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prisoner collapse: a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

reveille collapse: a signal to get up in the morning; in the military it is a bugle call at sunrise; (military) signal to wake up

jointure collapse: (law) an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage settlement in lieu of a dower

proximity collapse: the property of being close together; a Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) objects or events that are near to one another (in space or time) are perceived as belonging together as a unit; the region close around a person or thing

grapple collapse: to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match; "the two men grappled with each other for several minutes"

exhortation collapse: a communication intended to urge or persuade the recipients to take some action; the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion

reformer collapse: an apparatus that reforms the molecular structure of hydrocarbons to produce richer fuel; "a catalytic reformer"; a disputant who advocates reform

contest collapse: a struggle between rivals; an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants; to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; "They contested the outcome of the race"

frightening collapse

pulling power collapse

apology collapse: a poor example; "it was an apology for a meal"; "a poor excuse for an automobile"; an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone; "he wrote a letter of apology to the hostess"; a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly

birdcall collapse: a device for imitating a birdcall; the characteristic sound produced by a bird; "a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age"

warranty collapse

payload collapse

similarity collapse: the quality of being similar; a Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) parts of a stimulus field that are similar to each other tend to be perceived as belonging together as a unit

kettledrum collapse

tambourine collapse: a shallow drum with a single drumhead and with metallic disks in the sides

timbrel collapse: small hand drum similar to a tambourine; formerly carried by itinerant jugglers

timpani collapse

at odds collapse

bawl collapse: cry loudly; "Don't bawl in public!"; shout loudly and without restraint

clean sweep collapse

pairing collapse: the act of grouping things or people in pairs

merging collapse: the act of joining together as one; "the merging of the two groups occurred quickly"; "there was no meeting of minds"

set to collapse

straitjacket collapse: a garment similar to a jacket that is used to bind the arms tightly against the body as a means of restraining a violent person; anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines; "they defected because Russian dance was in a straitjacket"; "the government is operating in an economic straitjacket"

gelding collapse: castrated male horse

stockbroker collapse: an agent in the buying and selling of stocks and bonds

finery collapse: elaborate or showy attire and accessories

thrall collapse: someone held in bondage

strafe collapse: an attack of machine-gun fire or cannon fire from a low flying airplane; "the next morning they carried out a strafe of enemy airfields"; attack with machine guns or cannon fire from a low-flying plane; "civilians were strafed in an effort to force the country's surrender"

undersign collapse: sign at the bottom of (a document)

lay into collapse

gross national product collapse: former measure of the United States economy; the total market value of goods and services produced by all citizens and capital during a given period (usually 1 yr)

concatenate collapse: add by linking or joining so as to form a chain or series; "concatenate terms"; "concatenate characters"; arranged into chained list

hock collapse: tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle; disable by cutting the hock

covenant collapse: (Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return; a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action; enter into a covenant or formal agreement; "They covenanted with Judas for 30 pieces of silver"; "The nations covenanted to fight terrorism around the world"; enter into a covenant

bludgeon collapse: a club used as a weapon; overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club; "The teacher bludgeoned the students into learning the math formulas"

casuistry collapse: moral philosophy based on the application of general ethical principles to resolve moral dilemmas; argumentation that is specious or excessively subtle and intended to be misleading

martial law collapse: the body of law imposed by the military over civilian affairs (usually in time of war or civil crisis); overrides civil law

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