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affectionate collapse: having or displaying warmth or affection; "affectionate children"; "caring parents"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace"

parental collapse: relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent; "parental guidance"; designating the generation of organisms from which hybrid offspring are produced

gregarious collapse: instinctively or temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others; "he is a gregarious person who avoids solitude"; (of animals) tending to form a group with others of the same species; "gregarious bird species"; (of plants) growing in groups that are close together

sill collapse: structural member consisting of a continuous horizontal timber forming the lowest member of a framework or supporting structure; (geology) a flat (usually horizontal) mass of igneous rock between two layers of older sedimentary rock

enjoy collapse: have benefit from; "enjoy privileges"; derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in; "She relished her fame and basked in her glory"; have for one's benefit; "The industry enjoyed a boom"

courteous collapse: characterized by courtesy and gracious good manners; "if a man be gracious and courteous to strangers it shows he is a citizen of the world"-Francis Bacon; exhibiting courtesy and politeness; "a nice gesture"

victimization collapse: adversity resulting from being made a victim; "his victimization infuriated him"

adoring collapse: extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent; "adoring grandparents"; "deceiving her preoccupied and doting husband with a young captain"; "hopelessly spoiled by a fond mother"; showing adoration

rudiment collapse: the remains of a body part that was functional at an earlier stage of life; "Meckel's diverticulum is the rudiment of the embryonic yolk sac"; the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural); "he mastered only the rudiments of geometry"

uncritical collapse: not critical; not tending to find or call attention to errors; "a devoted and almost uncritical admirer"; marked by disregard for critical standards or procedures; "news sources reflected uncritical estimates of the number of juvenile addicts"

social collapse: marked by friendly companionship with others; "a social cup of coffee"; living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups; "a human being is a social animal"; "mature social behavior"; tending to move or live together in groups or colonies of the same kind; "ants are social insects"; composed of sociable people or formed for the purpose of sociability; "a purely social club"; "the church has a large social hall"; "a social director"; relating to human society and its members; "social institutions"; "societal evolution"; "societal forces"; "social legislation"; relating to or belonging to or characteristic of high society; "made fun of her being so social and high-toned"; "a social gossip colum"; "the society page"

self-deception collapse: a misconception that is favorable to the person who holds it

credulous collapse: disposed to believe on little evidence; "the gimmick would convince none but the most credulous"; showing a lack of judgment or experience; "so credulous he believes everything he reads"

groundwork collapse: preliminary preparation as a basis or foundation; "we are prepared today because of groundwork that was done ten years ago"

entrapment collapse: a defense that claims the defendant would not have broken the law if not tricked into doing it by law enforcement officials

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