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web collapse: membrane connecting the toes of some aquatic birds and mammals; an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim; a fabric (especially a fabric in the process of being woven); an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving; "the trees cast a delicate web of shadows over the lawn"; construct or form a web, as if by weaving

kite collapse: any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals; plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper; flown in wind at end of a string; a bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float; a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value; fly a kite; "Kids were kiting in the park"; "They kited the Red Dragon model"; soar or fly like a kite; "The pilot kited for a long time over the mountains"; get credit or money by using a bad check; "The businessman kited millions of dollars"; increase the amount (of a check) fraudulently; "He kited many checks"

newsletter collapse: report or open letter giving informal or confidential news of interest to a special group

lame collapse: a fabric interwoven with threads of metal; "she wore a gold lame dress"

miasma collapse: unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources; "the miasma of the marshes"; "a miasma of cigar smoke"; an unwholesome atmosphere; "the novel spun a miasma of death and decay"

oppress collapse: come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists"

discredit collapse: cause to be distrusted or disbelieved; "The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary"; damage the reputation of; "This newspaper story discredits the politicians"

insist collapse: assert to be true; "The letter asserts a free society"; be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge; "I must insist!"

sulfurous collapse: of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur

collectivize collapse: bring under collective control; of farms and industrial enterprises

contaminated collapse: rendered unwholesome by contaminants and pollution; "had to boil the contaminated water"; "polluted lakes and streams"; corrupted by contact or association; "contaminated evidence"; contaminated with infecting organisms; "dirty wounds"; "obliged to go into infected rooms"- Jane Austen

nationalize collapse: put under state control or ownership; "Mitterand nationalized the banks"; make national in character or scope; "His heroic deeds were nationalized by the press"

communize collapse: make into property owned by the state; "The new government communized all banks"; make Communist or bring in accord with Communist principles; "communize the government"

recreant collapse: having deserted a cause or principle; "some provinces had proved recreant"; "renegade supporters of the usurper"

rancid collapse: (used of decomposing oils or fats) having a rank smell or taste usually due to a chemical change or decomposition; "rancid butter"; "rancid bacon"

tamp collapse: a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)

putrid collapse: morally corrupt or evil; "the putrid atmosphere of the court"; in an advanced state of decomposition and having a foul odor; "horrible like raw and putrid flesh"- Somerset Maugham; of or relating to or attended by putrefaction; "putrid decomposition"

odorous collapse: having odor or a characteristic odor; "odorous jasmine flowers"; "odorous garbage"; "fresh odorous bread"

depress collapse: lessen the activity or force of; "The rising inflation depressed the economy"; lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"; lower (prices or markets); "The glut of oil depressed gas prices"

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