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descant collapse: a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody; talk at great length about something of one's interest; sing in descant

band collapse: a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body); an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material; a restraint put around something to hold it together; a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration); a thin flat strip or loop of flexible material that goes around or over something else; a stripe or stripes of contrasting color; "chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands"; "the black and yellow banding of bees and wasps"; a range of frequencies between two limits; instrumentalists not including string players; bind or tie together, as with a band

ringer collapse: (horseshoes) the successful throw of a horseshoe or quoit so as to encircle a stake or peg; a contestant entered in a competition under false pretenses; a person who is almost identical to another

etude collapse: a short composition for a solo instrument; intended as an exercise or to demonstrate technical virtuosity

apse collapse: a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altar

align collapse: place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight; "align the car with the curb"; "align the sheets of paper on the table"; bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation; "align the wheels of my car"; "ordinate similar parts"; align oneself with a group or a way of thinking; align with; be or come into adjustment

sexton collapse: an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects; United States poet (1928-1974)

vibrato collapse: (music) a pulsating effect in an instrumental or vocal tone produced by slight and rapid variations in pitch

tremolo collapse: vocal vibrato especially an excessive or poorly controlled one; (music) a tremulous effect produced by rapid repetition of a single tone or rapid alternation of two tones

vestry collapse: a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held; in the Protestant Episcopal Church: a committee elected by the congregation to work with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church

junior collapse: the younger of two men; a third-year undergraduate; a son who has the same first name as his father; term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male; "look here, junior, it's none of your business"; including or intended for youthful persons; "a junior sports league"; "junior fashions"; younger; lower in rank; shorter in length of tenure or service

tendon collapse: a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment

comparison collapse: examining resemblances or differences; qualities that are comparable; "no comparison between the two books"; "beyond compare"; relation based on similarities and differences

tag along collapse: go along with, often uninvited; "my younger brother often tagged along when I went out with my friends"

lector collapse: a public lecturer at certain universities; someone who reads the lessons in a church service; someone ordained in a minor order of the Roman Catholic Church

subservient collapse: compliant and obedient to authority; "editors and journalists who express opinions in print that are opposed to the interests of the rich are dismissed and replaced by subservient ones"-G. B. Shaw

vice president collapse: an executive officer ranking immediately below a president; may serve in the president's place under certain circumstances

ligament collapse: any connection or unifying bond; a sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles or organs

hum collapse: a humming noise; "the hum of distant traffic"; sing with closed lips; "She hummed a melody"; make a low continuous sound; "The refrigerator is humming"; sound with a monotonous hum; be noisy with activity; "This office is buzzing with activity"

alternative collapse: necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities; "`either' and `or' in `either this or that'"; pertaining to unconventional choices; "an alternative life style"

yodel collapse: a songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal voice and falsetto; sing by changing register; sing by yodeling; "The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains"

parole collapse: (law) a conditional release from imprisonment that entitles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as long as the terms of release are complied with; a promise; "he gave his word"; release a criminal from detention and place him on parole; "The prisoner was paroled after serving 10 years in prison"

replacement collapse: the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; "replacing the star will not be easy"

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