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shark collapse: any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales; a person who is unusually skilled in certain ways; "a card shark"; a person who is ruthless and greedy and dishonest; hunt shark; play the shark; act with trickery

terrain collapse: a piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; "they decided to attack across the rocky terrain"

harpoon collapse: a spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing; used for catching large fish or whales; a strong line is attached to it; spear with a harpoon; "harpoon whales"

clearing collapse: the act of removing solid particles from a liquid; the act of freeing from suspicion; a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area

unproductive collapse: not producing desired results; "the talks between labor and management were unproductive"; not producing or capable of producing; "elimination of high-cost or unproductive industries"

Zion collapse: originally a stronghold captured by David (the 2nd king of the Israelites); above it was built a temple and later the name extended to the whole hill; finally it became a synonym for the city of Jerusalem; "the inhabitants of Jerusalem are personified as `the daughter of Zion'"

birthplace collapse: the place where someone was born; where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence; "the birthplace of civilization"

brush collapse: contact with something dangerous or undesirable; "I had a brush with danger on my way to work"; "he tried to avoid any brushes with the police"; the act of brushing your hair; "he gave his hair a quick brush"; the act of brushing your teeth; "the dentist recommended two brushes a day"; a minor short-term fight; an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle; conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor; momentary contact; a dense growth of bushes; remove with or as if with a brush; "brush away the crumbs"; "brush the dust from the jacket"; "brush aside the objections"; touch lightly and briefly; "He brushed the wall lightly"; rub with a brush, or as if with a brush; "Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket"; clean with a brush; "She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet"; cover by brushing; "brush the bread with melted butter"; sweep across or over; "Her long skirt brushed the floor"; "A gasp swept cross the audience"

feckless collapse: generally incompetent and ineffectual; "feckless attempts to repair the plumbing"; "inept handling of the account"; not fit to assume responsibility

tract collapse: a system of body parts that together serve some particular purpose; a brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form of a booklet; an extended area of land

unoriginal collapse: not original; not being or productive of something fresh and unusual; "the manuscript contained unoriginal emendations"; "his life had been unoriginal, conforming completely to the given pattern"- Gwethalyn Graham

soil collapse: the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock

manor collapse: the mansion of a lord or wealthy person; the landed estate of a lord (including the house on it)

clay collapse: United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852); United States general who commanded United States forces in Europe from 1945 to 1949 and who oversaw the Berlin airlift (1897-1978); a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired

mundane collapse: belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; "not a fairy palace; yet a mundane wonder of unimagined kind"; "so terrene a being as himself"; concerned with the world or worldly matters; "mundane affairs"; "he developed an immense terrestrial practicality"

useless collapse: having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully; "a kitchen full of useless gadgets"; "she is useless in an emergency"

forest collapse: the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area; land that is covered with trees and shrubs

pasture collapse: a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock

desert collapse: arid land with little or no vegetation; located in a dismal or remote area; desolate; "a desert island"; "a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"; "a wild stretch of land"; "waste places"

territory collapse: an area of knowledge or interest; "his questions covered a lot of territory"; the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state; "American troops were stationed on Japanese soil"

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