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invention collapse: the act of inventing; a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation; the creation of something in the mind

overtime collapse: work done in addition to regular working hours; playing time beyond regulation, to break a tie; beyond the regular time; "she often has to work overtime"

imprison collapse: lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"; confine as if in a prison; "His daughters are virtually imprisoned in their own house; he does not let them go out without a chaperone"

hem in collapse: surround in a restrictive manner; "The building was hemmed in by flowers"

doubtful collapse: fraught with uncertainty or doubt; "they were doubtful that the cord would hold"; "it was doubtful whether she would be admitted"; "dubious about agreeing to go"; open to doubt or suspicion; "the candidate's doubtful past"; "he has a dubious record indeed"; "what one found uncertain the other found dubious or downright false"; "it was more than dubitable whether the friend was as influential as she thought"- Karen Horney; unsettled in mind or opinion; "drew a few tentative conclusions"

bellyband collapse: a strap around the belly of a draft animal holding the shafts of a wagon; a cloth band that is worn around the waist (as on infants until the navel has healed)

standby collapse: something that can be relied on when needed; ready for emergency use; "a standby generator"; "a standby crew"

hero collapse: the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem; (Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her; (classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god; a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength; "RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain"; Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)

extremely collapse: to an extreme degree; "extremely cold"; "extremely unpleasant"

digit collapse: a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates; one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration; "0 and 1 are digits"

besiege collapse: harass, as with questions or requests; "The press photographers besieged the movie star"; surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna"; cause to feel distressed or worried; "She was besieged by so many problems that she got discouraged"

suspect collapse: someone who is under suspicion; imagine to be the case or true or probable; "I suspect he is a fugitive"; "I surmised that the butler did it"; hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty; "The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks"

while collapse: a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition; "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather"

impound collapse: place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't stray"; take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"

speck collapse: a very small spot; "the plane was just a speck in the sky"; produce specks in or on; "speck the cloth"

trio collapse: a musical composition for three performers; three people considered as a unit; a set of three similar things considered as a unit; three performers or singers who perform together

exodus collapse: a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment; the second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses; God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus

bagatelle collapse: a table game in which short cues are used to knock balls into holes that are guarded by wooden pegs; penalties are incurred if the pegs are knocked over; something of little value or significance; a light piece of music for piano

close in collapse: advance or converge on; "The police were closing in on him"

personage collapse: another word for person; a person not meriting identification; "a strange personage appeared at the door"

descant collapse: a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody; talk at great length about something of one's interest; sing in descant

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