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climax collapse: the decisive moment in a novel or play; "the deathbed scene is the climax of the play"; arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness; the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding; "the climax of the artist's career"; "in the flood tide of his success"; the most severe stage of a disease

shop collapse: a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services; "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod"; do one's shopping; "She goes shopping every Friday"; shop around; not necessarily buying; "I don't need help, I'm just browsing"

least collapse: something that is of no importance; "it is the least I can do"; "that is the least of my concerns"; used to form the superlative; "The garter snake is the least dangerous snake"

amiss collapse: in an improper or mistaken or unfortunate manner; "if you think him guilty you judge amiss"; "he spoke amiss"; "no one took it amiss when she spoke frankly"

restrict collapse: place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"; place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school"; place under restrictions; limit access to; "This substance is controlled"

below collapse: at a later place; "see below"; in or to a place that is lower; (in writing) see below; "vide infra"

Paul collapse: (New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an apostle; "Paul's name was Saul prior to his conversion to Christianity"; United States feminist (1885-1977)

atomize collapse: break up into small particles; "the fine powder had been atomized by air"; spray very finely; "atomize perfume"

assign collapse: select something or someone for a specific purpose; "The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise"; decide as to where something belongs in a scheme; "The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class"; transfer one's right to; give out or allot; "We were assigned new uniforms"

bench collapse: a long seat for more than one person; (law) the seat for judges in a courtroom; the reserve players on a team; "our team has a strong bench"; the magistrate or judge or judges sitting in court in judicial capacity to compose the court collectively; exhibit on a bench; "bench the poodles at the dog show"; take out of a game; of players

pustule collapse: a small inflamed elevation of skin containing pus; a blister filled with pus

inflect collapse: change the form of a word in accordance as required by the grammatical rules of the language

engrave collapse: carve, cut, or etch a design or letters into; "engrave the pen with the owner's name"; carve, cut, or etch into a block used for printing or print from such a block; "engrave a letter"; impress or affect deeply; "The event engraved itself into her memory"

astonishing collapse: so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm; "such an enormous response was astonishing"; "an astounding achievement"; "the amount of money required was staggering"; "suffered a staggering defeat"; "the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying"

projector collapse: an optical instrument that projects an enlarged image onto a screen; an optical device for projecting a beam of light

rehearsal collapse: (psychology) a form of practice; repetition of information (silently or aloud) in order to keep it in short-term memory; a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert); "he missed too many rehearsals"; "a rehearsal will be held the day before the wedding"

stand still collapse: remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile; "Traffic stood still when the funeral procession passed by"

fundamental collapse: the lowest tone of a harmonic series; being or involving basic facts or principles; "the fundamental laws of the universe"; "a fundamental incomatibility between them"; "these rudimentary truths"; "underlying principles"; far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something; "the fundamental revolution in human values that has occurred"; "the book underwent fundamental changes"; "committed the fundamental error of confusing spending with extravagance"; "profound social changes"

mousetrap collapse: (American football) a play in which a defensive player is allowed to cross the line of scrimmage and then blocked off as the runner goes through the place the lineman vacated; a trap for catching mice

concern collapse: something that interests you because it is important or affects you; "the safety of the ship is the captain's concern"; something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry"; a feeling of sympathy for someone or something; "She felt strong concern for those less fortunate"; an anxious feeling; "care had aged him"; "they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction"; be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant"

terminus collapse: either end of a railroad or bus route; (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome

flaw collapse: defect or weakness in a person's character; "he had his flaws, but he was great nonetheless"; add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective

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