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fission collapse: a nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy; reproduction of some unicellular organisms by division of the cell into two more or less equal parts

transfix collapse: pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a skewer"

impale collapse: kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole; "the enemies were impaled and left to die"

retreat collapse: (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat; "the disorderly retreat of French troops"; (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset; (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position; a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet; make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"; move away, as for privacy; "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer"

shot collapse: informal words for any attempt or effort; "he gave it his best shot"; "he took a stab at forecasting"; an attempt to score in a game; a blow hard enough to cause injury; "he is still recovering from a shot to his leg"; "I caught him with a solid shot to the chin"; a solid missile discharged from a firearm; "the shot buzzed past his ear"; an explosive charge used in blasting; sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put; "he trained at putting the shot"; an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"; a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot); "he is a crack shot"; "a poor shooter"; a chance to do something; "he wanted a shot at the champion"

emplacement collapse: military installation consisting of a prepared position for siting a weapon

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

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

breeding collapse: the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization; helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"; elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression; producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring; "the breeding population"; "retained a few bulls for breeding purposes"

slum collapse: a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions; visit slums for entertainment or out of curiosity

tenement collapse: a rundown apartment house barely meeting minimal standards

drawer collapse: a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out; the person who writes a check or draft instructing the drawee to pay someone else

attic collapse: (architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof; informal terms for a human head; the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens; of or relating to Attica or its inhabitants or to the dialect spoken in Athens in classical times; "Attic Greek"

cannon collapse: lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals; a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels; heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane; (Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm; heavy gun fired from a tank; fire a cannon; make a cannon

whiz collapse: a buzzing or hissing sound as of something traveling rapidly through the air; "he heard the whiz of bullets near his head"

turbulence collapse: unstable flow of a liquid or gas; a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally); "the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence"; instability in the atmosphere

ream collapse: a quantity of paper; 480 or 500 sheets; one ream equals 20 quires; a large quantity of written matter; "he wrote reams and reams"; enlarge with a reamer; "ream a hole"; remove by making a hole or by boring; "the dentist reamed out the debris in the course of the root canal treatment"; squeeze the juice out (of a fruit) with a reamer; "ream oranges"

shadowing collapse: the act of following someone secretly; following surreptitiously; keeping under surveillance; "always on guard against shadowing submarines"

ambush collapse: the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise; wait in hiding to attack

surveillance collapse: close observation of a person or group (usually by the police)

punch bowl collapse: a large bowl for serving beverages; usually with a ladle

disrupt collapse: throw into disorder; "This event disrupted the orderly process"

loch collapse: Scottish word for a lake; a long narrow inlet of the sea in Scotland (especially when it is nearly landlocked)

bore collapse: a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes; diameter of a tube or gun barrel; a person who evokes boredom; make a hole with a pointed power or hand tool; "don't drill here, there's a gas pipe"; "drill a hole into the wall"; "drill for oil"; cause to be bored

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