals 20 quires; a large quantity of written matter; "he wrote reams and reams"; enlarge with a reamer; "ream a hole"; remove by making a hole or by boring; "the dentist reamed out the debris in the course of the root canal treatment"; squeeze the juice out (of a fruit) with a reamer; "ream oranges"

collateral collapse: a security pledged for the repayment of a loan; descended from a common ancestor but through different lines; "cousins are collateral relatives"; "an indirect descendant of the Stuarts"; situated or running side by side; "collateral ridges of mountains"; accompany, concomitant; "collateral target damage from a bombing run"; serving to support or corroborate; "collateral evidence"

tendril collapse: slender stemlike structure by which some twining plants attach themselves to an object for support

edge tool collapse: any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge)

jackknife collapse: a dive in which the diver bends to touch the ankles before straightening out; dive into the water bending the body at the waist at a right angle, like a jackknife

family collapse: primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family"; people descended from a common ancestor; "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower"; a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was asleep"; "the teacher asked how many people made up his home"; (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera; "sharks belong to the fish family"; an association of people who share common beliefs or activities; "the message was addressed not just to employees but to every member of the company family"; "the church welcomed new members into its fellowship"

lasso collapse: a long noosed rope used to catch animals; Belgian composer (1532-1594); catch with a lasso; "rope cows"

people collapse: (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"; members of a family line; "his people have been farmers for generations"; "are your people still alive?"; fill with people or supply with inhabitants; "people a room"; "The government wanted to populate the remote area of the country"; furnish with people; "The plains are sparsely populated"

burgeon collapse: grow and flourish; "The burgeoning administration"; "The burgeoning population"

dagger collapse: a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing; a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote

flagellum collapse: a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa)

sucker collapse: mostly North American freshwater fishes with a thick-lipped mouth for feeding by suction; related to carps; an organ specialized for sucking nourishment or for adhering to objects by suction; flesh of any of numerous North American food fishes with toothless jaws; a drinker who sucks (as at a nipple or through a straw); a shoot arising from a plant's roots

flesh collapse: the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat; remove adhering flesh from (hides) when preparing leather manufacture

runner collapse: fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil; device consisting of the parts on which something can slide along; a long narrow carpet; a person who is employed to deliver messages or documents; "he sent a runner over with the contract"; someone who travels on foot by running; a trained athlete who competes in foot races

lance collapse: open by piercing with a lancet; "lance a boil"; pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight; move quickly, as if by cutting one's way; "Planes lanced towards the shore"

phylum collapse: (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes; (linguistics) a large group of languages that are historically related

sprout collapse: a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed); any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud; put forth and grow sprouts or shoots; "the plant sprouted early this year"

entangle collapse: twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord"; entrap; "Our people should not be mired in the past"

super collapse: including more than a specified category; "a super experiment"; extremely large; "another super skyscraper"; to an extreme degree; "the house was super clean for Mother's visit"

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