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inconsistent collapse: displaying a lack of consistency; "inconsistent statements cannot both be true at the same time"; "inconsistent with the roadmap"; not capable of being made consistent or harmonious; "inconsistent accounts"

sector collapse: measuring instrument consisting of two graduated arms hinged at one end; a particular aspect of life or activity; "he was helpless in an important sector of his life"; a body of people who form part of society or economy; "the public sector"; a portion of a military position; the minimum track length that can be assigned to store information; unless otherwise specified a sector of data consists of 512 bytes; a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle

cut across collapse: be contrary to ordinary procedure or limitations; "Opinions on bombing the Serbs cut across party lines"

obliterate collapse: remove completely from recognition or memory; "efface the memory of the time in the camps"; do away with completely, without leaving a trace

transept collapse: structure forming the transverse part of a cruciform church; crosses the nave at right angles

electric chair collapse: an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person; "the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair"

double cross collapse: an act of betrayal; "he gave us the old double cross"; "I could no longer tolerate his impudent double-crossing"; betray by double-dealing

roughly collapse: with rough motion as over a rough surface; "ride rough"; with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly'); "he was pushed roughly aside"; "they treated him rough"

fractious collapse: unpredictably difficult in operation; likely to be troublesome; "rockets were much too fractious to be tested near thickly populated areas"; "fractious components of a communication system"; stubbornly resistant to authority or control; "a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness"; "a refractory child"

collate collapse: compare critically; of texts; to assemble in proper sequence; "collate the papers"

scaffold collapse: a temporary arrangement erected around a building for convenience of workers; a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded); provide with a scaffold for support; "scaffold the building before painting it"

Eurasian collapse: a person of mixed European and Asian descent; relating to, or coming from, Europe and Asia; "His mother was Eurasian, and his father Chinese"; "the Eurasian landmass is the largest in the world"

quadroon collapse: an offspring of a Mulatto and a White parent; a person who is one-quarter Black

octoroon collapse: an offspring of a Quadroon and a White parent; a person who is one-eighth Black

mestizo collapse: a person of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry)

white elephant collapse: albinic Indian elephant; rare and sometimes venerated in east Asia; a valuable possession whose upkeep is excessively expensive

detective collapse: a police officer who investigates crimes; an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public

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