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saliva collapse: a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches

digestion collapse: learning and coming to understand ideas and information; "his appetite for facts was better than his digestion"; the organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body; the process of decomposing organic matter (as in sewage) by bacteria or by chemical action or heat

straight face collapse: a serious facial expression giving no evidence of interest or amusement

objectivity collapse: judgment based on observable phenomena and uninfluenced by emotions or personal prejudices

reverie collapse: an abstracted state of absorption; absentminded dreaming while awake

immersion collapse: a form of baptism in which part or all of a person's body is submerged

intentness collapse: the quality of being intent and concentrated; "the intentness of his gaze"

bile collapse: a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats

ablation collapse: surgical removal of a body part or tissue; the erosive process that reduces the size of glaciers

absentmindedness collapse: preoccupation so great that the ordinary demands on attention are ignored

blotter collapse: the daily written record of events (as arrests) in a police station

juice collapse: any of several liquids of the body; "digestive juices"; the liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue; electric current; "when the wiring was finished they turned on the juice"; energetic vitality; "her creative juices were flowing"

self-absorption collapse: preoccupation with yourself to the exclusion of everything else

pipe dream collapse: a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe); "I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe"

erosion collapse: (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it); a gradual decline of something; "after the accounting scandal there was an erosion of confidence in the auditors"; condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind

daydream collapse: have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake; "She looked out the window, daydreaming"

chilling collapse: so scary as to cause chills and shudders; "the most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge"

liver collapse: large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity; secretes bile and functions in metabolism of protein and carbohydrate and fat; synthesizes substances involved in the clotting of the blood; synthesizes vitamin A; detoxifies poisonous substances and breaks down worn-out erythrocytes; liver of an animal used as meat; someone who lives in a place; "a liver in cities"; a person who has a special life style; "a high liver"

obsession collapse: an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone

trance collapse: a state of mind in which consciousness is fragile and voluntary action is poor or missing; a state resembling deep sleep

greed collapse: excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves

anesthesia collapse: loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness

involution collapse: the action of enfolding something; a long and intricate and complicated grammatical construction; reduction in size of an organ or part (as in the return of the uterus to normal size after childbirth)

inclusion collapse: the act of including; the relation of comprising something; "he admired the inclusion of so many ideas in such a short work"; the state of being included

conditioning collapse: a learning process in which an organism's behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment

cryogenics collapse: the branch of physics that studies the phenomena that occur at very low temperatures

attention collapse: a courteous act indicating affection; "she tried to win his heart with her many attentions"; a motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review; "the troops stood at attention"; the faculty or power of mental concentration; "keeping track of all the details requires your complete attention"; the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others; a general interest that leads people to want to know more; "She was the center of attention"

muse collapse: the source of an artist's inspiration; "Euterpe was his muse"; in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science

percolation collapse: the filtration of a liquid for extraction or purification; the act of making coffee in a percolator; the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium; "the percolation of rainwater through the soil"; "the infiltration of seawater through the lava"

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