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shovel collapse: a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle; a fire iron consisting of a small shovel used to scoop coals or ashes in a fireplace; the quantity a shovel can hold; dig with or as if with a shovel; "shovel sand"; "he shovelled in the backyard all afternoon long"

dredge collapse: a power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed; remove with a power shovel, usually from a bottom of a body of water; search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost; cover before cooking; "dredge the chicken in flour before frying it"

machinery collapse: machines or machine systems collectively; a system of means and activities whereby a social institution functions; "the complex machinery of negotiation"; "the machinery of command labored and brought forth an order"

ladle collapse: a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; used to transfer liquids; remove with or as if with a ladle; "ladle the water out of the bowl"; put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle; "ladle soup into the bowl"

motorboat collapse: a boat propelled by an internal-combustion engine; ride in a motorboat

bail collapse: the legal system that allows an accused person to be temporarily released from custody (usually on condition that a sum of money guarantees their appearance at trial); "he is out on bail"; (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set bail at $10,000"; "a $10,000 bond was furnished by an alderman"; remove (water) from a vessel with a container; empty (a vessel) by bailing; secure the release of (someone) by providing security; deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period; release after a security has been paid

warm up collapse: cause to do preliminary exercises so as to stretch the muscles; "The coach warmed up the players before the game"; become more friendly or open; "She warmed up after we had lunch together"; run until the normal working temperature is reached; "We warmed up the car for a few minutes"

fractionate collapse: obtain by a fractional process; separate into constituents or fractions containing concentrated constituents

bucket collapse: a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top; the quantity contained in a bucket; carry in a bucket; put into a bucket

geyser collapse: a spring that discharges hot water and steam; to overflow like a geyser

cherry bomb collapse: a red ball-shaped firecracker with high explosive power

bathhouse collapse: a building containing public baths; a building containing dressing rooms for bathers

skylark collapse: brown-speckled European lark noted for singing while hovering at a great height

spoon collapse: a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food; formerly a golfing wood with an elevated face; as much as a spoon will hold; "he added two spoons of sugar"; scoop up or take up with a spoon; "spoon the sauce over the roast"

excavate collapse: remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillside"; form by hollowing; "Carnegie had a lake excavated for Princeton University's rowing team"; "excavate a cavity"; find by digging in the ground; "I dug up an old box in the garden"; lay bare through digging; "Schliemann excavated Troy"

snapper collapse: any of several large sharp-toothed marine food and sport fishes of the family Lutjanidae of mainly tropical coastal waters; Australian food fish having a pinkish body with blue spots; flesh of any of various important food fishes of warm seas

furnace collapse: an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.

cooking collapse: the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"

harmonium collapse: a free-reed instrument in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows

scrabble collapse: a board game in which words are formed from letters in patterns similar to a crossword puzzle; each letter has a value and those values are used to score the game

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