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whistle-stopping

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clambake collapse: a cookout at the seashore where clams and fish and other foods are cooked--usually on heated stones covered with seaweed

catcall collapse: a cry expressing disapproval; utter catcalls at

clacker collapse

cherry bomb collapse: a red ball-shaped firecracker with high explosive power

snapper collapse: any of several large sharp-toothed marine food and sport fishes of the family Lutjanidae of mainly tropical coastal waters; Australian food fish having a pinkish body with blue spots; flesh of any of various important food fishes of warm seas

firecracker collapse: firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing

sweet potato collapse: the edible tuberous root of the sweet potato vine which is grown widely in warm regions of the United States; pantropical vine widely cultivated in several varieties for its large sweet tuberous root with orange flesh

saxophone collapse

panpipe collapse: a primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound together

ocarina collapse: egg-shaped terra cotta wind instrument with a mouthpiece and finger holes

fink collapse: someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police; take the place of work of someone on strike

boiler room collapse

clapper collapse: metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side; someone who applauds

wadding collapse

fife collapse: a small high-pitched flute similar to a piccolo; has a shrill tone and is used chiefly to accompany drums in a marching band

cricket collapse: a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs; leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together; play cricket

Klaxon collapse: a kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles

shutdown collapse

termination collapse: the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement"; a coming to an end of a contract period; "the expiry of his driver's license"

foreclosure collapse: the legal proceedings initiated by a creditor to repossess the collateral for loan that is in default

cracker collapse: a party favor consisting of a paper roll (usually containing candy or a small favor) that pops when pulled at both ends; a thin crisp wafer made of flour and water with or without leavening and shortening; unsweetened or semisweet; a programmer who `cracks' (gains unauthorized access to) computers, typically to do malicious things; "crackers are often mistakenly called hackers"

Mayday collapse: an internationally recognized distress signal via radiotelephone (from the French m'aider)

SOS collapse: an internationally recognized distress signal in radio code

buzzer collapse: a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound

tocsin collapse: a bell used to sound an alarm; the sound of an alarm (usually a bell)

snitch collapse

residency collapse: the position of physician who is receiving special training in a hospital (usually after completing an internship); the act of dwelling in a place

woodwind collapse: any wind instrument other than the brass instruments

on end collapse

gasket collapse: seal consisting of a ring for packing pistons or sealing a pipe joint

nesting collapse

all clear collapse: permission to proceed because obstacles have been removed; a signal (usually a siren) that danger is over

monotonously collapse: in a monotonous manner; "the history of the play throughout the latter part of the eighteenth century is monotonously uneventful"

oboe collapse: a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece

piccolo collapse: a small flute; pitched an octave above the standard flute

clarinet collapse: a single-reed instrument with a straight tube

bassoon collapse: a double-reed instrument; the tenor of the oboe family

English horn collapse: a double-reed woodwind instrument similar to an oboe but lower in pitch

whistle blower collapse: an informant who exposes wrongdoing within an organization in the hope of stopping it; "the law gives little protection to whistleblowers who feel the public has a right to know what is going on"; "the whistleblower was fired for exposing the conditions in mental hospitals"

fire bell collapse: a bell rung to give a fire alarm

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