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hesitate collapse: pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"; interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing; "The speaker paused"

bilk collapse: evade payment to; "He bilked his creditors"; cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money

imitate collapse: make a reproduction or copy of; reproduce someone's behavior or looks; "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings"; appear like, as in behavior or appearance; "Life imitate art"

quail collapse: small gallinaceous game birds; flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised

treasury collapse: a depository (a room or building) where wealth and precious objects can be kept safely; the government department responsible for collecting and managing and spending public revenues; the British cabinet minister responsible for economic strategy; the funds of a government or institution or individual

commissary collapse: a retail store that sells equipment and provisions to military personnel; a snack bar in a film studio

corpus collapse: the main part of an organ or other bodily structure; a collection of writings; "he edited the Hemingway corpus"

mound collapse: structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones; "they built small mounds to hide behind"; (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands; form into a rounded elevation; "mound earth"

batch collapse: a collection of things or persons to be handled together; all the loaves of bread baked at the same time; (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty"; batch together; assemble or process as a batch

portfolio collapse: the role of the head of a government department; "he holds the portfolio for foreign affairs"; a large, flat, thin case for carrying loose papers or drawings or maps; usually leather; "he remembered her because she was carrying a large portfolio"; a list of the financial assets held by an individual or a bank or other financial institution; "they were disappointed by the poor returns on their stock portfolio"; a set of pieces of creative work collected to be shown to potential customers or employers; "the artist had put together a portfolio of his work"; "every actor has a portfolio of photographs"

earth collapse: the abode of mortals (as contrasted with heaven or hell); "it was hell on earth"; the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on; "the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world"; the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface; "they dug into the earth outside the church"; once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles); connect to the earth; "earth the circuit"; hide in the earth like a hunted animal

avail collapse: a means of serving; "of no avail"; "there's no help for it"; use to one's advantage; "He availed himself of the available resources"; take or use; "She helped herself to some of the office supplies"; be of use to, be useful to; "It will avail them to dispose of their booty"

husk collapse: outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds; remove the husks from; "husk corn"

waver collapse: the act of moving back and forth; someone who communicates by waving; sway to and fro

simulate collapse: make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep"

paring collapse: (usually plural) a part of a fruit or vegetable that is pared or cut off; especially the skin or peel; "she could peel an apple with a single long paring"; a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something

compare collapse: examine and note the similarities or differences of; "John compared his haircut to his friend's"; "We compared notes after we had both seen the movie"; consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous; "We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans"; "You cannot equate success in financial matters with greed"; to form the comparative or superlative form on an adjective or adverb; be comparable; "This car does not compare with our line of Mercedes"

dust collapse: fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air; "the furniture was covered with dust"; free microscopic particles of solid material; "astronomers say that the empty space between planets actually contains measurable amounts of dust"; remove the dust from; "dust the cabinets"; rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape; "The artist dusted the charcoal drawing down to a faint image"; cover with a light dusting of a substance; "dust the bread with flour"

get by collapse: pass or move in front of; "Bride's Biscuit got by the other dogs to win the race"

peck collapse: a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches; a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons; eat by pecking at, like a bird; hit lightly with a picking motion

bone collapse: a shade of white the color of bleached bones; rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates; the porous calcified substance from which bones are made; consisting of or made up of bone; "a bony substance"; "the bony framework of the body"; remove the bones from; "bone the turkey before roasting it"

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