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weir collapse: a low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow; a fence or wattle built across a stream to catch or retain fish

publisher collapse: a firm in the publishing business; a person engaged in publishing periodicals or books or music; the proprietor of a newspaper

parapet collapse: fortification consisting of a low wall; a low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony

gloom collapse: a feeling of melancholy apprehension; a state of partial or total darkness; "he struck a match to dispel the gloom"; an atmosphere of depression and melancholy; "gloom pervaded the office"

unbalanced collapse: debits and credits are not equal; being or thrown out of equilibrium

hemoglobin collapse: a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues; "fish have simpler hemoglobin than mammals"

tidal wave collapse: a wave resulting from the periodic flow of the tides that is caused by the gravitational attraction of the moon and sun; an unusual (and often destructive) rise of water along the seashore caused by a storm or a combination of wind and high tide; an overwhelming manifestation of some emotion or phenomenon; "a tidal wave of nausea"; "the flood of letters hit him with the force of a tidal wave"; "a tidal wave of crime"

television collapse: a telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points; broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects; "she is a star of screen and video"; "Television is a medium because it is neither rare nor well done" - Ernie Kovacs

antigen collapse: any substance (as a toxin or enzyme) that stimulates an immune response in the body (especially the production of antibodies)

antibody collapse: any of a large variety of proteins normally present in the body or produced in response to an antigen which it neutralizes, thus producing an immune response

jumper collapse: (basketball) a player releases the basketball at the high point of a jump; a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing; a loose jacket or blouse worn by workmen; a small connector used to make temporary electrical connections; a coverall worn by children; an athlete who competes at jumping; "he is one hell of a jumper"; a person who jumps; "as the jumper neared the ground he lost control"; "the jumper's parachute opened"

sea collapse: a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land; turbulent water with swells of considerable size; "heavy seas"

thickness collapse: resistance to flow; the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width; used of a line or mark; indistinct articulation; "judging from the thickness of his speech he had been drinking heavily"

lathe collapse: machine tool for shaping metal or wood; the workpiece turns about a horizontal axis against a fixed tool

marketplace collapse: an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up

outfield collapse: the area of a baseball playing field beyond the lines connecting the bases

groin collapse: the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals; build with groins; "The ceiling was groined"

population collapse: the act of populating (causing to live in a place); "he deplored the population of colonies with convicted criminals"; (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn; "it is an estimate of the mean of the population"; a group of organisms of the same species populating a given area; "they hired hunters to keep down the deer population"; the people who inhabit a territory or state; "the population seemed to be well fed and clothed"; the number of inhabitants (either the total number or the number of a particular race or class) in a given place (country or city etc.); "people come and go, but the population of this town has remained approximately constant for the past decade"; "the African-American population of Salt Lake City has been increasing"

recess collapse: an enclosure that is set back or indented; a small concavity; make a recess in; "recess the piece of wood"; put into a recess; "recess lights"

levee collapse: an embankment that is built in order to prevent a river from overflowing; a pier that provides a landing place on a river; a formal reception of visitors or guests (as at a royal court)

generality collapse: the quality of being general or widespread or having general applicability

announcer collapse: reads news, commercials on radio or television; someone who proclaims a message publicly

iron curtain collapse: an impenetrable barrier to communication or information especially as imposed by rigid censorship and secrecy; used by Winston Churchill in 1946 to describe the demarcation between democratic and communist countries

ceremony collapse: any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way; "the ceremony of smelling the cork and tasting the wine"; "he makes a ceremony of addressing his golf ball"; "he disposed of it without ceremony"; the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion; "an inaugural ceremony"; a formal event performed on a special occasion; "a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor"

par collapse: (golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course; "a par-5 hole"; "par for this course is 72"; make a score (on a hole) equal to par

elixir collapse: a substance believed to cure all ills; a sweet flavored liquid (usually containing a small amount of alcohol) used in compounding medicines to be taken by mouth in order to mask an unpleasant taste

breakwater collapse: a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away

railroad collapse: transport by railroad; supply with railroad lines; "railroad the West"

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