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dictate collapse: a guiding principle; "the dictates of reason"; an authoritative rule; say out loud for the purpose of recording; "He dictated a report to his secretary"; rule as a dictator

make up collapse: apply make-up or cosmetics to one's face to appear prettier; "She makes herself up every morning"; devise or compose; "This designer makes up our Spring collections"; make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point; "I have to make up a French exam"; "Can I catch up with the material or is it too late?"

top off collapse: fill to the point of almost overflowing; "She topped off the cup"

wake up collapse: stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"

constricted collapse: inhibited; "when modern man feels socially constricted his first impulse is to move"; drawn together or squeezed physically or by extension psychologically; "a constricted blood vessel"; "a constricted view of life"; especially tense; especially in some dialects

confidential collapse: the level of official classification for documents next above restricted and below secret; available only to persons authorized to see documents so classified; denoting confidence or intimacy; "a confidential approach"; "in confidential tone of voice"; (of information) given in confidence or in secret; "this arrangement must be kept confidential"; "their secret communications"; entrusted with private information and the confidence of another; "a confidential secretary"

reflect collapse: give evidence of the quality of; "The mess in his dorm room reflects on the student"; give evidence of a certain behavior; "His lack of interest in the project reflects badly on him"; to throw or bend back or reflect (from a surface); "A mirror in the sun can reflect light into a person's eyes"; "Sound is reflected well in this auditorium"; manifest or bring back; "This action reflects his true beliefs"; be bright by reflecting or casting light; "Drive carefully--the wet road reflects"

clean up collapse: make oneself clean, presentable or neat; "Clean up before you go to the party"; dispose of; "settle the bills"; make a big profit; often in a short period of time; "The investor really cleaned up when the stock market went up"

pause collapse: temporary inactivity; a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something; cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch"

brewing collapse: the production of malt beverages (as beer or ale) from malt and hops by grinding and boiling them and fermenting the result with yeast

dress down collapse: put on clothes that make a careless or ill-dressed impression

tag along collapse: go along with, often uninvited; "my younger brother often tagged along when I went out with my friends"

stimulate collapse: cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"; act as a stimulant; "The book stimulated her imagination"; "This play stimulates"; stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"; stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions"

appeal collapse: (law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial; "their appeal was denied in the superior court"; attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates; "his smile was part of his appeal to her"; request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection; "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble"; take a court case to a higher court for review; "He was found guilty but appealed immediately"; challenge (a decision); "She appealed the verdict"

closely collapse: in a close relation or position in time or space; "the onsets were closely timed"; "houses set closely together"; "was closely involved in monitoring daily progress"; in a close manner; "the two phenomena are intimately connected"; "the person most nearly concerned"

approach collapse: the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"; a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green; "he lost the hole when his approach rolled over the green"; ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation; "his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons"; "an attack on inflation"; "his plan of attack was misguided"; a close approximation; "the nearest approach to genius"; the temporal property of becoming nearer in time; "the approach of winter"; the event of one object coming closer to another; make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion; "I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters"; come near in time; "Winter is approaching"; "approaching old age"; move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"

induction collapse: the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time); "the induction of an anesthetic state"; an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current

specify collapse: decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"; be specific about; "Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?"; determine the essential quality of

buzz collapse: a confusion of activity and gossip; "the buzz of excitement was so great that a formal denial was issued"; sound of rapid vibration; "the buzz of a bumble bee"; call with a buzzer; "he buzzed the servant"; fly low; "Planes buzzed the crowds in the square"; make a buzzing sound; "bees were buzzing around the hive"

muggy collapse: hot or warm and humid; "muggy weather"; "the steamy tropics"; "sticky weather"

container collapse: any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)

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