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nest egg collapse: device consisting of an artificial egg left in a nest to induce hens to lay their eggs in it

proverb collapse: a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people

hostility collapse: a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition; "he could not conceal his hostility"; the feeling of a hostile person; "he could no longer contain his hostility"; a state of deep-seated ill-will

helm collapse: a position of leadership; "the President is at the helm of the Ship of State"; steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by which a vessel is steered

vein collapse: one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect; a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; "all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood"; a distinctive style or manner; "he continued in this vein for several minutes"; a layer of ore between layers of rock; any of the vascular bundles or ribs that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ; make a veinlike pattern

regulate collapse: fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of; "regulate the temperature"; "modulate the pitch"; bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate"

lament collapse: a cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward"; express grief verbally; "we lamented the death of the child"

synonymy collapse: the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express the same meaning

honestly collapse: in an honest manner; "in he can't get it honestly, he is willing to steal it"; "was known for dealing aboveboard in everything"; (used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that; "honestly, I don't believe it"; "candidly, I think she doesn't have a conscience"; "frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn"

describe collapse: give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack"

naturalness collapse: the likeness of a representation to the thing represented; "engineers strove to increase the naturalness of recorded music"; the quality of being natural or based on natural principles; "he accepted the naturalness of death"; "the spontaneous naturalness of his manner"

vernacular collapse: the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language)

feud collapse: a bitter quarrel between two parties; carry out a feud; "The two professors have been feuding for years"

naked eye collapse: the eye unaided by any optical instrument that alters the power of vision or alters the apparent size or distance of objects; "it is not safe to look directly at the sun with the naked eye"

soap collapse: a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats; street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate; money offered as a bribe; rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning

dispute collapse: coming into conflict with; a disagreement or argument about something important; "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats"

conceive collapse: become pregnant; undergo conception; "She cannot conceive"; "My daughter was conceived in Christmas Day"

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