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adagio collapse: a slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers; (music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully); "they played the adagio too quickly"; (of tempo) leisurely; slowly; "here you must play adagio"

a cappella collapse: without musical accompaniment; "they sang an a cappella Mass"; without musical accompaniment; "they performed a cappella"

deafen collapse: make soundproof; "deafen a room"; make or render deaf; "a deafening noise"; be unbearably loud; "a deafening noise"

allegro collapse: a musical composition or passage performed quickly in a brisk lively manner; a brisk and lively tempo; (of tempo) fast; in a quick and lively tempo; "play this section allegro"

distend collapse: swell from or as if from internal pressure; "The distended bellies of the starving cows"; cause to expand as it by internal pressure; "The gas distended the animal's body"

rarefy collapse: weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance); make more subtle or refined; lessen the density or solidity of; "The bones are rarefied"

accrue collapse: grow by addition; "The interest accrues"; come into the possession of; "The house accrued to the oldest son"

largo collapse: (music) a composition or passage that is to be performed in a slow and dignified manner; very slow in tempo and broad in manner; slowly and broadly

inflate collapse: fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons"; exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated"; increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value; "inflate the currency"; cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit; "The war inflated the economy"

proliferate collapse: cause to grow or increase rapidly; "We must not proliferate nuclear arms"; grow rapidly; "Pizza parlors proliferate in this area"

go up collapse: be erected, built, or constructed; "New buildings are going up everywhere"

pizzicato collapse: a note or passage that is played pizzicato; (of instruments in the violin family) to be plucked with the finger; with a light plucking staccato sound

legato collapse: (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected; "a legato passage"; connecting the notes; in music; "play this legato, please"

proliferation collapse: growth by the rapid multiplication of parts; a rapid increase in number (especially a rapid increase in the number of deadly weapons); "the proliferation of nuclear weapons"

augment collapse: enlarge or increase; "The recent speech of the president augmented tensions in the Near East"; grow or intensify; "The pressure augmented"

resound collapse: ring or echo with sound; "the hall resounded with laughter"

broaden collapse: become broader; "The road broadened"; make broader; "broaden the road"

intensify collapse: become more intense; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan"; make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions"; make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark

presto collapse: (of tempo) very fast; suddenly; "Presto! begone! 'tis here again"- Swift; at a very fast tempo (faster than allegro)

widen collapse: become broader or wider or more extensive; "The road widened"; make wider; "widen the road"; extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard"

multiplication collapse: an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed; "the multiplication of four by three gives twelve"; "four times three equals twelve"; a multiplicative increase; "repeated copying leads to a multiplication of errors"; "this multiplication of cells is a natural correlate of growth"

andante collapse: a moderately slow tempo (a walking pace); (of tempo) moderately slow; at a moderately slow temp; "this passage must be played andante"

fortissimo collapse: chiefly a direction or description in music; a direction in music; to be played very loudly

pianissimo collapse: chiefly a direction or description in music; very soft; a direction in music; to be played very softly

tumescence collapse: tumidity resulting from the presence of blood or other fluid in the tissues

din collapse: instill (into a person) by constant repetition; "he dinned the lessons into his students"

buildup collapse: the act of building up an accumulation; "I envied his rapid buildup of assets"; "a military buildup in preparation for the invasion"; highly favorable publicity and praise; "his letter of recommendation gave her a terrific buildup"; the result of the process of accumulation; "the buildup of leaves blocked the drain pipes"

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