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alive collapse: capable of erupting; "a live volcano"; "the volcano is very much alive"

tissue collapse: part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function; a soft thin (usually translucent) paper

avoidance collapse: deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening

icon collapse: a conventional religious painting in oil on a small wooden panel; venerated in the Eastern Church; (computer science) a graphic symbol (usually a simple picture) that denotes a program or a command or a data file or a concept in a graphical user interface

tellurian collapse: an inhabitant of the earth; of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air

quotation collapse: the practice of quoting from books or plays etc.; "since he lacks originality he must rely on quotation"; a passage or expression that is quoted or cited; a statement of the current market price of a security or commodity

confession collapse: (Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution; a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party; a document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century); a public declaration of your faith; an admission of misdeeds or faults

grant collapse: the act of providing a subsidy; a right or privilege that has been granted; 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885); United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986); Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978); (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance; any monetary aid; transfer by deed; "grant land"; bestow, especially officially; "grant a degree"; "give a divorce"; "This bill grants us new rights"

photograph collapse: a picture of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material; record on photographic film; "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President"; undergo being photographed in a certain way; "Children photograph well"

subscription collapse: the act of signing your name; writing your signature (as on a document); "the deed was attested by the subscription of his signature"; a pledged contribution; agreement expressed by (or as if expressed by) signing your name; a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time

whitewash collapse: a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects; wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces; a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score; exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data; cover with whitewash; "whitewash walls"; cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error; "Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"; "She tried to gloss over her mistakes"

tucker collapse: a detachable yoke of linen or lace worn over the breast of a low-cut dress; a sewer who tucks; United States vaudevillian (born in Russia) noted for her flamboyant performances (1884-1966); United States anarchist influential before World War I (1854-1939)

organic collapse: a fertilizer that is derived from animal or vegetable matter; involving or affecting physiology or bodily organs; "an organic disease"; simple and healthful and close to nature; "an organic lifestyle"; relating or belonging to the class of chemical compounds having a carbon basis; "hydrocarbons are organic compounds"; being or relating to or derived from or having properties characteristic of living organisms; "organic life"; "organic growth"; "organic remains found in rock"; of or relating to foodstuff grown or raised without synthetic fertilizers or pesticides or hormones; "organic eggs"; "organic vegetables"; "organic chicken"; of or relating to or derived from living organisms; "organic soil"

creature collapse: a human being; `wight' is an archaic term; a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else

quota collapse: a limitation on imports; "the quota for Japanese imports was negotiated"; a proportional share assigned to each participant; a prescribed number; "all the salesmen met their quota for the month"

clerk collapse: an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts); work as a clerk, as in the legal business

breakage collapse: the act of breaking something; "the breakage was unavoidable"; reimbursement for goods damaged while in transit or in use; the quantity broken; "the total breakage was huge"

granite collapse: something having the quality of granite (unyielding firmness); "a man of granite"; plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz

inflation collapse: the act of filling something with air; (cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang; a general and progressive increase in prices; "in inflation everything gets more valuable except money"

reservation collapse: the act of keeping back or setting aside for some future occasion; something reserved in advance (as a hotel accommodation or a seat on a plane etc.); a statement that limits or restricts some claim; "he recommended her without any reservations"; the written record or promise of an arrangement by which accommodations are secured in advance; a district that is reserved for particular purpose

aid collapse: the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading"; a resource; "visual aids in teaching"; "economic assistance to depressed areas"; a gift of money to support a worthy person or cause

run into collapse: collide violently with an obstacle; "I ran into the telephone pole"; be beset by; "The project ran into numerous financial difficulties"

dispirited collapse: marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm; "a dispirited and divided Party"; "reacted to the crisis with listless resignation"

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