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back and forth collapse: moving from one place to another and back again; "he traveled back and forth between Los Angeles and New York"; "the treetops whipped to and fro in a frightening manner"; "the old man just sat on the porch and rocked back and forth all day"

unenthusiastic collapse: not enthusiastic; lacking excitement or ardor; "an unenthusiastic performance by the orchestra"; "unenthusiastic applause"

belated collapse: after the expected or usual time; delayed; "a belated birthday card"; "I'm late for the plane"; "the train is late"; "tardy children are sent to the principal"; "always tardy in making dental appointments"

ago collapse: gone by; or in the past; "two years ago"; "`agone' is an archaic word for `ago'"; in the past; "long ago"; "sixty years ago my grandfather came to the U.S."

mongoloid collapse: a person suffering from Down syndrome (no longer used technically in this sense); a member of the Mongoloid race; of or relating to or suffering from Down syndrome;; of or pertaining to or characteristic of one of the traditional racial division of humankind including especially peoples of central and eastern Asia; characteristic of or resembling a Mongol; "the mongoloid epicanthic fold"

mentally retarded collapse: people collectively who are mentally retarded; "he started a school for the retarded"

frequency collapse: the number of observations in a given statistical category; the ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category to the total number of observations; the number of occurrences within a given time period; "the frequency of modulation was 40 cycles per second"; "the frequency of his seizures increased as he grew older"

mainstream collapse: the prevailing current of thought; "his thinking was in the American mainstream"

rhythm collapse: recurring at regular intervals; the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements; "the rhythm of Frost's poetry"; the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music; "the piece has a fast rhythm"; "the conductor set the beat"

drift collapse: a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine; "they dug a drift parallel with the vein"; the pervading meaning or tenor; "caught the general drift of the conversation"; a general tendency to change (as of opinion); "not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book"; "a broad movement of the electorate to the right"; something that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents; a force that moves something along; the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane); a process of linguistic change over a period of time; be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current; "snow drifting several feet high"; "sand drifting like snow"; be subject to fluctuation; "The stock market drifted upward"; drive slowly and far afield for grazing; "drift the cattle herds westwards"; cause to be carried by a current; "drift the boats downstream"; move in an unhurried fashion; "The unknown young man drifted among the invited guests"; vary or move from a fixed point or course; "stock prices are drifting higher"

goad collapse: a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something; "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves"; stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick; urge with or as if with a goad

childish collapse: indicating a lack of maturity; "childish tantrums"; "infantile behavior"

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

dynamics collapse: the branch of mechanics concerned with the forces that cause motions of bodies

disinclined collapse: unwilling because of mild dislike or disapproval; "disinclined to say anything to anybody"

retrospective collapse: an exhibition of a representative selection of an artist's life work; concerned with or related to the past; "retrospective self-justification"

impelling collapse: markedly effective as if by emotional pressure; "impelling skill as a teller of tales"; "an impelling personality"

body language collapse: communication via the movements or attitudes of the body

benighted collapse: lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture; "this benighted country"; "benighted ages of barbarism and superstition"; "the dark ages"; "a dark age in the history of education"; overtaken by night or darkness; "benighted (or nighted) travelers hurrying toward home"

unwilling collapse: in spite of contrary volition; not disposed or inclined toward; "an unwilling assistant"

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