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inquiry collapse: a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest; a search for knowledge; "their pottery deserves more research than it has received"

Walter Mitty collapse: fictional character created by James Thurber who daydreams about his adventures and triumphs

tailgate collapse: a gate at the rear of a vehicle; can be lowered for loading; follow at a dangerously close distance; "it is dangerous to tailgate another vehicle"

ology collapse: an informal word (abstracted from words with this ending) for some unidentified branch of knowledge

arena collapse: a playing field where sports events take place; the central area of an ancient Roman amphitheater where contests and spectacles were held; especially an area that was strewn with sand

etude collapse: a short composition for a solo instrument; intended as an exercise or to demonstrate technical virtuosity

centralize collapse: make central; "The Russian government centralized the distribution of food"

reticent collapse: reluctant to draw attention to yourself; temperamentally disinclined to talk

tract collapse: a system of body parts that together serve some particular purpose; a brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form of a booklet; an extended area of land

contiguous collapse: very close or connected in space or time; "contiguous events"; "immediate contact"; "the immediate vicinity"; "the immediate past"

technology collapse: the practical application of science to commerce or industry

close up collapse: very close; "without my reading glasses I can hardly see things close up"; "even firing at close range he missed"; refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent; "The children shut up when their father approached"; unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of; "close the circuit"; "close a wound"; "close a book"; "close up an umbrella"; cease to operate or cause to cease operating; "The owners decided to move and to close the factory"; "My business closes every night at 8 P.M."; "close up the shop"

concentrate collapse: a concentrated example; "the concentrate of contemporary despair"; a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water; make (the solvent of a solution) dense or denser; direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"; draw together or meet in one common center; "These groups concentrate in the inner cities"

converge collapse: come together so as to form a single product; "Social forces converged to bring the Fascists back to power"; move or draw together at a certain location; "The crowd converged on the movie star"; be adjacent or come together; "The lines converge at this point"; approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit

incommodious collapse: uncomfortably or inconveniently small; "incommodious hotel accommodations"

detection collapse: the act of detecting something; catching sight of something; a police investigation to determine the perpetrator; "detection is hard on the feet"; the perception that something has occurred or some state exists; "early detection can often lead to a cure"

read collapse: something that is read; "the article was a very good read"; to hear and understand; "I read you loud and clear!"; interpret something that is written or printed; "read the advertisement"; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?"; look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed; "The King will read the proclamation at noon"; interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior; "She read the sky and predicted rain"; "I can't read his strange behavior"; "The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball"; obtain data from magnetic tapes; "This dictionary can be read by the computer"; indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'"; audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role; "He is auditioning for `Julius Caesar' at Stratford this year"; have or contain a certain wording or form; "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?"

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