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set against collapse

socket collapse: a receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted; receptacle where something (a pipe or probe or end of a bone) is inserted; a bony hollow into which a structure fits

dimple collapse: a small natural hollow in the cheek or chin; "His dimple appeared whenever he smiled"; any slight depression in a surface; "there are approximately 336 dimples on a golf ball"; produce dimples while smiling; "The child dimpled up to the adults"; mark with, or as if with, dimples; "drops dimpled the smooth stream"

diggings collapse: temporary living quarters; an excavation for ore or precious stones or for archaeology

hotbed collapse: a bed of earth covered with glass and heated by rotting manure to promote the growth of plants; a situation that is ideal for rapid development (especially of something bad); "it was a hotbed of vice"

loge collapse: balcony consisting of the forward section of a theater mezzanine

dress circle collapse

perforate collapse

orchestra collapse: seating on the main floor in a theater; a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players

wheels within wheels collapse

woof collapse: the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving

Gordian knot collapse: an intricate knot tied by Gordius, the king of Phrygia, and cut by the sword of Alexander the Great after he heard that whoever undid it would become ruler of Asia; any very difficult problem; insoluble in its own terms

protuberance collapse: the condition of being protuberant; the condition of bulging out; "the protuberance of his belly"

depth collapse: degree of psychological or intellectual profundity; extent downward or backward or inward; "the depth of the water"; "depth of a shelf"; "depth of a closet"; (usually plural) the deepest and most remote part; "from the depths of darkest Africa"; "signals received from the depths of space"; (usually plural) a low moral state; "he had sunk to the depths of addiction"

grid collapse: a cooking utensil of parallel metal bars; used to grill fish or meat; an electrode placed between the cathode and anode of a vacuum tube to control the flow of electrons through the tube; a network of horizontal and vertical lines that provide coordinates for locating points on an image

sinus collapse: any of various air-filled cavities especially in the bones of the skull

gold mine collapse

pit against collapse

follicle collapse: any small spherical group of cells containing a cavity

pitfall collapse: an unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty

nap collapse: sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed); a soft or fuzzy surface texture; take a siesta; "She naps everyday after lunch for an hour"

sic on collapse

hayseed collapse

blackhead collapse: a black-tipped plug clogging a pore of the skin

balcony collapse: a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet; an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium

peanut gallery collapse: (figurative) people whose criticisms are regarded as irrelevant or insignificant (resembling uneducated people who throw peanuts on the stage to express displeasure with a performance); "he ignored complaints from the peanut gallery"

nostril collapse: either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the nose

catacombs collapse

cist collapse

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

parquet collapse: seating on the main floor between the orchestra and the parquet circle; a floor made of parquetry

gridiron collapse

punch in collapse

spectator collapse: a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind); "the spectators applauded the performance"; "television viewers"; "sky watchers discovered a new star"

L collapse: the 12th letter of the Roman alphabet

workings collapse

charnel house collapse: a vault or building where corpses or bones are deposited

sepulcher collapse

dealer collapse: a firm engaged in trading; the person who distributes the playing cards in a card game; a seller of illicit goods; "a dealer in stolen goods"

hippodrome collapse: a stadium for horse shows or horse races

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