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deceive collapse: cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"; be false to; be dishonest with

mucus collapse: protective secretion of the mucous membranes; in the gut it lubricates the passage of food and protects the epithelial cells; in the nose and throat and lungs it can make it difficult for bacteria to penetrate the body through the epithelium

alloy collapse: a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten; "brass is an alloy of zinc and copper"; make an alloy of

mash collapse: mixture of ground animal feeds; a mixture of mashed malt grains and hot water; used in brewing

albinism collapse: the congenital absence of pigmentation in the eyes and skin and hair

whiff collapse: a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike; a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil; utter with a puff of air; "whiff out a prayer"; strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third; drive or carry as if by a puff of air; "The gust of air whiffed away the clouds"

hero collapse: the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem; (Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her; (classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god; a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength; "RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain"; Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)

fugleman collapse: a leader and organizer and spokesman (especially a political leader); "a fugleman for the radical right"

sizzling collapse: hot enough to burn with or as if with a hissing sound; "a sizzling steak"; "a sizzling spell of weather"

barnstorm collapse: tour the country making political speeches, giving lectures, or presenting plays; "The presidential candidates are busy barnstorming this month"; appear at county fairs and carnivals as a stunt flier and parachute jumper

proclamation collapse: the formal act of proclaiming; giving public notice; "his promulgation of the policy proved to be premature"

induce collapse: reason or establish by induction; cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"; cause to arise; "induce a crisis"; cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"; produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes

antagonist collapse: a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug; a muscle that relaxes while another contracts; "when bending the elbow the triceps are the antagonist"

bleached collapse: having lost freshness or brilliance of color; "sun-bleached deck chairs"; "faded jeans"; "a very pale washed-out blue"; "washy colors"; (used of color) artificially produced; not natural; "a bleached blonde"

pith collapse: soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants; remove the pith from (a plant)

steely collapse: resembling steel in hardness; resembling steel as in hardness; "steely eyes"; "steely nerves like those of a steeplejack"

pygmy collapse: any member of various peoples having an average height of less than five feet; an unusually small individual

regulate collapse: fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of; "regulate the temperature"; "modulate the pitch"; bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate"

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