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join battle collapse: engage in a conflict; "The battle over health care reform was joined"

gland collapse: any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream

sirloin collapse: the portion of the loin (especially of beef) just in front of the rump

oyster collapse: marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters; a small muscle on each side of the back of a fowl; gather oysters, dig oysters

loin collapse: either side of the backbone between the hipbone and the ribs in humans as well as quadrupeds; a cut of meat taken from the side and back of an animal between the ribs and the rump

bosom collapse: cloth that covers the chest or breasts; a person's breast or chest; the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept; "his bosom was bursting with the secret"; hide in one's bosom; "She bosomed his letters"

rhythmical collapse: recurring with measured regularity; "the rhythmic chiming of church bells"- John Galsworthy; "rhythmical prose"

seasonal collapse: occurring at or dependent on a particular season; "seasonal labor"; "a seasonal rise in unemployment"

nourish collapse: provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"

lashing collapse: rope that is used for fastening something to something else; "the boats were held together by lashings"; violently urging on by whipping or flogging; "looked at the lashing riders"

breast collapse: the front part of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen; "he beat his breast in anger"; either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman; meat carved from the breast of a fowl; reach the summit; "They breasted the mountain"; meet at breast level; "The runner breasted the tape"

excuse collapse: a note explaining an absence; "he had to get his mother to write an excuse for him"; a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.; "he kept finding excuses to stay"; "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"; "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable"; excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with; "excuse someone's behavior"; "She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities"; serve as a reason or cause or justification of; "Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work"; "Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again"; grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this class"; ask for permission to be released from an engagement; accept an excuse for; "Please excuse my dirty hands"

compete collapse: compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others

drumbeat collapse: a vehement and vociferous advocacy of a cause; "the warmongers kept up their drumbeat on Iraq"; (military) the beating of a drum as a signal for lowering the flag at sundown

paradiddle collapse: the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously

resonant collapse: inducing resonance; "resonant frequency"; characterized by reverberation; "a resonant voice"; "hear the rolling thunder"

viscera collapse: internal organs collectively (especially those in the abdominal cavity); "`viscera' is the plural form of `viscus'"

tempo collapse: (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played; the rate of some repeating event

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

suckle collapse: suck milk from the mother's breasts; "the infant was suckling happily"

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