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details collapse: true confidential information; "after the trial he gave us the real details"

continuity collapse: the property of a continuous and connected period of time; a detailed script used in making a film in order to avoid discontinuities from shot to shot; uninterrupted connection or union

background collapse: (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear; a person's social heritage: previous experience or training; "he is a lawyer with a sports background"; information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem; "the embassy filled him in on the background of the incident"; the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground; "he posed her against a background of rolling hills"; relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation; "when the rain came he could hear the sound of thunder in the background"; extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured; "they got a bad connection and could hardly hear one another over the background signals"; understate the importance or quality of; "he played down his royal ancestry"

verdict collapse: (law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment

altarpiece collapse: a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table

denouement collapse: the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work; the outcome of a complex sequence of events

coincidence collapse: the quality of occupying the same position or area in space; "he waited for the coincidence of the target and the cross hairs"; an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental

proceeding collapse: (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked

duet collapse: a musical composition for two performers; two performers or singers who perform together

printmaking collapse: artistic design and manufacture of prints as woodcuts or silkscreens

improvisation collapse: an unplanned expedient; a creation spoken or written or composed extemporaneously (without prior preparation)

recognition collapse: designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body; "he was unable to make his motion because he couldn't get recognition by the chairman"; the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering; "a politician whose recall of names was as remarkable as his recognition of faces"; "experimental psychologists measure the elapsed time from the onset of the stimulus to its recognition by the observer"; an acceptance (as of a claim) as true and valid; "the recognition of the Rio Grande as a boundary between Mexico and the United States"; approval; "give her recognition for trying"; "he was given credit for his work"; "give her credit for trying"; "the credits were given at the end of the film"; the explicit and formal acknowledgement of a government or of the national independence of a country; "territorial disputes were resolved in Guatemala's recognition of Belize in 1991"; (biology) the ability of one molecule to attach to another molecule that has a complementary shape; "molecular recognition drives all of biology, for instance, hormone and receptor or antibody-antigen interactions or the organization of molecules into larger biologically active entities"; the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged; "the partners were delighted with the recognition of their work"; "she seems to avoid much in the way of recognition or acknowledgement of feminist work prior to her own"

navel collapse: scar where the umbilical cord was attached; the center point or middle of something

methodology collapse: the system of methods followed in a particular discipline; the branch of philosophy that analyzes the principles and procedures of inquiry in a particular discipline

activism collapse: a policy of taking direct and militant action to achieve a political or social goal

spontaneity collapse: the quality of being spontaneous and coming from natural feelings without constraint; "the spontaneity of his laughter"

likeness collapse: picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing; similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things; "man created God in his own likeness"

troika collapse: a Russian carriage pulled by three horses abreast; a modern Russian triumvirate

particularization collapse: an individualized description of a particular instance

morale collapse: a state of individual psychological well-being based upon a sense of confidence and usefulness and purpose

architecture collapse: the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect; an architectural product or work; the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use"

delayed collapse: caused to be slower or later; "the delayed plane finally arrived"; not as far along as normal in development

militate collapse: have force or influence; bring about an effect or change; "Politeness militated against this opinion being expressed"

harmonium collapse: a free-reed instrument in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows

limber up collapse: make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity

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