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omniscience collapse: the state of being omniscient; having infinite knowledge

opposite collapse: of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem; "opposite leaves"; altogether different in nature or quality or significance; "the medicine's effect was opposite to that intended"; "it is said that opposite characters make a union happiest"- Charles Reade; the other one of a complementary pair; "the opposite sex"; "the two chess kings are set up on squares of opposite colors"; being directly across from each other; facing; "And I on the opposite shore will be, ready to ride and spread the alarm"- Longfellow; "we lived on opposite sides of the street"; "at opposite poles"; moving or facing away from each other; "looking in opposite directions"; "they went in opposite directions"

cross section collapse: (physics) the probability that a particular interaction (as capture or ionization) will take place between particles; measured in barns; a sample meant to be representative of a whole population; a section created by a plane cutting a solid perpendicular to its longest axis

textured collapse: having surface roughness; "a textured wall of stucco"; "a rough-textured tweed"

discordant collapse: not in agreement or harmony; "views discordant with present-day ideas"; lacking in harmony

contradistinction collapse: a distinction drawn on the basis of contrast; "sculpture in contradistinction to painting"

quartering collapse: dividing into four equal parts; living accommodations (especially those assigned to military personnel); a coat of arms that occupies one quarter of an escutcheon; combining four coats of arms on one shield usually represented intermarriages

sprinkler collapse: mechanical device that attaches to a garden hose for watering lawn or garden

secant collapse: ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle; a straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points

cranky collapse: easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"

thrash out collapse: discuss vehemently in order to reach a solution or an agreement; "The leaders of the various Middle Eastern countries are trying to hammer out a peace agreement"

cockatrice collapse: monster hatched by a reptile from a cock's egg; able to kill with a glance

refer collapse: think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another; "This plant can be referred to a known species"; send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision; "refer a patient to a specialist"; "refer a bill to a committee"; have to do with or be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"

misfortune collapse: unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event; an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes

wrongheaded collapse: obstinately perverse in judgment or opinion; "a wrongheaded policy"

opponent collapse: characterized by active hostility; "opponent (or opposing) armies"

candle collapse: stick of wax with a wick in the middle; the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin; examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light

go for broke collapse: risk everything in one big effort; "the cyclist went for broke at the end of the race"

peppery collapse: having the piquant burning taste of peppers; "corn chips with peppery salsa"

motorboat collapse: a boat propelled by an internal-combustion engine; ride in a motorboat

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