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tapeworm collapse: ribbonlike flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates

eclampsia collapse: a toxic condition characterized by convulsions and possibly coma during or immediately after pregnancy

arbiter collapse: someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue; someone with the power to settle matters at will; "she was the final arbiter on all matters of fashion"

sensibility collapse: mental responsiveness and awareness; refined sensitivity to pleasurable or painful impressions; "cruelty offended his sensibility"

judiciousness collapse: the trait of forming opinions by distinguishing and evaluating; good judgment

pop collapse: a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork; a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring; "in New England they call sodas tonics"; like a pop or with a pop; "everything went pop"; burst open with a sharp, explosive sound; "The balloon popped"; "This popcorn pops quickly in the microwave oven"; cause to burst with a loud, explosive sound; "The child popped the balloon"; fire a weapon with a loud explosive noise; "The soldiers were popping"; take drugs, especially orally; "The man charged with murder popped a valium to calm his nerves"; hit or strike; "He popped me on the head"; hit a pop-fly; "He popped out to shortstop"; release suddenly; "pop the clutch"; put or thrust suddenly and forcefully; "pop the pizza into the microwave oven"; "He popped the petit-four into his mouth"; make a sharp explosive noise; "The cork of the champagne bottle popped"; cause to make a sharp explosive sound; "He popped the champagne bottle"

drought collapse: a shortage of rainfall; "farmers most affected by the drought hope that there may yet be sufficient rain early in the growing season"; a prolonged shortage; "when England defeated Pakistan it ended a ten-year drought"

antibody collapse: any of a large variety of proteins normally present in the body or produced in response to an antigen which it neutralizes, thus producing an immune response

antigen collapse: any substance (as a toxin or enzyme) that stimulates an immune response in the body (especially the production of antibodies)

aesthetic collapse: (philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful; "he despised the esthetic of minimalism"; concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste; "the aesthetic faculties"; "an aesthetic person"; "aesthetic feeling"; "the illustrations made the book an aesthetic success"; aesthetically pleasing; "an artistic flower arrangement"; relating to or dealing with the subject of aesthetics; "aesthetic values"

directness collapse: trueness of course toward a goal; "rivaling a hawk in directness of aim"

clarity collapse: free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression

pass through collapse: cause to move through; "Pass a chemical through a solution"

dipsomania collapse: an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess

aesthetics collapse: (art) the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste (emphasizing the evaluative criteria that are applied to art); "traditional aesthetics assumed the existence of universal and timeless criteria of artistic value"

grace collapse: a disposition to kindness and compassion; "the victor's grace in treating the vanquished"; (Christian theology) the free and unmerited favor or beneficence of God; "God's grace is manifested in the salvation of sinners"; "there but for the grace of God go I"; elegance and beauty of movement or expression; a short prayer of thanks before a meal; (Greek mythology) one of three sisters who were the givers of beauty and charm; a favorite subject for sculptors; (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who under such divine influence; "the conception of grace developed alongside the conception of sin"; "it was debated whether saving grace could be obtained outside the membership of the church"; "the Virgin lived in a state of grace"

virtu collapse: objet d'art collectively (especially fine antiques); artistic quality; love of or taste for fine objects of art

enjoy collapse: have benefit from; "enjoy privileges"; derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in; "She relished her fame and basked in her glory"; have for one's benefit; "The industry enjoyed a boom"

immunity collapse: the quality of being unaffected by something; "immunity to criticism"; (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease

doggerel collapse: a comic verse of irregular measure; "he had heard some silly doggerel that kept running through his mind"

swim collapse: travel through water; "We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore"; "a big fish was swimming in the tank"

naturalness collapse: the likeness of a representation to the thing represented; "engineers strove to increase the naturalness of recorded music"; the quality of being natural or based on natural principles; "he accepted the naturalness of death"; "the spontaneous naturalness of his manner"

unobtrusive collapse: not obtrusive or undesirably noticeable; "a quiet, unobtrusive life of self-denial"

chancre collapse: a small hard painless nodule at the site of entry of a pathogen (as syphilis)

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