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flash in the pan collapse: someone who enjoys transient success but then fails

pipe dream collapse: a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe); "I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe"

boil collapse: a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus; cook in boiling liquid; "boil potatoes"; bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point; "boil this liquid until it evaporates"; come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor; "Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius"

fairy collapse: a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers

bulb collapse: a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end); "the bulb of a syringe"; a rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ; a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure

notoriety collapse: the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality

daydream collapse: have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake; "She looked out the window, daydreaming"

utopia collapse: an imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal; a work of fiction describing a utopia; a book written by Sir Thomas More (1516) describing the perfect society on an imaginary island; ideally perfect state; especially in its social and political and moral aspects

expose collapse: the exposure of an impostor or a fraud; "he published an expose of the graft and corruption in city government"; abandon by leaving out in the open air; "The infant was exposed by the teenage mother"; "After Christmas, many pets get abandoned"; expose or make accessible to some action or influence; "Expose your students to art"; "expose the blanket to sunshine"; expose to light, of photographic film; to show, make visible or apparent; "The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya's works this month"; "Why don't you show your nice legs and wear shorter skirts?"; "National leaders will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship"

trill collapse: a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it; the articulation of a consonant (especially the consonant `r') with a rapid flutter of the tongue against the palate or uvula; "he pronounced his R's with a distinct trill"; pronounce with a trill, of the phoneme `r'; "Some speakers trill their r's"

gum collapse: any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying; exude or form gum; "these trees gum in the Spring"; become sticky; cover, fill, fix or smear with or as if with gum; "if you gum the tape it is stronger"

parchment collapse: skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on; a superior paper resembling sheepskin

bilge collapse: where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom; water accumulated in the bilge of a ship; take in water at the bilge; "the tanker bilged"; cause to leak; "the collision bilged the vessel"

ether collapse: a colorless volatile highly inflammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic; a medium that was once supposed to fill all space and to support the propagation of electromagnetic waves; any of a class of organic compounds that have two hydrocarbon groups linked by an oxygen atom

eclat collapse: brilliant or conspicuous success or effect; "the eclat of a great achievement"

hallucination collapse: an object perceived during a hallucinatory episode; "he refused to believe that the angel was a hallucination"; illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder

gnarl collapse: twist into a state of deformity; "The wind has gnarled this old tree"

maggot collapse: the larva of the housefly and blowfly commonly found in decaying organic matter

knob collapse: a round handle; a circular rounded projection or protuberance; an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger

popularity collapse: the quality of being widely admired or accepted or sought after; "his charm soon won him affection and popularity"; "the universal popularity of American movies"

hill collapse: a local and well-defined elevation of the land; "they loved to roam the hills of West Virginia"; risque English comedian (1925-1992); United States railroad tycoon (1838-1916); form into a hill

bulge collapse: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings; "the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"; "the hump of a camel"; "he stood on the rocky prominence"; "the occipital protuberance was well developed"; "the bony excrescence between its horns"; cause to bulge or swell outwards; swell or protrude outwards; "His stomach bulged after the huge meal"; bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge

swash collapse: the movement or sound of water; "the swash of waves on the beach"; make violent, noisy movements

publicity collapse: the quality of being open to public view; "the publicity of the court room"

churn collapse: a vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk; stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter; be agitated; "the sea was churning in the storm"

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