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inflect collapse: change the form of a word in accordance as required by the grammatical rules of the language

greyhound collapse: a tall slender dog of an ancient breed noted for swiftness and keen sight; used as a racing dog

pocket collapse: a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles; an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck; a small isolated group of people; "they were concentrated in pockets inside the city"; "the battle was won except for cleaning up pockets of resistance"; a supply of money; "they dipped into the taxpayers' pockets"; (bowling) the space between the headpin and the pins behind it on the right or left; "the ball hit the pocket and gave him a perfect strike"; put in one's pocket; "He pocketed the change"; take unlawfully

pivot collapse: the act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot; "the golfer went to the driving range to practice his pivot"; axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns; the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver; turn on a pivot

trombone collapse: a brass instrument consisting of a long tube whose length can be varied by a U-shaped slide

stream collapse: dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas; "two streams of development run through American history"; "stream of consciousness"; "the flow of thought"; "the current of history"; a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth; something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously; "a stream of people emptied from the terminal"; "the museum had planned carefully for the flow of visitors"; exude profusely; "She was streaming with sweat"; "His nose streamed blood"; flow freely and abundantly; "Tears streamed down her face"; to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind; "their manes streamed like stiff black pennants in the wind"

gulp collapse: a large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single gulp"; a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing; utter or make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly; "He gulped for help after choking on a big piece of meat"; to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught; "The men gulped down their beers"

Jonah collapse: a book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale; a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him; (Old Testament) Jonah did not wish to become a prophet so God caused a great storm to throw him overboard from a ship; he was saved by being swallowed by a whale that vomited him out onto dry land

culminate collapse: rise to, or form, a summit; "The helmet culminated in a crest"; bring to a head or to the highest point; "Seurat culminated pointillism"; end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage; "The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace"; reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial body; reach the highest or most decisive point

gust collapse: a strong current of air; "the tree was bent almost double by the gust"

storm collapse: a direct and violent assault on a stronghold; a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightening; a violent commotion or disturbance; "the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away"; "it was only a tempest in a teapot"; attack by storm; attack suddenly; take by force; "Storm the fort"; blow hard; "It was storming all night"; rain, hail, or snow hard and be very windy, often with thunder or lightning; "If it storms, we'll need shelter"

tauten collapse: make taut or tauter; "tauten a rope"; become taut or tauter; "Your muscles will firm when you exercise regularly"; "the rope tautened"

pursuer collapse: a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture; "always before he had been able to outwit his pursuers"; a person who pursues some plan or goal; "a pursuer of truth"

oxygenate collapse: impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen; "oxygenate blood"

waterspout collapse: a channel through which water is discharged (especially one used for drainage from the gutters of a roof); a tornado passing over water and picking up a column of water and mist

blazer collapse: lightweight single-breasted jacket; often striped in the colors of a club or school

codicil collapse: a supplement to a will; a testamentary instrument intended to alter an already executed will

pirouette collapse: (ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet); do a pirouette, usually as part of a dance

beep collapse: a short high tone produced as a signal or warning; call, summon, or alert with a beeper

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