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ungracious collapse: lacking charm and good taste; "an ungracious industrial city"; "this curt summary is not meant to be ungracious"; "ungracious behavior"

telegraphy collapse: communicating at a distance by electric transmission over wire

paradoxical collapse: seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true; "it is paradoxical that standing is more tiring than walking"

twill collapse: a cloth with parallel diagonal lines or ribs; a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs; weave diagonal lines into (textiles)

uncharitable collapse: lacking love and generosity; "all pious words and uncharitable deeds"- Charles Reade

enclosed collapse: closed in or surrounded or included within; "an enclosed porch"; "an enclosed yard"; "the enclosed check is to cover shipping and handling"

flex collapse: the act of flexing; "he gave his biceps a flex to impress the ladies"; cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar"; bend a joint; "flex your wrists"; "bend your knees"; contract; "flex a muscle"; exhibit the strength of; "The victorious army flexes its invincibility"

impermeable collapse: preventing especially liquids to pass or diffuse through; "impermeable stone"; "an impermeable layer of scum"; "a coat impermeable to rain"

burl collapse: a large rounded outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a tree; the wood cut from a tree burl or outgrowth; often used decoratively in veneer; remove the burls from cloth

condyle collapse: a round bump on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone

deadeye collapse: (nautical) a round hardwood disk with holes and a grooved perimeter used to tighten a shroud; a dead shot

cringle collapse: fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines

braid collapse: trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains; a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair; form or weave into a braid or braids; "braid hair"; decorate with braids or ribbons; "braid a collar"; make by braiding or interlacing; "lace a tablecloth"

coronet collapse: margin between the skin of the pastern and the horn of the hoof; a small crown; usually indicates a high rank but below that of sovereign

coil collapse: a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope"; reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit; tubing that is wound in a spiral; a contraceptive device placed inside a woman's womb; a transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine; a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals); wind around something in coils or loops

cycle collapse: a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon; "a year constitutes a cycle of the seasons"; a periodically repeated sequence of events; "a cycle of reprisal and retaliation"; a series of poems or songs on the same theme; "Schubert's song cycles"; an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs; "the never-ending cycle of the seasons"; recur in repeating sequences; pass through a cycle; "This machine automatically cycles"; cause to go through a recurring sequence; "cycle the laundry in this washing program"

peephole collapse: a hole (in a door or an oven etc) through which you can peep

smothered collapse: held in check with difficulty; "a smothered cough"; "a stifled yawn"; "a strangled scream"; "suppressed laughter"; completely covered; "bonnets smothered with flowers"; "smothered chicken is chicken cooked in a seasoned gravy"

stiffen collapse: make stiff or stiffer; "Stiffen the cream by adding gelatine"; become stiff or stiffer; "He stiffened when he saw his boss enter the room"; restrict; "Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations"

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