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agent collapse: an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect; "their research uncovered new disease agents"; a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission; a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations; any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau; a substance that exerts some force or effect

secret police collapse: a police force that operates in secrecy (usually against persons suspected of treason or sedition)

cortege collapse: the group following and attending to some important person; a funeral procession

hull collapse: the frame or body of ship; a large fishing port in northeastern England; United States diplomat who did the groundwork for creating the United Nations (1871-1955); United States naval officer who commanded the `Constitution' during the War of 1812 and won a series of brilliant victories against the British (1773-1843); persistent enlarged calyx at base of e.g. a strawberry or raspberry; dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut; remove the hulls from; "hull the berries"

theorem collapse: an idea accepted as a demonstrable truth; a proposition deducible from basic postulates

traditionalism collapse: adherence to tradition (especially in cultural or religious matters); strict adherence to traditional methods or teachings; the doctrine that all knowledge was originally derived by divine revelation and that it is transmitted by traditions

mitzvah collapse: (Judaism) a good deed performed out of religious duty; (Judaism) a precept or commandment of the Jewish law

sexism collapse: discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of the opposite sex

capitulation collapse: the act of surrendering (under agreed conditions); "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"; a summary that enumerates the main parts of a topic

ashram collapse: (India) a place of religious retreat for Hindus; a place of religious retreat modeled after the Indian ashram

applicable collapse: readily applicable or practical; capable of being applied; having relevance; "gave applicable examples to support her argument"

most collapse: used to form the superlative; "the king cobra is the most dangerous snake"; very; "a most welcome relief"

John Doe collapse: an unknown or fictitious man who is a party to legal proceedings; a hypothetical average man

zoning collapse: dividing an area into zones or sections reserved for different purposes such as residence and business and manufacturing etc

committee collapse: a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle; a self-constituted organization to promote something

quasar collapse: a starlike object that may send out radio waves and other forms of energy; many have large red shifts

supernova collapse: a star that explodes and becomes extremely luminous in the process

nova collapse: a star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and become more luminous in the process

pulsar collapse: a degenerate neutron star; small and extremely dense; rotates very fast and emits regular pulses of polarized radiation

orb collapse: move in an orbit; "The moon orbits around the Earth"; "The planets are orbiting the sun"; "electrons orbit the nucleus"

decree collapse: a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge); "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there"; issue a decree; "The King only can decree"

constable collapse: a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff; a police officer of the lowest rank; English landscape painter (1776-1837)

heritage collapse: practices that are handed down from the past by tradition; "a heritage of freedom"

stink collapse: be extremely bad in quality or in one's performance; "This term paper stinks!"

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