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whiff collapse: a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike; a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil; utter with a puff of air; "whiff out a prayer"; strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third; drive or carry as if by a puff of air; "The gust of air whiffed away the clouds"

hero collapse: the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem; (Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her; (classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god; a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength; "RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain"; Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)

pudding collapse: any of various soft sweet desserts thickened usually with flour and baked or boiled or steamed; (British) the dessert course of a meal (`pud' is used informally); any of various soft thick unsweetened baked dishes; "corn pudding"

fugleman collapse: a leader and organizer and spokesman (especially a political leader); "a fugleman for the radical right"

barnstorm collapse: tour the country making political speeches, giving lectures, or presenting plays; "The presidential candidates are busy barnstorming this month"; appear at county fairs and carnivals as a stunt flier and parachute jumper

induce collapse: reason or establish by induction; cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"; cause to arise; "induce a crisis"; cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"; produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes

antagonist collapse: a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug; a muscle that relaxes while another contracts; "when bending the elbow the triceps are the antagonist"

poultice collapse: a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc.; dress by covering with a therapeutic substance

regulate collapse: fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of; "regulate the temperature"; "modulate the pitch"; bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate"

time signature collapse: a musical notation indicating the number of beats to a measure and kind of note that takes a beat

entice collapse: provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation"

pace collapse: a step in walking or running; the relative speed of progress or change; "he lived at a fast pace"; "he works at a great rate"; "the pace of events accelerated"; the rate of moving (especially walking or running); measure (distances) by pacing; "step off ten yards"; regulate or set the pace of; "Pace your efforts"; walk with slow or fast paces; "He paced up and down the hall"; go at a pace; "The horse paced"

person collapse: a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"; a human body (usually including the clothing); "a weapon was hidden on his person"; a grammatical category of pronouns and verb forms; "stop talking about yourself in the third person"

pewter collapse: any of various alloys of tin with small amounts of other metals (especially lead)

signboard collapse: structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted; "the highway was lined with signboards"

guidepost collapse: a rule or principle that provides guidance to appropriate behavior

arsenic collapse: a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar; a white powdered poisonous trioxide of arsenic; used in manufacturing glass and as a pesticide (rat poison) and weed killer

soubrette collapse: a minor female role as a pert flirtatious lady's maid in a comedy; a pert or flirtatious young girl

jet lag collapse: fatigue and sleep disturbance resulting from disruption of the body's normal circadian rhythm as a result of jet travel

mercury poisoning collapse: a toxic condition caused by ingesting or inhaling mercury; acute mercury poisoning causes a metallic taste and vomiting and diarrhea and kidney problems that may lead to death

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