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titillate collapse: excite pleasurably or erotically; "A titillating story appeared in the usually conservative magazine"

activate collapse: make active or more active; "activate an old file"; make (substances) radioactive; aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter; make more adsorptive; "activate a metal"

current collapse: a steady flow (usually from natural causes); "the raft floated downstream on the current"; "he felt a stream of air"; a flow of electricity through a conductor; "the current was measured in amperes"; occurring in or belonging to the present time; "current events"; "the current topic"; "current negotiations"; "current psychoanalytic theories"; "the ship's current position"

documentary collapse: a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event; relating to or consisting of or derived from documents

flight collapse: a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports; "I took the noon flight to Chicago"; an instance of traveling by air; "flying was still an exciting adventure for him"; a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next; passing above and beyond ordinary bounds; "a flight of fancy"; "flights of rhetoric"; "flights of imagination"; an air force unit smaller than a squadron; a formation of aircraft in flight; a flock of flying birds; fly in a flock; "flighting wild geese"; shoot a bird in flight

sunstroke collapse: sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heat

bloodshed collapse: the shedding of blood resulting in murder; "he avenged the bloodshed of his kinsmen"

motion sickness collapse: the state of being dizzy or nauseated because of the motions that occur while traveling in or on a moving vehicle

emulsion collapse: a light-sensitive coating on paper or film; consists of fine grains of silver bromide suspended in a gelatin; (chemistry) a colloid in which both phases are liquids; "an oil-in-water emulsion"

motivation collapse: the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior; "we did not understand his motivation"; "he acted with the best of motives"; the act of motivating; providing incentive; the condition of being motivated; "his motivation was at a high level"

turning collapse: act of changing in practice or custom; "the law took many turnings over the years"; the activity of shaping something on a lathe; the end-product created by shaping something on a lathe; a movement in a new direction; "the turning of the wind"; a shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe

meter collapse: any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity; rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration; (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse; the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards); measure with a meter; "meter the flow of water"; stamp with a meter indicating the postage; "meter the mail"

spin collapse: a distinctive interpretation (especially as used by politicians to sway public opinion); "the campaign put a favorable spin on the story"; a short drive in a car; "he took the new car for a spin"; the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting"; a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile); prolong or extend; "spin out a visit"; twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation; "The President's spokesmen had to spin the story to make it less embarrassing"; work natural fibers into a thread; "spin silk"; form a web by making a thread; "spiders spin a fine web"; make up a story; "spin a yarn"; revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"; stream in jets, of liquids; "The creek spun its course through the woods"

enchantment collapse: a magical spell; a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation

importune collapse: beg persistently and urgently; "I importune you to help them"

revolution collapse: the overthrow of a government by those who are governed; a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving; "the industrial revolution was also a cultural revolution"

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