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shivery collapse: cold enough to cause shivers; "felt all shivery"; "shivery weather"

bloodthirsty collapse: marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed; "bloody-minded tyrants"; "bloodthirsty yells"; "went after the collaborators with a sanguinary fury that drenched the land with blood"-G.W.Johnson

vein collapse: one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect; a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; "all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood"; a distinctive style or manner; "he continued in this vein for several minutes"; a layer of ore between layers of rock; any of the vascular bundles or ribs that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ; make a veinlike pattern

swift collapse: a small bird that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight; an English satirist born in Ireland (1667-1745); United States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars (1839-1903)

scrabble collapse: a board game in which words are formed from letters in patterns similar to a crossword puzzle; each letter has a value and those values are used to score the game

foxhole collapse: a small dugout with a pit for individual shelter against enemy fire

dugout collapse: either of two low shelters on either side of a baseball diamond where the players and coaches sit during the game

hellion collapse: a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man); "he chased the young hellions out of his yard"

take out collapse: buy and consume food from a restaurant or establishment that sells prepared food; "We'll take out pizza, since I am too tired to cook"; remove something from a container or an enclosed space; obtain by legal or official process; "take out a license"; "take out a patent"; purchase prepared food to be eaten at home; cause to leave; "The teacher took the children out of the classroom"

weed out collapse: remove unwanted elements; "The company weeded out the incompetent people"; "The new law weeds out the old inequities"

mugger collapse: a robber who takes property by threatening or performing violence on the person who is robbed (usually on the street)

draw out collapse: cause to speak, "Can you draw her out--she is always so quiet"; make more sociable; "The therapist drew out the shy girl"

palisade collapse: fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground

enemy collapse: any hostile group of people; "he viewed lawyers as the real enemy"; an opposing military force; "the enemy attacked at dawn"; an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies"

depress collapse: lessen the activity or force of; "The rising inflation depressed the economy"; lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"; lower (prices or markets); "The glut of oil depressed gas prices"

killer collapse: a difficulty that is hard to deal with; "that exam was a real killer"; someone who causes the death of a person or animal

abridge collapse: lessen, diminish, or curtail; "the new law might abridge our freedom of expression"; reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"

entrench collapse: fix firmly or securely; occupy a trench or secured area; "The troops dug in for the night"

decoy collapse: a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot); lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy

cowardly collapse: lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley

kindle collapse: cause to start burning; "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds"; catch fire; "The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles"

bashful collapse: disposed to avoid notice; "they considered themselves a tough outfit and weren't bashful about letting anybody know it"; (`blate' is a Scottish term for bashful); self-consciously timid; "I never laughed, being bashful; lowering my head, I looked at the wall"- Ezra Pound

quarrelsome collapse: given to quarreling; "arguing children"; "quarrelsome when drinking"

native collapse: a person who was born in a particular place; an indigenous person; belonging to one by birth; "my native land"; "one's native language"; characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin; "the native North American sugar maple"; "many native artists studied abroad"; characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning; "native Americans"; "the aboriginal peoples of Australia"; as found in nature in the elemental form; "native copper"

shrinking collapse: the act of becoming less; process or result of becoming less or smaller; "the material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage"

grub collapse: a soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects; search about busily

cutthroat collapse: someone who murders by cutting the victim's throat; ruthless in competition; "cutthroat competition"; "bowelless readiness to take advantage"

scholar collapse: a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines; a student who holds a scholarship

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