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ripen collapse: grow ripe; "The plums ripen in July"; cause to ripen or develop fully; "The sun ripens the fruit"; "Age matures a good wine"

majority collapse: the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part; "the majority of his customers prefer it"; "the bulk of the work is finished"; (elections) more than half of the votes; the age at which persons are considered competent to manage their own affairs

shading collapse: a gradation involving small or imperceptible differences between grades; graded markings that indicate light or shaded areas in a drawing or painting

seasoned collapse: rendered competent through trial and experience; "troops seasoned in combat"; "a seasoned traveler"; "veteran steadiness"; "a veteran officer"; aged or processed; "seasoned wood"

scintillation collapse: the twinkling of the stars caused when changes in the density of the earth's atmosphere produce uneven refraction of starlight; a brilliant display of wit; (physics) a flash of light that is produced in a phosphor when it absorbs a photon or ionizing particle

burgeon collapse: grow and flourish; "The burgeoning administration"; "The burgeoning population"

parch collapse: cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat; "The sun parched the earth"

manhood collapse: the status of being a man; the state of being a man; manly qualities

aged collapse: people who are old collectively; "special arrangements were available for the aged"; (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable); of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (`aged' pronounced as one syllable); "mature well-aged cheeses"; advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables); "aged members of the society"; "elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper"; "senior citizen"; at an advanced stage of erosion (pronounced as one syllable); "aged rocks"

radiator collapse: a mechanism consisting of a metal honeycomb through which hot fluids circulate; heat is transferred from the fluid through the honeycomb to the airstream that is created either by the motion of the vehicle or by a fan; heater consisting of a series of pipes for circulating steam or hot water to heat rooms or buildings; any object that radiates energy

bake collapse: cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven; "bake the potatoes"; prepare with dry heat in an oven; "bake a cake"

maturity collapse: state of being mature; full development; the date on which a financial obligation must be repaid

virility collapse: the masculine property of being capable of copulation and procreation

scald collapse: the act of burning with steam or hot water; a burn cause by hot liquid or steam; burn with a hot liquid or steam; "She scalded her hands when she turned on the faucet and hot water came out"; heat to the boiling point; "scald the milk"; treat with boiling water; "scald tomatoes so that they can be peeled"

flowery collapse: marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details; "a flowery speech"; "ornate rhetoric taught out of the rule of Plato"-John Milton; of or relating to or suggestive of flowers; "a flowery hat"; "flowery wine"

fatten collapse: make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child"

mellow collapse: having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience; "mellow wisdom"; "the peace of mellow age"; having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience; "mellow wisdom"; "the peace of mellow age"; having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging; "a mellow port"; "mellowed fruit"; make or grow (more) mellow; "These apples need to mellow a bit more"; "The sun mellowed the fruit"; become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial; "With age, he mellowed"; soften, make mellow; "Age and experience mellowed him over the years"

suffocate collapse: feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air; "The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating"; be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow"; suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of; "His job suffocated him"; become stultified, suppressed, or stifled; "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village"; impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"

definition collapse: clarity of outline; "exercise had give his muscles superior definition"; a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol

smolder collapse: burn slowly and without a flame; "a smoldering fire"; have strong suppressed feelings

simmer collapse: temperature just below the boiling point; "the stew remained at a simmer for hours"; boil slowly at low temperature; "simmer the sauce"; "simmering water"

sprout collapse: a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed); any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud; put forth and grow sprouts or shoots; "the plant sprouted early this year"

flare up collapse: ignite quickly and suddenly, especially after having died down; "the fire flared up and died down once again"

mature collapse: fully considered and perfected; "mature plans"; having reached full natural growth or development; "a mature cell"; characteristic of maturity; "mature for her age"; develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast"; become due for repayment; "These bonds mature in 2005"; develop and work out fully in one's mind; "I need to mature my thoughts"

fry collapse: English dramatist noted for his comic verse dramas (born 1907); English painter and art critic (1866-1934); cook on a hot surface using fat; "fry the pancakes"; be excessively hot; "If the children stay out on the beach for another hour, they'll be fried"

fitness collapse: the condition of being suitable; "they had to prove their fitness for the position"; the quality of being qualified; good physical condition; being in shape or in condition

garden collapse: a plot of ground where plants are cultivated; a yard or lawn adjoining a house; the flowers or vegetables or fruits or herbs that are cultivated in a garden; work in the garden; "My hobby is gardening"

ripe collapse: at the highest point of development especially in judgment or knowledge; "a ripe mind"; fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used; "ripe peaches"; "full-bodied mature wines"

tenderness collapse: a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling; warm compassionate feelings; a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched); "the best results are generally obtained by inserting the needle into the point of maximum tenderness"; "after taking a cold, rawness of the larynx and trachea come on"

grid collapse: a cooking utensil of parallel metal bars; used to grill fish or meat; an electrode placed between the cathode and anode of a vacuum tube to control the flow of electrons through the tube; a network of horizontal and vertical lines that provide coordinates for locating points on an image

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