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acclaim collapse: enthusiastic approval; "the book met with modest acclaim"; "he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave him more eclat than he really deserved"; praise vociferously; "The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein"

detritus collapse: loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rocks

floorwalker collapse: an employee of a retail store who supervises sales personnel and helps with customer problems; "a floorwalker is called a shopwalker in England"

actor collapse: a theatrical performer; a person who acts and gets things done; "he's a principal actor in this affair"; "when you want something done get a doer"; "he's a miracle worker"

partake collapse: consume; "She didn't touch her food all night"; have, give, or receive a share of; "We shared the cake"; have some of the qualities or attributes of something

nod collapse: the act of nodding the head; a sign of assent or salutation or command; be almost asleep; "The old man sat nodding by the fireplace"; let the head fall forward through drowsiness; "The old man was nodding in his chair"; lower and raise the head, as to indicate assent or agreement or confirmation; "The teacher nodded when the student gave the right answer"; express or signify by nodding; "He nodded his approval"; sway gently back and forth, as is in a nodding motion; "the flowers were nodding in the breeze"

mugwump collapse: a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics); someone who bolted from the Republican Party during the U.S. presidential election of 1884

fodder collapse: coarse food (especially for cattle and horses) composed of entire plants or the leaves and stalks of a cereal crop; give fodder (to domesticated animals)

afterimage collapse: an image (usually a negative image) that persists after stimulation has ceased

whippersnapper collapse: someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous

fag end collapse: the frayed end of a length of cloth or rope; the time of the last part of something; "the fag end of this crisis-ridden century"; "the tail of the storm"

nipple collapse: a flexible cap on a baby's feeding bottle or pacifier; the small projection of a mammary gland

bran collapse: food prepared from the husks of cereal grains; broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting

gaffer collapse: an electrician responsible for lighting on a movie or tv set

contribute collapse: contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office"; be conducive to; "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing"

election collapse: the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice; "her election of medicine as a profession"; a vote to select the winner of a position or political office; "the results of the election will be announced tonight"; the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists); the status or fact of being elected; "they celebrated his election"

dud collapse: failing to detonate; especially not charged with an active explosive; "he stepped on a dud mine"

hose collapse: a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas; man's close-fitting garment of the 16th and 17th centuries covering the legs and reaching up to the waist; worn with a doublet; water with a hose; "hose the lawn"

nullity collapse: something that is null (especially an enactment that has no legal validity)

noncommissioned officer collapse: a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel

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