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salvo collapse: a sudden outburst of cheers; "there was a salvo of approval"; an outburst resembling the discharge of firearms or the release of bombs

bay window collapse: a window that sticks out from the outside wall of a house

governor collapse: a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel); the head of a state government

covering collapse: the act of protecting something by covering it; an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it); a natural object that covers or envelops; "under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover"

helmet collapse: a protective headgear made of hard material to resist blows; armor plate that protects the head

altarpiece collapse: a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table

transom collapse: a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it; a window above a door that is usually hinged to a horizontal crosspiece over the door

fractious collapse: unpredictably difficult in operation; likely to be troublesome; "rockets were much too fractious to be tested near thickly populated areas"; "fractious components of a communication system"; stubbornly resistant to authority or control; "a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness"; "a refractory child"

chain reaction collapse: a series of chemical reactions in which the product of one is a reactant in the next; a self-sustaining nuclear reaction; a series of nuclear fissions in which neutrons released by splitting one atom leads to the splitting of others

potter collapse: a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln; work lightly; "The old lady is pottering around in the garden"

ice collapse: a frozen dessert with fruit flavoring (especially one containing no milk); the frozen part of a body of water; diamonds; "look at the ice on that dame!"; water frozen in the solid state; "Americans like ice in their drinks"; put ice on or put on ice; "Ice your sprained limbs"

slashing collapse: as if striking with slashing blows; "his slashing demon-ridden cadenza"

recalcitrant collapse: marked by stubborn resistance to authority; "the University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators"

atomization collapse: annihilation by reducing something to atoms; separating something into fine particles

whisk collapse: a small short-handled broom used to brush clothes; a mixer incorporating a coil of wires; used for whipping eggs or cream; whip with or as if with a wire whisk; "whisk the eggs"; brush or wipe off lightly; move somewhere quickly; "The President was whisked away in his limo"; move quickly and nimbly; "He whisked into the house"

slate collapse: (formerly) a writing tablet made of slate; a list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices; a fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers; thin layers of rock used for roofing; designate or schedule; "He slated his talk for 9 AM"; "She was slated to be his successor"; cover with slate; "slate the roof"; enter on a list or slate for an election; "He was slated for borough president"

bulwark collapse: a fencelike structure around a deck (usually plural); defend with a bulwark

skin collapse: an outer surface (usually thin); "the skin of an airplane"; a bag serving as a container for liquids; it is made from the hide of an animal; a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body"; a person's skin regarded as their life; "he tried to save his skin"; the tissue forming the hard outer layer (of e.g. a fruit); strip the skin off; "pare apples"; bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of; "The boy skinned his knee when he fell"

pottery collapse: the craft of making earthenware; ceramic ware made from clay and baked in a kiln; a workshop where clayware is made

satin collapse: a smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a dull back

scope collapse: an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power"

panorama collapse: a picture (or series of pictures) representing a continuous scene

pilot collapse: someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight; a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor

restive collapse: impatient especially under restriction or delay; "the government has done nothing to ease restrictions and manufacturers are growing restive"

mercury collapse: temperature measured by a mercury thermometer; "the mercury was falling rapidly"; the smallest planet and the nearest to the sun; (Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek Hermes; a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures

stimulation collapse: the act of arousing an organism to action; any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action; (physiology) the effect of a stimulus (on nerves or organs etc.)

tile collapse: a flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces; a thin flat slab of fired clay used for roofing; cover with tiles; "tile the wall and the floor of the bathroom"

dissociation collapse: the act of removing from association; (chemistry) the temporary or reversible process in which a molecule or ion is broken down into smaller molecules or ions; a state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently

fusillade collapse: rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise"; attack with fusillade

sculptor collapse: a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix and Cetus; an artist who creates sculptures

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

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