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mockingbird collapse: long-tailed grey-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic songs of other birds

minstrel show collapse: a variety show in which the performers are made up in blackface; a troupe of performers in blackface typically giving a comic program of negro songs and jokes

marriage collapse: the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony; "their marriage was conducted in the chapel"; two people who are married to each other; "his second marriage was happier than the first"; "a married couple without love"; the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union"; a close and intimate union; "the marriage of music and dance"; "a marriage of ideas"

scorer collapse: a logger who marks trees to be felled; a player who makes a score in a game or contest

swan collapse: stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult; sweep majestically; "Airplanes were swanning over the mountains"

presentation collapse: a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view; "the presentation of new data"; "he gave the customer a demonstration"; the activity of formally presenting something (as a prize or reward); "she gave the trophy but he made the presentation"; (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; "Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations"; the act of making something publicly available; presenting news or other information by broadcasting or printing it; "he prepared his presentation carefully in advance"; the act of presenting a proposal; formally making a person known to another or to the public

knell collapse: the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something; ring as in announcing death

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

owl collapse: nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes

flour collapse: fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain; convert grain into flour; cover with flour; "flour fish or meat before frying it"

reasonably collapse: to a moderately sufficient extent or degree; "the shoes are priced reasonably"; "he is fairly clever with computers"; "they lived comfortably within reason"

ballet collapse: a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers; music written for a ballet

musical collapse: a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing; characteristic of or resembling or accompanied by music; "a musical speaking voice"; "a musical comedy"; talented in or devoted to music; "comes from a very musical family"; characterized by or capable of producing music; "a musical evening"; "musical instruments"

exodus collapse: a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment; the second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses; God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus

scat collapse: singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument; flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"

prose collapse: ordinary writing as distinguished from verse; matter of fact, commonplace, or dull expression

victimization collapse: adversity resulting from being made a victim; "his victimization infuriated him"

jackknife collapse: a dive in which the diver bends to touch the ankles before straightening out; dive into the water bending the body at the waist at a right angle, like a jackknife

bass collapse: nontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and freshwater spiny-finned fishes; the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments; the lowest part of the musical range; the lowest adult male singing voice; the lowest part in polyphonic music; an adult male singer with the lowest voice; having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range; "a deep voice"; "a bass voice is lower than a baritone voice"; "a bass clarinet"

terminal collapse: station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods; a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves; electronic equipment consisting of a device providing access to a computer; has a keyboard and display; causing or ending in or approaching death; "a terminal patient"; "terminal cancer"; relating to or occurring in a term or fixed period of time; "terminal examinations"; "terminal payments"; of or relating to or situated at the ends of a delivery route; "freight pickup is a terminal service"; "terminal charges"

conclusion collapse: an intuitive assumption; "jump to a conclusion"; the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..."; the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism); a final settlement; "the conclusion of a business deal"; "the conclusion of the peace treaty"

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"

curtain raiser collapse: any preliminary activity; a short play presented before the main play

seduction collapse: enticing someone astray from right behavior; an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone

grizzly collapse: powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America

dove collapse: any of numerous small pigeons; an emblem of peace; someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations

consequence collapse: having important effects or influence; "decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment that security"; the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual; "that result is of no consequence"; a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event"

swoop collapse: a swift descent through the air; a very rapid raid; (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale; "the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides"; seize or catch with a swooping motion; move with a sweep, or in a swooping arc

cannonball collapse: a solid projectile that in former times was fired from a cannon

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