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alcohol collapse: a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent; "alcohol (or drink) ruined him"; any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation

distress collapse: the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim; "Originally distress was a landlord's remedy against a tenant for unpaid rents or property damage but now the landlord is given a landlord's lien"; psychological suffering; "the death of his wife caused him great distress"; extreme physical pain; "the patient appeared to be in distress"; a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need); "a ship in distress"; "she was the classic maiden in distress"; cause mental pain to; "The news of her child's illness distressed the mother"

red collapse: red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood; a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows eastward from Texas along the southern boundary of Oklahoma and through Louisiana; red with or characterized by blood; "waving our red weapons o'er our heads"- Shakespeare; "The Red Badge of Courage"; "the red rules of tooth and claw"- P.B.Sears; of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

nuisance collapse: (law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive

purist collapse: someone who insists on great precision and correctness (especially in the use of words)

weight collapse: an artifact that is heavy; sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; it is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms; the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity; the relative importance granted to something; "his opinion carries great weight"; "the progression implied an increasing weightiness of the items listed"; an oppressive feeling of heavy force; "bowed down by the weight of responsibility"; (statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance

gall collapse: abnormal swelling of plant tissue caused by insects or microorganisms or injury; a skin sore caused by chafing; irritate or vex; "It galls me that we lost the suit"

defendant collapse: a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused

blue collapse: any of numerous small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae; blue clothing; "she was wearing blue"; blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime; "he had eyes of bright blue"; any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue; "the Union army was a vast blue"; causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather"; of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky; "October's bright blue weather"- Helen Hunt Jackson; "a blue flame"; "blue haze of tobacco smoke"; low in spirits; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted"; used to signify the Union forces in the American Civil War (who wore blue uniforms); "a ragged blue line"; suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip"; turn blue

rightist collapse: a member of a right wing political party; believing in or supporting tenets of the political right

litigant collapse: (law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation; "plaintiffs and defendants are both litigants"

affecting collapse: arousing affect; "the homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene"; "poignant grief cannot endure forever"; "his gratitude was simple and touching"

stinker collapse: anything that gives off an offensive odor (especially a cheap cigar)

almond collapse: oval-shaped edible seed of the almond tree; small bushy deciduous tree native to Asia and North Africa having pretty pink blossoms and highly prized edible nuts enclosed in a hard green hull; cultivated in southern Australia and California

jealous collapse: suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival; "a jealous lover"

trouble collapse: an effort that is inconvenient; "I went to a lot of trouble"; "he won without any trouble"; "had difficulty walking"; "finished the test only with great difficulty"; a source of difficulty; "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what's the problem?"; an event causing distress or pain; "what is the trouble?"; "heart trouble"; an unwanted pregnancy; "he got several girls in trouble"; to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but..."

unwelcome collapse: not welcome; "unwelcome publicity"; not welcome; not giving pleasure or received with pleasure; "unwelcome publicity"; "unwelcome interruptions"; "unwelcome visitors"

negativist collapse: someone who refuses to do what is asked or does the opposite of what is asked

depressing collapse: causing or suggestive of sorrow or gloom; "a gloomy outlook"; "gloomy news"

caustic collapse: any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue; of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action

peanut collapse: pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms; a young child who is small for his age; widely cultivated American plant cultivated in tropical and warm regions; showy yellow flowers on stalks that bend over to the soil so that seed pods ripen underground; underground pod of the peanut vine

unattractive collapse: lacking beauty or charm; "as unattractive as most mining regions"; lacking power to arouse interest; "being unemployed is a most unattractive prospect"; not appealing to the senses; "untempting food"

bitter end collapse: (nautical) the inboard end of a line or cable especially the end that is wound around a bitt; the final extremity (however unpleasant it may be); "he was determined to fight to the bitter end"

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