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lightning collapse: the flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere (or something resembling such a flash); can scintillate for a second or more; abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light

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"

usher collapse: someone employed to conduct others; an official stationed at the entrance of a courtroom or legislative chamber; show (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums; "The usher showed us to our seats"

producer collapse: something that produces; "Maine is a leading producer of potatoes"; "this microorganism is a producer of disease"; someone who finds financing for and supervises the making and presentation of a show (play or film or program or similar work)

scene collapse: graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept; "he painted scenes from everyday life"; "figure 2 shows photographic and schematic views of the equipment"; a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film; a subdivision of an act of a play; "the first act has three scenes"; an incident (real or imaginary); "their parting was a sad scene"; the place where some action occurs; "the police returned to the scene of the crime"

leer collapse: a suggestive or sneering look or grin; look suggestively or obliquely; look or gaze with a sly, immodest, or malign expression; "The men leered at the young women on the beach"

revue collapse: a variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians

talk show collapse: a program during which well-known people discuss a topic or answer questions telephoned in by the audience; "in England they call a talk show a chat show"

mystery play collapse: a medieval play representing episodes from the life of Christ

miracle play collapse: a medieval play representing episodes from the life of a saint or martyr

probe collapse: an investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity; an exploratory action or expedition; a flexible slender surgical instrument used to explore wounds or body cavities; an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities; "there was a congressional probe into the scandal"; question or examine thoroughly and closely; examine physically with or as if with a probe; "probe an anthill"

preview collapse: a screening for a select audience in advance of release for the general public; an advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future; watch (a movie or play) before it is released to the general public

boomerang collapse: a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower; return to the initial position from where it came; like a boomerang

precinct collapse: a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes

terrain collapse: a piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; "they decided to attack across the rocky terrain"

ham collapse: meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked); an unskilled actor who overacts; a licensed amateur radio operator; (Old Testament) son of Noah

background collapse: (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear; a person's social heritage: previous experience or training; "he is a lawyer with a sports background"; information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem; "the embassy filled him in on the background of the incident"; the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground; "he posed her against a background of rolling hills"; relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation; "when the rain came he could hear the sound of thunder in the background"; extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured; "they got a bad connection and could hardly hear one another over the background signals"; understate the importance or quality of; "he played down his royal ancestry"

combustible collapse: a substance that can be burned to provide heat or power; capable of igniting and burning

echelon collapse: a diffraction grating consisting of a pile of plates of equal thickness arranged stepwise with a constant offset; a body of troops arranged in a line

dock collapse: the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair; landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out; "the ship arrived at the dock more than a day late"; an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial; a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded; any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine; haul into a dock; "dock the ships"; remove or shorten the tail of an animal; come into dock; "the ship docked"; deduct from someone's wages; deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty

susurration collapse: the indistinct sound of people whispering; "a soft susurrus of conversation"

seaport collapse: a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo

dry dock collapse: a large dock from which water can be pumped out; used for building ships or for repairing a ship below its waterline

torrent collapse: a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid); "the houses were swept away in the torrent"

scaffold collapse: a temporary arrangement erected around a building for convenience of workers; a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded); provide with a scaffold for support; "scaffold the building before painting it"

wharf collapse: moor at a wharf; "The ship was wharfed"; discharge at a wharf; "wharf the passengers"; store on a wharf; "Wharf the merchandise"; provide with a wharf; "Wharf the mouth of the river"

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