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second class collapse: not the highest quality in a classification; not the highest rank in a classification; by second class conveyance; "we traveled second class"

build up collapse: enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages; "build up your savings"; change the use of and make available or usable; "develop land"; "The country developed its natural resources"; "The remote areas of the country were gradually built up"; form or accumulate steadily; "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"; bolster or strengthen; "We worked up courage"; "build up confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports"

coefficient collapse: a constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic

verbalize collapse: convert into a verb; "many English nouns have become verbalized"; be verbose; "This lawyer verbalizes and is rather tedious"

scatology collapse: (medicine) the chemical analysis of excrement (for medical diagnosis or for paleontological purposes); a preoccupation with obscenity (especially that dealing with excrement or excretory functions)

tell on collapse: produce an affect or strain on somebody; "Each step told on his tired legs"

feminine collapse: a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to females or to objects classified as female; associated with women and not with men; "feminine intuition"; of grammatical gender; (music or poetry) ending on an unaccented beat or syllable; "a feminine ending"

speech collapse: (language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets"; the exchange of spoken words; "they were perfectly comfortable together without speech"; something spoken; "he could hear them uttering merry speeches"

riposte collapse: (fencing) a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lunge; make a return thrust; "his opponent riposted"

earthborn collapse: connected with earthly life; of earthly origin; "earthborn cares and pleasures"; springing from or born on the earth; "earthborn beings"; of earthly origin (as mortals are); "earthborn existence"

speechless collapse: unable to speak temporarily; "struck dumb"; "speechless with shock"

international collapse: any of several international socialist organizations; concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations; "international affairs"; "an international agreement"; "international waters"

upwind collapse: towards the side exposed to wind; in the direction opposite to the direction the wind is blowing; "they flew upwind"

council collapse: a meeting of people for consultation; "emergency council"; a body serving in an administrative capacity; "student council"; (Christianity) an assembly or theologians and bishops and other representative of different churches or dioceses that is convened to regulate matters of discipline or doctrine

excess collapse: immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits; a quantity much larger than is needed; more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy"

mum collapse: secrecy; "mum's the word"; failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to; "the witness remained silent"

normative collapse: relating to or dealing with norms; "normative discipline"; "normative samples"

arousal collapse: the act of arousing; "the purpose of art is the arousal of emotions"; awakening from sleep; a state of heightened physiological activity

report collapse: a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious"; the act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple"; a written document describing the findings of some individual or group; "this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale"; a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing); "they heard a violent report followed by silence"; to give an account or representation of in words; "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental"; make known to the authorities; "One student reported the other to the principal"; complain about; make a charge against; "I reported her to the supervisor"; announce one's presence; "I report to work every day at 9 o'clock"; announce as the result of an investigation, or announce something to the proper authorities; "Dozens of incidents of wife beatings are reported daily in this city"; "The team reported significant advances in their research"; be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism; "Snow reported on China in the 1950's"; "The cub reporter covered New York City"

Demon collapse: someone extremely diligent or skillful; "he worked like a demon to finish the job on time"; "she's a demon at math"

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