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quiddity collapse: the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other

city collapse: people living in a large densely populated municipality; "the city voted for Republicans in 1994"; a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city"; an incorporated administrative district established by state charter; "the city raised the tax rate"

proximity collapse: the property of being close together; a Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) objects or events that are near to one another (in space or time) are perceived as belonging together as a unit; the region close around a person or thing

civilization collapse: a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations); "the people slowly progressed from barbarism to civilization"; the social process whereby societies achieve civilization

intern collapse: an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term); work as an intern; "The young doctor is interning at the Medical Center this year"; deprive of freedom; "During WW II, Japanese were interned in camps in the West"

halfway collapse: including only half or a portion; "halfway measures"; at a point midway between two extremes; "at the halfway mark"; at half the distance; at the middle; "he was halfway down the ladder when he fell"

magnetize collapse: make magnetic; "The strong magnet magnetized the iron shavings"; attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the audience with her tricks"

similarity collapse: the quality of being similar; a Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) parts of a stimulus field that are similar to each other tend to be perceived as belonging together as a unit

affinity collapse: a natural attraction or feeling of kinship; "an affinity for politics"; "the mysterious affinity between them"; "James's affinity with Sam"; inherent resemblance between persons or things; the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule; "basic dyes have an affinity for wool and silk"; (immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody; a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character; "found a natural affinity with the immigrants"; "felt a deep kinship with the other students"; "anthropology's kinship with the humanities"; (biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts; "in anatomical structure prehistoric man shows close affinity with modern humans"; (anthropology) kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship

fullback collapse: the position of a back on a football team; (football) the running back who plays the fullback position on the offensive team; play the fullback

shortstop collapse: the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base; (baseball) the person who plays the shortstop position

midmost collapse: the middle or central part or point; "in the midst of the forest"; "could he walk out in the midst of his piece?"

attract collapse: exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away; "the gravitational pull of a planet attracts other bodies"; direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers"; be attractive to; "The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people"

catcher collapse: the position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws; "a catcher needs a lot of protective equipment"; "a catcher plays behind the plate"; (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher

beauty collapse: the qualities that give pleasure to the senses; an outstanding example of its kind; "his roses were beauties"; "when I make a mistake it's a beaut"

headquarters collapse: the military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command; "the general's headquarters were a couple of large tents"; (usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise; "many companies have their headquarters in New York"; (plural) a military unit consisting of a commander and the headquarters staff

plaza collapse: mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace; "a good plaza should have a movie house"; "they spent their weekends at the local malls"; a public square with room for pedestrians; "they met at Elm Plaza"; "Grosvenor Place"

seduction collapse: enticing someone astray from right behavior; an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone

courthouse collapse: a building that houses judicial courts; a government building that houses the offices of a county government

town hall collapse: a government building that houses administrative offices of a town government

temptation collapse: something that seduces or has the quality to seduce; the desire to have or do something that you know you should avoid; "he felt the temptation and his will power weakened"

lagniappe collapse: a small gift (especially one given by a merchant to a customer who makes a purchase)

acculturation collapse: the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure; all the knowledge and values shared by a society

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