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pleasure principle collapse: (psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the id; the principle that an infant seeks gratification and fails to distinguish fantasy from reality

neighbor collapse: a nearby object of the same kind; "Fort Worth is a neighbor of Dallas"; "what is the closest neighbor to the Earth?"; a person who lives (or is located) near another; be located near or adjacent to; "Pakistan neighbors India"; live or be located as a neighbor; "the neighboring house"

procurator collapse: (ancient Rome) someone employed by the Roman Emperor to manage finance and taxes

psyche collapse: (Greek mythology) a beautiful princess loved by Cupid who visited her at night and told her she must not try to see him; became the personification of the soul

amicus curiae collapse: an adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a party to the case; usually someone who wants to influence the outcome of a lawsuit involving matters of wide public interest

anima collapse: (Jungian psychology) the inner self (not the external persona) that is in touch with the unconscious

backup collapse: (computer science) a copy of a file or directory on a separate storage device; "he made a backup in case the original was accidentally damaged or erased"; an accumulation caused by clogging or a stoppage; "a traffic backup on the main street"; "he discovered a backup in the toilet"

selfishness collapse: stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others

acquaintance collapse: personal knowledge or information about someone or something; a person with whom you are acquainted; "I have trouble remembering the names of all my acquaintances"; "we are friends of the family"; a relationship less intimate than friendship

auxiliary collapse: functioning in a subsidiary or supporting capacity; "the main library and its auxiliary branches"

geld collapse: cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses); "the vet gelded the young horse"

vicar collapse: a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman; (Church of England) a clergyman appointed to act as priest of a parish; (Episcopal Church) a clergyman in charge of a chapel

pendant collapse: an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring)

exponent collapse: a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself; someone who expounds and interprets or explains

cognate collapse: a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language; having the same ancestral language; "cognate languages"

understudy collapse: an actor able to replace a regular performer when required; be an understudy or alternate for a role

repository collapse: a burial vault (usually for some famous person); a person to whom a secret is entrusted

lover collapse: a person who loves or is loved; a significant other to whom you are not related by marriage

vice collapse: a specific form of evildoing; "vice offends the moral standards of the community"

self-preservation collapse: preservation of yourself from harm; a natural or instinctive tendency

obverse collapse: the side of a coin or medal bearing the principal stamp or design; the more conspicuous of two alternatives or cases or sides; "the obverse of this issue"

coordinate collapse: a number that identifies a position relative to an axis; of equal importance, rank, or degree; bring into common action, movement, or condition; "coordinate the painters, masons, and plumbers"; "coordinate his actions with that of his colleagues"; "coordinate our efforts"; be co-ordinated; "These activities coordinate well"

sterilize collapse: make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized"; make free from bacteria

substitute collapse: a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another; an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced; put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items; "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"; "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk"; be a substitute; "The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague"; "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet"; act as a substitute; "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold"

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