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undertaking collapse: any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings"; the trade of a funeral director

account collapse: the quality of taking advantage; "she turned her writing skills to good account"; importance or value; "a person of considerable account"; "he predicted that although it is of small account now it will rapidly increase in importance"; a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance; "they send me an accounting every month"; a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services; "he asked to see the executive who handled his account"; furnish a justifying analysis or explanation; "I can't account for the missing money"; keep an account of; be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something; "Passing grades account for half of the grades given in this exam"

romanticism collapse: impractical romantic ideals and attitudes; an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure); a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization; "Romanticism valued imagination and emotion over rationality"

description collapse: sort or variety; "every description of book was there"; a statement that represents something in words; the act of describing something

bleeding heart collapse: someone who is excessively sympathetic toward those who claim to be exploited or underprivileged; garden plant having deep-pink drooping heart-shaped flowers

scoop collapse: a large ladle; "he used a scoop to serve the ice cream"; the shovel or bucket of dredge or backhoe; the quantity a scoop will hold; a hollow concave shape made by removing something; take out or up with or as if with a scoop; "scoop the sugar out of the container"

allegorize collapse: make into an allegory; "The story was allegorized over time"; interpret as an allegory

invention collapse: the act of inventing; a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation; the creation of something in the mind

fame collapse: the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed; favorable public reputation

deed collapse: a notable achievement; "he performed a great deed"; "the book was her finest effort"; a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it; "he signed the deed"; "he kept the title to his car in the glove compartment"

other collapse: very unusual; different in character or quality from the normal or expected; "a strange, other dimension...where his powers seemed to fail"- Lance Morrow; not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied; "today isn't any other day"- the White Queen; "the construction of highways and other public works"; "he asked for other employment"; "any other person would tell the truth"; "his other books are still in storage"; "then we looked at the other house"; "hearing was good in his other ear"; "the other sex"; "she lived on the other side of the street from me"; "went in the other direction"

epic collapse: very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale); "an epic voyage"; "of heroic proportions"; "heroic sculpture"; constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic; "epic tradition"

stratum collapse: one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)

coauthor collapse: a writer who collaborates with others in writing something

riot collapse: a public act of violence by an unruly mob; take part in a riot; disturb the public peace by engaging in a riot; "Students were rioting everywhere in 1968"

fortune collapse: a large amount of wealth or prosperity; your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion"

experience collapse: the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities; "a man of experience"; "experience is the best teacher"; the content of direct observation or participation in an event; "he had a religious experience"; "he recalled the experience vividly"; an event as apprehended; "a surprising experience"; "that painful experience certainly got our attention"; go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "undergo a strange sensation"; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling"; go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam"

fact collapse: a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred; "first you must collect all the facts of the case"; a concept whose truth can be proved; "scientific hypotheses are not facts"; a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened; "he supported his argument with an impressive array of facts"; an event known to have happened or something known to have existed; "your fears have no basis in fact"; "how much of the story is fact and how much fiction is hard to tell"

works collapse: performance of moral or religious acts; "salvation by deeds"; "the reward for good works"; the internal mechanism of a device

national anthem collapse: a song formally adopted as the anthem for a nation

scriptwriter collapse: someone who writes scripts for plays or movies or broadcast dramas

effort collapse: use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion"

endeavor collapse: attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy"

occasion collapse: reason; "there was no occasion for complaint"; an opportunity to do something; "there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill"; the time of a particular event; "on the occasion of his 60th birthday"; give occasion to

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