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phantasmagoria collapse: a constantly changing medley or real or imagined images (as in a dream)

weed out collapse: remove unwanted elements; "The company weeded out the incompetent people"; "The new law weeds out the old inequities"

mirror collapse: polished surface that forms images by reflecting light; a faithful depiction or reflection; "the best mirror is an old friend"; reflect or resemble; "The plane crash in Milan mirrored the attack in the World Trade Center"; reflect as if in a mirror; "The smallest pond at night mirrors the firmament above"

ensemble collapse: a coordinated outfit (set of clothing); an assemblage of parts or details (as in a work of art) considered as forming a whole; a group of musicians playing or singing together; "a string ensemble"; a cast other than the principles

augury collapse: an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come; "he hoped it was an augury"; "it was a sign from God"

shade collapse: protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight; "they used umbrellas as shades"; "as the sun moved he readjusted the shade"; a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment); a quality of a given color that differs slightly from a primary color; "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted"; a position of relative inferiority; "an achievement that puts everything else in the shade"; "his brother's success left him in the shade"; relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body; "it is much cooler in the shade"; "there's too much shadiness to take good photographs"; protect from light, heat, or view; "Shade your eyes when you step out into the bright sunlight"; represent the effect of shade or shadow on

occult collapse: supernatural practices and techniques; "he is a student of the occult"; hidden and difficult to see; "an occult fracture"; "occult blood in the stool"; hide from view; "The lids were occulting her eyes"; become concealed or hidden from view or have its light extinguished; "The beam of light occults every so often"

slat collapse: a thin strip (wood or metal); close the slats of (windows); equip or bar with slats; "Slat the windows"

erupt collapse: become active and spew forth lava and rocks; "Vesuvius erupts once in a while"; erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism"; become raw or open; "He broke out in hives"; "My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries"; "Such boils tend to recrudesce"; start abruptly; "After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc"; appear on the skin; "A rash erupted on her arms after she had touched the exotic plant"; break out; "The tooth erupted and had to be extracted"; start to burn or burst into flames; "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously"

prefiguration collapse: the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand; an example that prefigures or foreshadows what is to come

war paint collapse: full ceremonial regalia; adornment consisting of paint applied to the face and body of certain Amerindians before a battle

remove collapse: degree of figurative distance or separation; "just one remove from madness" or "it imitates at many removes a Shakespearean tragedy";; remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"; get rid of something abstract; "The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage"; "God takes away your sins"; shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes; "He removed his children to the countryside"; "Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city"; "remove a case to another court"; remove from a position or an office

dispose of collapse: deal with or settle; "He disposed of these cases quickly"

speculate collapse: to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"; talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion; "We were speculating whether the President had to resign after the scandal"; invest at a risk; "I bought this house not because I want to live in it but to sell it later at a good price, so I am speculating"

tinge collapse: affect as in thought or feeling; "My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"; "The sadness tinged his life"

hint collapse: a slight indication; an indirect suggestion; "not a breath of scandal ever touched her"; drop a hint; intimate by a hint

tint collapse: color lightly; "her greying hair was tinged blond"; "the leaves were tinged red in November"

divorce collapse: the legal dissolution of a marriage; get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage; "The couple divorced after only 6 months"

privy council collapse: an advisory council to a ruler (especially to the British crown)

kitchen cabinet collapse: an inner circle of unofficial advisors to the head of a government

divan collapse: a long backless sofa (usually with pillows against a wall); a Muslim council chamber or law court; a collection of Persian or Arabic poems (usually by one author); a Muslim council of state

slough collapse: any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake); a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou); a hollow filled with mud

extrude collapse: form or shape by forcing through an opening; "extrude steel"

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