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apron collapse: a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing; a paved surface where aircraft stand while not being used; (golf) the part of the fairway leading onto the green

greenroom collapse: a backstage room in a theater where performers rest or have visitors

cat collapse: feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats; a spiteful woman gossip; "what a cat she is!"; beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails

goldbrick collapse: anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless; a brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not; an idle worthless person; a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort

procrastinator collapse: someone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness)

plodder collapse: someone who moves slowly; "in England they call a slowpoke a slowcoach"; someone who works slowly and monotonously for long hours

feline collapse: any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals many with retractile claws; of or relating to cats; "feline fur"

kit collapse: young of any of various fur-bearing animals; "a fox kit"; gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose; a case for containing a set of articles

punch bowl collapse: a large bowl for serving beverages; usually with a ladle

wings collapse: a means of flight or ascent; "necessity lends wings to inspiration"; stylized bird wings worn as an insignia by qualified pilots or air crew members

dawdler collapse: someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind

proscenium collapse: the wall that separates the stage from the auditorium in a modern theater; the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain)

boards collapse: the boarding that surrounds an ice hockey rink; the stage of a theater; "most actors love to stride the boards"

peacock collapse: male peafowl; having a crested head and very large fanlike tail marked with iridescent eyes or spots; European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot

carapace collapse: hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles

alveolus collapse: a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways

shuck collapse: remove the shucks from; "shuck corn"; remove from the shell; "shuck oysters"

armor collapse: tough more-or-less rigid protective covering of an animal or plant; protective covering made of metal and used in combat; a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles; equip with armor

crater collapse: a bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or bomb; a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Corvus

projectile collapse: a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled; impelling or impelled forward; "a projectile force"; "a projectile missile"

sash collapse: a framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame

canoe collapse: small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle; travel by canoe; "canoe along the canal"

dinosaur collapse: any of numerous extinct terrestrial reptiles of the Mesozoic era

spectrum collapse: broad range of related values or qualities or ideas or activities; an ordered array of the components of an emission or wave

shellfish collapse: meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean)

prawn collapse: shrimp-like decapod crustacean having two pairs of pincers; most are edible; any of various edible decapod crustaceans; fish for prawns

bucket shop collapse: (formerly) a cheap saloon selling liquor by the bucket; an unethical or overly aggressive brokerage firm

steamer collapse: a ship powered by one or more steam engines; a cooking utensil that can be used to cook food by steaming it; travel by means of steam power; "The ship steamed off into the Pacific"

shell collapse: the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc; ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun; the housing or outer covering of something; "the clock has a walnut case"; a very light narrow racing boat; a rigid covering that envelops an object; "the satellite is covered with a smooth shell of ice"; the exterior covering of a bird's egg; the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts; the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals; remove from its shell or outer covering; "shell the legumes"; "shell mussels"; look for and collect shells by the seashore; hit the pitches of hard and regularly; "He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning"; fall out of the pod or husk; "The corn shelled"

pastry collapse: any of various baked foods made of dough or batter; a dough of flour and water and shortening

rosette collapse: an ornament or pattern resembling a rose that is worn as a badge of office or as recognition of having won an honor; a cluster of leaves growing in crowded circles from a common center or crown (usually at or close to the ground)

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