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pilot collapse: someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight; a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor

blue chip collapse: a blue poker chip with the highest value; a common stock of a nationally known company whose value and dividends are reliable; typically have high price and low yield; "blue chips are usually safe investments"

captain collapse: a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers; the pilot in charge of an airship; the naval officer in command of a military ship; a policeman in charge of a precinct; an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant; the leader of a group of people; "a captain of industry"; be the captain of a sports team

hazard collapse: an obstacle on a golf course; a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"

metro collapse: an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city); "in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'"

shuttle collapse: bobbin that passes the weft thread between the warp threads; public transport that consists of a bus or train or airplane that plies back and forth between two points; travel back and forth between two points

luck collapse: an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another; "bad luck caused his downfall"; "we ran into each other by pure chance"; an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome; "it was my good luck to be there"; "they say luck is a lady"; "it was as if fortune guided his hand"

runner collapse: fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil; device consisting of the parts on which something can slide along; a long narrow carpet; a person who is employed to deliver messages or documents; "he sent a runner over with the contract"; someone who travels on foot by running; a trained athlete who competes in foot races

operate collapse: happen; "What is going on in the minds of the people?"; handle and cause to function; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever"; direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.; "She is running a relief operation in the Sudan"

speculation collapse: a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence); "speculations about the outcome of the election"; "he dismissed it as mere conjecture"; an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits; "he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it"

stocks collapse: a former instrument of punishment consisting of a heavy timber frame with holes in which the feet (and sometimes the hands) of an offender could be locked; a frame for constraining an animal while it is receiving veterinary attention or while being shod; a frame that supports a boat while it is under construction

chance collapse: a risk involving danger; "you take a chance when you let her drive"; be the case by chance; "I chanced to meet my old friend in the street"

speculate collapse: to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"; talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion; "We were speculating whether the President had to resign after the scandal"; invest at a risk; "I bought this house not because I want to live in it but to sell it later at a good price, so I am speculating"

liquidation collapse: termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities

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