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closure collapse: termination of operations; "they regretted the closure of the day care center"; a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete and to close or fill gaps and to perceive asymmetric stimuli as symmetric; a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body; terminate debate by calling for a vote; "debate was closured"; "cloture the discussion"

obstacle collapse: an obstruction that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented); something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted; "lack of imagination is an obstacle to one's advancement"; "the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education"; "the filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan"

cleaning collapse: the act of making something clean; "he gave his shoes a good cleaning"

roadblock collapse: a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.

petrify collapse: cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned; "The horror petrified his feelings"; "Fear petrified her thinking"

leave no stone unturned collapse: search thoroughly and exhaustively; "The police left no stone unturned in looking for the President's murderer"

modeling collapse: a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied

boomerang collapse: a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower; return to the initial position from where it came; like a boomerang

prerequisite collapse: something that is required in advance; "Latin was a prerequisite for admission"; required as a prior condition or course of study

scarf collapse: a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration; wrap in or adorn with a scarf; unite by a scarf joint; masturbate while strangling oneself

garrote collapse: an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation; strangle with an iron collar; "people were garrotted during the Inquisition in Spain"

start collapse: a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning); "he got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital"; "his starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen"; advantage gained by an beginning early (as in a race); "with an hour's start he will be hard to catch"; the beginning of anything; "it was off to a good start"; a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game; play in the starting lineup; get off the ground; "Who started this company?"; "We embarked on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a good breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack"; get going or set in motion; "We simply could not start the engine"; "start up the computer"; begin or set in motion; "I start at eight in the morning"; "Ready, set, go!"; bulge outward; "His eyes popped"; begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job; "Take up a position"; "start a new job"

holystone collapse: a soft sandstone used for scrubbing the decks of a ship; scrub with a holystone; "holystone the ship's deck"

sheathe collapse: plunge or bury (a knife or sword) in flesh; enclose with a sheath; "sheathe a sword"; cover with a protective sheathing; "sheathe her face"

flyover collapse: a flight at a low altitude (usually of military aircraft) over spectators on the ground

compass collapse: navigational instrument for finding directions; drafting instrument used for drawing circles; the limit of capability; "within the compass of education"; bring about; accomplish; "This writer attempts more than his talents can compass"

brumal collapse: characteristic of or relating to winter; "bears in brumal sleep"

wintry collapse: characteristic of or occurring in winter; "suffered severe wintry weather"; "brown wintry grasses"

clause collapse: (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence

catwalk collapse: narrow pathway high in the air (as above a stage or between parts of a building or along a bridge); narrow platform; "models displayed clothes on a catwalk at the fashion show"

algid collapse: chilly; "a person who is algid is marked by prostration and has cold clammy skin and low blood pressure"

cathartic collapse: strongly laxative; emotionally purging (of e.g. art); emotionally purging

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