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kook collapse: someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group

pyramid collapse: a massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt; (stock market) a series of transactions in which the speculator increases his holdings by using the rising market value of those holdings as margin for further purchases; a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex; increase rapidly and progressively step by step on a broad base; arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid; use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal; enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts

dyspeptic collapse: a person suffering from indigestion; suffering from dyspepsia

ligature collapse: thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the flow of blood); a metal band used to attach a reed to the mouthpiece of a clarinet or saxophone; character consisting of two or more letters combined into one; (music) a group of notes connected by a slur

framework collapse: a structure supporting or containing something; the underlying structure; "restoring the framework of the bombed building"; "it is part of the fabric of society"

bevel collapse: a hand tool consisting of two rules that are hinged together so you can draw or measure angles of any size; two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees; cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel; "bevel the surface"

litigation collapse: a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights

immersion collapse: a form of baptism in which part or all of a person's body is submerged

baptism collapse: a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth; "most churches baptize infants but some insist on adult baptism"

psychotic collapse: a person afflicted with psychosis; characteristic of or suffering from psychosis

example collapse: an item of information that is representative of a type; "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10"; punishment intended as a warning to others; "they decided to make an example of him"

box collapse: a blow with the hand (usually on the ear); "I gave him a good box on the ear"; a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid; "he rummaged through a box of spare parts"; separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people; "the sentry stayed in his box to avoid the cold"; private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance; "the royal box was empty"; the driver's seat on a coach; "an armed guard sat in the box with the driver"; any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned; "the umpire warned the batter to stay in the batter's box"; evergreen shrubs or small trees; the quantity contained in a box; "he gave her a box of chocolates"; a rectangular drawing; "the flowchart contained many boxes"; engage in a boxing match; hit with the fist; "I'll box your ears!"; put into a box; "box the gift, please"

shank collapse: a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball; the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole; cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill; cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head; cylinder forming a long narrow part of something; the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle; a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg; hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction

prosecution collapse: the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior; the lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendant

spastic collapse: a person suffering from spastic paralysis; suffering from spastic paralysis; "a spastic child"; relating to or characterized by spasm; "a spastic colon"; "spastic paralysis is a spastic form of cerebral palsy"

at all collapse: in the slightest degree or in any respect; "Are you at all interested? No, not at all"; "was not in the least unfriendly"

however collapse: despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession); "although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like to try it"; "while we disliked each other, nevertheless we agreed"; "he was a stern yet fair master"; "granted that it is dangerous, all the same I still want to go"; in whatever way or manner; "Victory, however it was brought about, was sweet"; "however he did it, it was very clever"; to whatever degree or extent; "The results, however general, are important"; "they have begun, however reluctantly, to acknowledge the legitimacy of some of the opposition's concerns"; by contrast; on the other hand; "the first part was easy; the second, however, took hours"

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