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foghorn collapse: a warning device consisting of a horn that generates a loud low tone; a loud low warning signal that can be heard by fogbound ships

green light collapse: permission to proceed with a project or to take action; "the gave the green light for construction to begin"; a signal to proceed

peat collapse: partially carbonized vegetable matter saturated with water; can be used as a fuel when dried

propane collapse: colorless gas found in natural gas and petroleum; used as a fuel

natural gas collapse: a fossil fuel in the gaseous state; used for cooking and heating homes

octane collapse: any isomeric saturated hydrocarbon found in petroleum and used as a fuel and solvent

inhibition collapse: (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires; the quality of being inhibited; (physiology) the process whereby nerves can retard or prevent the functioning of an organ or part; "the inhibition of the heart by the vagus nerve"

frontage collapse: the extent of the front of shop or plot of land (as along a street or river etc); the direction in which something (such as a building) faces

wigwag collapse: signal by or as if by a flag or light waved according to a code; send a signal by waving a flag or a light according to a certain code

philosophy collapse: any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation; "self-indulgence was his only philosophy"; "my father's philosophy of child-rearing was to let mother do it"; the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics

aplomb collapse: great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool"

pragmatism collapse: (philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value

injunction collapse: (law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity; "injunction were formerly obtained by writ but now by a judicial order"; a formal command or admonition

public opinion collapse: a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people; "he asked for a poll of public opinion"

mechanism collapse: the technical aspects of doing something; "a mechanism of social control"; "mechanisms of communication"; "the mechanics of prose style"; device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function; (philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes; a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function; "the mechanism of the ear"; "the mechanism of infection"; the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction; "he determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical reactions"

fuel collapse: a substance that can be consumed to produce energy; "more fuel is needed during the winter months"; "they developed alternative fuels for aircraft"; stimulate; "fuel the debate on creationism"; take in fuel, as of a ship; "The tanker fueled in Bahrain"; provide with a combustible substance that provides energy; "fuel aircraft, ships, and cars"; provide with fuel; "Oil fires the furnace"

empiricism collapse: the application of empirical methods in any art or science; (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience

buoy collapse: bright-colored; a float attached by rope to the seabed to mark channels in a harbor or underwater hazards; mark with a buoy; keep afloat; "The life vest buoyed him up"; float on the surface of water

contraception collapse: birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery

lightning collapse: the flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere (or something resembling such a flash); can scintillate for a second or more; abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light

leer collapse: a suggestive or sneering look or grin; look suggestively or obliquely; look or gaze with a sly, immodest, or malign expression; "The men leered at the young women on the beach"

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