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doormat collapse: a mat placed outside an exterior door for wiping the shoes before entering

good time collapse: a highly pleasurable or exciting experience; "we had a good time at the party"; "celebrating after the game was a blast"

lightning collapse: the flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere (or something resembling such a flash); can scintillate for a second or more; abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light

surveyor collapse: an engineer who determines the boundaries and elevations of land or structures; someone who conducts a statistical survey

applause collapse: a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together

jab collapse: a quick short straight punch; a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist"; poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"; strike or punch with quick and short blows

happening collapse: an event that happens; taking place; "the parade is still happening"

craps collapse: a gambling game played with two dice; a first throw of 7 or 11 wins and a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses and a first throw of any other number must be repeated to win before a 7 is thrown, which loses the bet and the dice; when two dice are thrown and both come up showing one spot the results is called `craps' or `snake eyes'

dystopia collapse: a work of fiction describing an imaginary place where life is extremely bad because of deprivation or oppression or terror; state in which the condition of life is extremely bad as from deprivation or oppression or terror

Never-Never land collapse: a pleasing country existing only in dreams or imagination

Eden collapse: a beautiful garden where Adam and Eve were placed at the Creation; when they disobeyed and ate the forbidden fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil they were driven from their paradise (the fall of man); any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

libation collapse: the act of pouring a liquid offering (especially wine) as a religious ceremony; a serving (of wine) poured out in honor of a deity; (facetious) a serving of an alcoholic beverage

hazard collapse: an obstacle on a golf course; a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"

orotund collapse: (of sounds) full and rich; "orotund tones"; "the rotund and reverberating phrase"; "pear-shaped vowels"

foreman collapse: a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman"; a man who is foreperson of a jury

scalper collapse: someone who buys something and resells it at a price far above the initial cost; "he got theater tickets through a scalper"

odds collapse: the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring; the ratio by which one better's wager is greater than that of another; "he offered odds of two to one"

bombastic collapse: ostentatiously lofty in style; "a man given to large talk"; "tumid political prose"

portage collapse: carrying boats and supplies overland; overland track between navigable waterways; the cost of carrying or transporting

experiment collapse: the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation; a venture at something new or different; "as an experiment he decided to grow a beard"; the testing of an idea; "it was an experiment in living"; "not all experimentation is done in laboratories"; to conduct a test or investigation; "We are experimenting with the new drug in order to fight this disease"; try something new, as in order to gain experience; "Students experiment sexually"; "The composer experimented with a new style"

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