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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

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"

bear hug collapse: a takeover bid so attractive that the directors of the target company must approve it or risk shareholder protest; a wrestling hold with arms locked tightly around the opponent

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

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

accumulation collapse: the act of accumulating; (finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation

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

brutal collapse: (of weapons or instruments) causing suffering and pain; "brutal instruments of torture"; "cruel weapons of war"

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"

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"

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

foolhardy collapse: marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences; "foolhardy enough to try to seize the gun from the hijacker"; "became the fiercest and most reckless of partisans"-Macaulay; "a reckless driver"; "a rash attempt to climb Mount Everest"

pest collapse: any unwanted and destructive insect or other animal that attacks food or crops or livestock etc.; "he sprayed the garden to get rid of pests"; "many pests have developed resistance to the common pesticides"; a persistently annoying person

sick collapse: people who are sick; "they devote their lives to caring for the sick"; deeply affected by a strong feeling; "sat completely still, sick with envy"; "she was sick with longing"

finding collapse: the decision of a court on issues of fact or law; something that is found; "the findings in the gastrointestinal tract indicate that he died several hours after dinner"; "an area rich in archaeological findings"

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