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Waterloo collapse: the battle on 18 June 1815 in which Prussian and British forces under Blucher and the Duke of Wellington routed the French forces under Napoleon; a final crushing defeat; "he met his waterloo"; a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat

augmentation collapse: the act of augmenting; the statement of a theme in notes of greater duration (usually twice the length of the original); the amount by which something increases

besides collapse: making an additional point; anyway; "I don't want to go to a restaurant; besides, we can't afford it"; "she couldn't shelter behind him all the time and in any case he wasn't always with her"; in addition; "he has a Mercedes, too"

inter alia collapse: among other things; "the committee recommended, inter alia, that he be promoted"

eviction collapse: the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law; action by a landlord that compels a tenant to leave the premises (as by rendering the premises unfit for occupancy); no physical expulsion or legal process is involved

furthermore collapse: in addition; "computer chess games are getting cheaper all the time; furthermore, their quality is improving"; "the cellar was dark; moreover, mice nested there"; "what is more, there's no sign of a change"

similarly collapse: in like or similar manner; "He was similarly affected"; "some people have little power to do good, and have likewise little strength to resist evil"- Samuel Johnson

downcast collapse: a ventilation shaft through which air enters a mine; directed downward; "a downcast glance"

gown collapse: a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions; outerwear consisting of a long flowing garment used for official or ceremonial occasions; protective garment worn by surgeons during operations; the members of a university as distinguished from the other residents of the town in which the university is located; "the relations between town and gown are always sensitive"; dress in a gown

evict collapse: expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process; "The landlord evicted the tenants after they had not paid the rent for four months"; expel or eject without recourse to legal process; "The landlord wanted to evict the tenants so he banged on the pipes every morning at 3 a.m."

tasting collapse: taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality; "cooking was fine but it was the savoring that he enjoyed most"; a small amount (especially of food or wine)

shoe collapse: footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material; (card games) a case from which playing cards are dealt one at a time; furnish with shoes; "the children were well shoed"

ouster collapse: the act of ejecting someone or forcing them out; a wrongful dispossession; a person who ousts or supplants someone else

turn off collapse: cause to feel intense dislike or distaste; make a turn; "turn off at the parking area"

midshipman collapse: a temporary rank held by young naval officers in training

farther collapse: more distant in especially space or time; "they live in the farther house"; to or at a greater distance in time or space (`farther' is used more frequently than `further' in this physical sense); "farther north"; "moved farther away"; "farther down the corridor"; "the practice may go back still farther to the Druids"; "went only three miles further"; "further in the future"

else collapse: other than what is under consideration or implied; "ask somebody else"; "I don't know what else to do"; "where else can we look?"; (usually used with `or') if not, then; "watch your step or else you may fall"; "leave or else I'll get angry"; additional to or different from this one or place or time or manner; "nobody else is here"; "she ignored everything else"; "I don't know where else to look"; "when else can we have the party?"; "couldn't decide how else it could be done"

whipping collapse: beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment

jettison collapse: throw as from an airplane; throw away, of something encumbering

nutrition collapse: the scientific study of food and drink (especially in humans); (physiology) the organic process of nourishing or being nourished; the processes by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance

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