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couch collapse: a narrow bed on which a patient lies during psychiatric or psychoanalytic treatment; a flat coat of paint or varnish used by artists as a primer

sounding collapse: the act of measuring depth of water (usually with a sounding line); a measure of the depth of water taken with a sounding line; making or having a sound as specified; used as a combining form; "harsh-sounding"; having volume or depth; "sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal"; "the sounding cataract haunted me like a passion"- Wordsworth

lee collapse: the side of something that is sheltered from the wind; American general who led the Confederate armies in the American Civil War (1807-1870); soldier of the American Revolution (1756-1818); leader of the American Revolution who proposed the resolution calling for independence of the American colonies (1732-1794); United States physicist (born in China) who collaborated with Yang Chen Ning in disproving the principle of conservation of parity (born in 1926); United States actor who was an expert in kung fu and starred in martial arts films (1941-1973); United States striptease artist who became famous on Broadway in the 1930s (1914-1970); United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of Black culture in America (born in 1957)

speak for collapse: be a spokesperson for; "He represents the Government's position"

reply collapse: the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply"

guard collapse: a position on a basketball team; a position on the line of scrimmage; "guards must be good blockers"; a device designed to prevent injury; a posture of defence in boxing or fencing; "keep your guard up"; a group of men who escort and protect some important person; the person who plays that position on a football team; "the left guard was injured on the play"; a person who keeps watch over something or someone; the person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team; watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect; "guard my possessions while I'm away"; to keep watch over; "there would be men guarding the horses"; take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence; "guard against becoming too friendly with the staff"; "guard against infection"

overcompensation collapse: excessive compensation; (psychiatry) an attempt to overcome a real or imagined defect or unwanted trait by overly exaggerating its opposite

dimension collapse: the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height); one of three Cartesian coordinates that determine a position in space; shape or form to required dimensions; indicate the dimensions on; "These techniques permit us to dimension the human heart"

counterrevolution collapse: a revolution whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by a previous revolution

civilian collapse: a nonmilitary citizen; associated with or performed by civilians as contrasted with the military; "civilian clothing"; "civilian life"

capitulation collapse: the act of surrendering (under agreed conditions); "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"; a summary that enumerates the main parts of a topic

daydreamer collapse: someone who indulges in idle or absentminded daydreaming

espouse collapse: take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own; "She embraced Catholicism"; "They adopted the Jewish faith"

apologetic collapse: offering or expressing apology; "an apologetic note"; "an apologetic manner"

epidermis collapse: the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates

rejoinder collapse: (law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication; a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"

superficiality collapse: lack of depth of knowledge or thought or feeling; shallowness in terms of affecting only surface layers of something; "he ignored the wound because of its superficiality"

prosecutor collapse: a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state

objection collapse: (law) a procedure whereby a party to a suit says that a particular line of questioning or a particular witness or a piece of evidence or other matter is improper and should not be continued and asks the court to rule on its impropriety or illegality; the speech act of objecting

defense collapse: protection from harm; "sanitation is the best defense against disease"; military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies; "they died in the defense of Stalingrad"; "they were developed for the defense program"; a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense"; the justification for some act or belief; "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory"; an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack; "he joined the defense against invasion"; the defendant and his legal advisors collectively; "the defense called for a mistrial"; (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring; "his teams are always good on defense"

winter collapse: the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox; spend the winter; "We wintered on the Riviera"; "Shackleton's men overwintered on Elephant Island"

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