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blues collapse: a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes; a state of depression; "he had a bad case of the blues"

calypso collapse: (Greek mythology) the sea nymph who detained Odysseus for seven years; rare north temperate bog orchid bearing a solitary white to pink flower marked with purple at the tip of an erect reddish stalk above 1 basal leaf

theme song collapse: a melody that recurs and comes to represent a musical play or movie

ditty collapse: a short simple song (or the words of a poem intended to be sung)

national anthem collapse: a song formally adopted as the anthem for a nation

dumps collapse: an informal expression for a mildly depressed state; "in the dumps"; "have the mopes"

deplore collapse: express strong disapproval of; "We deplore the government's treatment of political prisoners"; regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits"

serenade collapse: a song characteristically played outside the house of a woman; sing and play for somebody; "She was serenaded by her admirers"

mourn collapse: feel sadness; "She is mourning her dead child"; observe the customs of mourning after the death of a loved one

lens collapse: a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images; electronic equipment that uses a magnetic or electric field in order to focus a beam of electrons; biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; it focuses light waves on the retina; (metaphor) a channel through which something can be seen or understood; "the writer is the lens through which history can be seen"; genus of small erect or climbing herbs with pinnate leaves and small inconspicuous white flowers and small flattened pods: lentils

retina collapse: the light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve

ballad collapse: a narrative poem of popular origin; a narrative song with a recurrent refrain

carol collapse: a joyful song (usually celebrating the birth of Christ); joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ; sing carols; "They went caroling on Christmas Day"

dirge collapse: a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person

suds collapse: a dysphemism for beer (especially for lager that effervesces); wash in suds

lament collapse: a cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward"; express grief verbally; "we lamented the death of the child"

doldrums collapse: a belt of calms and light winds between the northern and southern trade winds of the Atlantic and Pacific

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