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cordon collapse: adornment consisting of an ornamental ribbon or cord; cord or ribbon worn as an insignia of honor or rank

fugue collapse: a musical form consisting of a theme repeated a fifth above or a fourth below its first statement; a dreamlike state of altered consciousness that may last for hours or days; dissociative disorder in which a person forgets who they are and leaves home to creates a new life; during the fugue there is no memory of the former life; after recovering there is no memory for events during the dissociative state

trap collapse: a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned; a light two-wheeled carriage; a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters; drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas; informal terms for the mouth; something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares; "the exam was full of trap questions"; "it was all a snare and delusion"; to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned under the fallen tree"; catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes"; hold or catch as if in a trap; "The gaps between the teeth trap food particles"; place in a confining or embarrassing position; "He was trapped in a difficult situation"

boy collapse: (ethnic slur) offensive and disparaging term for Black man; "get out of my way, boy"; a friendly informal reference to a grown man; "he likes to play golf with the boys"

embarrassed collapse: made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride; "too embarrassed to say hello to his drunken father on the street"; "humiliated that his wife had to go out to work"; "felt mortified by the comparison with her sister"

sloppy collapse: lacking neatness or order; "a sloppy room"; "sloppy habits"; wet or smeared with a spilled liquid or moist material; "a sloppy floor"; "a sloppy saucer"

unblinking collapse: not shrinking from danger; showing no visible emotion; "stood unblinking and accepted a sentence of a year"

gook collapse: a disparaging term for an Asian person (especially for North Vietnamese soldiers in the Vietnam War)

retardation collapse: lack of normal development of intellectual capacities; the extent to which something is delayed or held back

omen collapse: a sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen before going into battle"

alienated collapse: caused to be unloved; socially disoriented; "anomic loners musing over their fate"; "we live in an age of rootless alienated people"

despotic collapse: ruled by or characteristic of a despot; "moved from a feudal to a despotic order"; "his administration was arrogant and despotic"; belonging to or having the characteristics of a despot

colors collapse: a flag that shows its nationality; a distinguishing emblem; "his tie proclaimed his school colors"

suppressive collapse: tending to suppress; "the government used suppressive measures to control the protest"

fine print collapse: the part of a contract that contains reservations and qualifications that are often printed in small type; "don't sign a contract without reading the fine print"

small print collapse: material printed in small type; "he needed his glasses in order to read the fine print"

flare up collapse: ignite quickly and suddenly, especially after having died down; "the fire flared up and died down once again"

insolvent collapse: unable to meet or discharge financial obligations; "an insolvent person"; "an insolvent estate"

down-and-out collapse: a person who is destitute; "he tried to help the down-and-out"; lacking resources (or any prospect of resources)

careless collapse: effortless and unstudied; "an impression of careless elegance"; "danced with careless grace"; marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful; "careless about her clothes"; "forgotten by some careless person"; "a careless housekeeper"; "careless proofreading"; "it was a careless mistake"; "hurt by a careless remark"

blinker collapse: a light that flashes on and off; used as a signal or to send messages; a blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the direction in which the vehicle is about to turn; put blinders on (a horse)

semaphore collapse: an apparatus for visual signaling with lights or mechanically moving arms; convey by semaphore, of information; send signals by or as if by semaphore

traffic light collapse: a visual signal to control the flow of traffic at intersections

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