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ovule collapse: a small or immature ovum; a small body that contains the female germ cell of a plant; develops into a seed after fertilization

murderer collapse: a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)

assassin collapse: a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a treacherous surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed; "his assassins were hunted down like animals"; "assassinators of kings and emperors"; a member of a secret order of Muslims (founded in the 12th century) who terrorized and killed Christian Crusaders

matador collapse: the principal bullfighter who is appointed to make the final passes and kill the bull

busywork collapse: active work of little value; "while he was waiting he filled the days with busywork"

strangler collapse: an epiphytic vine or tree whose aerial roots extend down the trunk of a supporting tree and coalesce around it eventually strangling the tree

diffident collapse: lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man"; showing modest reserve; "she was diffident when offering a comment on the professor's lecture"

pick up collapse: lift out or reflect from a background; "The scarf picks up the color of the skirt"; "His eyes picked up his smile"; take up by hand; "He picked up the book and started to read"; give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift; "We picked up a hitchhiker on the highway"; take and lift upward; register (perceptual input); "pick up a signal"; buy casually or spontaneously; "I picked up some food for a snack"; get in addition, as an increase; "The candidate picked up thousands of votes after his visit to the nursing home"; meet someone for sexual purposes; "he always tries to pick up girls in bars"

wildlife collapse: all living things (except people) that are undomesticated; "chemicals could kill all the wildlife"

livestock collapse: not used technically; any animals kept for use or profit

fauna collapse: all the animal life in a particular region or period; "the fauna of China"; "the zoology of the Pliocene epoch"

grope collapse: the act of groping; and instance of groping; fondle for sexual pleasure; "He made some sexual advances at the woman in his office and groped her repeatedly"; feel about uncertainly or blindly; "She groped for her glasses in the darkness of the bedroom"; search blindly or uncertainly; "His mind groped to make the connection"

naiad collapse: (Greek mythology) a nymph of lakes and springs and rivers and fountains; submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers; of fresh or brackish water

exterminator collapse: someone who exterminates (especially someone whose occupation is the extermination of troublesome rodents and insects)

pugnacious collapse: ready and able to resort to force or violence; "pugnacious spirits...lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance"- Herman Melville; "they were rough and determined fighting men"

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