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conviction collapse: (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise"; an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence

halter collapse: either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight; a woman's top that fastens behind the back and neck leaving the back and arms uncovered; rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading; hang with a halter

cell collapse: (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals; a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction; a room where a prisoner is kept; small room is which a monk or nun lives; any small compartment; "the cells of a honeycomb"; a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement

impermanence collapse: the property of not existing for indefinitely long durations

preoccupy collapse: engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively; "His work preoccupies him"; "The matter preoccupies her completely--she cannot think of anything else"; occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance; "the army preoccupied the hills"

inanimate collapse: not endowed with life; "the inorganic world is inanimate"; "inanimate objects"; "dead stones"; belonging to the class of nouns denoting nonliving things; "the word `car' is inanimate"

quiescent collapse: causing no symptoms; "a quiescent tumor"; being quiet or still or inactive; not active or activated; "the quiescent level of centimeter wave-length solar radiation"; marked by a state of tranquil repose; "the quiescent melancholy of the town"

petrified collapse: so frightened as to be unable to move; stunned or paralyzed with terror; "petrified with fear"; "she was petrified by the eerie sound"; "too numb with fear to move"; converted into a mineral; "petrified wood"; converted into stone

infatuate collapse: arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way; "His new car has infatuated him"; "love has infatuated her"

clincher collapse: a tool used to clinch nails or bolts or rivets; a point or fact or remark that settles something conclusively; an argument that is conclusive

open sesame collapse: any very successful means of achieving a result; a magical command; used by Ali Baba

Sahara collapse: the world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in northern Africa

Death Valley collapse: a desert area that is part of the Mojave Desert in eastern California and southwestern Nevada; contains the lowest point in North America

obsess collapse: be preoccupied with something; "She is obsessing over her weight"

partake collapse: consume; "She didn't touch her food all night"; have, give, or receive a share of; "We shared the cake"; have some of the qualities or attributes of something

sleeping collapse: the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate; the state of being asleep

body count collapse: a count of troops killed in an operation or time period; "the daily body count increased as the war went on"

baggage collapse: a case used to carry belongings when traveling; the portable equipment and supplies of an army; a worthless or immoral woman

frozen collapse: not convertible to cash; "frozen assets"; turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold; "the frozen North"; "frozen pipes"; "children skating on a frozen brook"; not thawed

perishable collapse: food that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated; liable to perish; subject to destruction or death or decay; "this minute and perishable planet"; "perishable foods such as butter and fruit"

disintegrate collapse: break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity; "The material disintegrated"; "the group disintegrated after the leader died"; lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current; "the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process"; cause to undergo fission or lose particles

martyr collapse: one who suffers for the sake of principle; one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion; torture and torment like a martyr; kill as a martyr; "Saint Sebastian was martyred"

monopolize collapse: have or exploit a monopoly of; "OPEC wants to monopolize oil"; have and control fully and exclusively; "He monopolizes the laser printer"

nip collapse: a small sharp bite or snip; a tart spicy quality; a small drink of liquor; "he poured a shot of whiskey"; give a small sharp bite to; "The Queen's corgis always nip at her staff's ankles"; sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the flowers"

ineluctable collapse: impossible to avoid or evade:"inescapable conclusion"; "an ineluctable destiny"; "an unavoidable accident"

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