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entry collapse: an item inserted in a written record; a written record of a commercial transaction

calcination collapse: the conversion of metals into their oxides as a result of heating to a high temperature

grubstake collapse: funds advanced to a prospector or to someone starting a business in return for a share of the profits; supply with funds in return for a promised share of profits

homo collapse: any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage

estate collapse: a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country and formerly possessing distinct political rights; extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island"; everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities

incineration collapse: the act of burning something completely; reducing it to ashes

doubles collapse: tennis played with two players on each side; badminton played with two players on each side

jumping collapse: the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump

electric chair collapse: an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person; "the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair"

sponsorship collapse: the act of sponsoring (either officially or financially)

segregation collapse: the act of segregating or sequestering; "sequestration of the jury"; a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups; (genetics) the separation of paired alleles during meiosis so that members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes

scaffold collapse: a temporary arrangement erected around a building for convenience of workers; a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded); provide with a scaffold for support; "scaffold the building before painting it"

lap collapse: movement once around a course; "he drove an extra lap just for insurance"; a flap that lies over another part; "the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches"; the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs; "his lap was covered with food stains"; the upper side of the thighs of a seated person; "he picked up the little girl and plopped her down in his lap"; an area of control or responsibility; "the job fell right in my lap"; take up with the tongue; "The cat lapped up the milk"; "the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast"; move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound; "The bubbles swoshed around in the glass"; "The curtain swooshed open"; lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another

race collapse: a contest of speed; "the race is to the swift"; any competition; "the race for the presidency"; people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock; "some biologists doubt that there are important genetic differences between races of human beings"; compete in a race; "he is running the Marathon this year"; "let's race and see who gets there first"; cause to move fast or to rush or race; "The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze"; to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others; "We are racing to find a cure for AIDS"

deflagration collapse: combustion that propagates through a gas or along the surface of an explosive at a rapid rate driven by the transfer of heat

holocaust collapse: an act of great destruction and loss of life; the Nazi program of exterminating Jews under Hitler

patronize collapse: be a regular customer or client of; "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could"; treat condescendingly; do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of

shire collapse: British breed of large heavy draft horse; a former administrative district of England; equivalent to a county

bet collapse: the act of gambling; "he did it on a bet"; maintain with or as if with a bet; "I bet she will be there!"; stake on the outcome of an issue; "I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse"

ante collapse: (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot; place one's stake

albino collapse: a person with congenital albinism: white hair and milky skin; eyes are usually pink

hamlet collapse: a community of people smaller than a village; the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who hoped to avenge the murder of his father

misanthropy collapse: a disposition to dislike and mistrust other people; hatred of mankind

Tweedledum and Tweedledee collapse: any two people who are hard to tell apart

capitalization collapse: the sale of capital stock; the act of capitalizing on an opportunity; an estimation of the value of a business; writing in capital letters

handbook collapse: a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location

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