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spontaneity collapse: the quality of being spontaneous and coming from natural feelings without constraint; "the spontaneity of his laughter"

troika collapse: a Russian carriage pulled by three horses abreast; a modern Russian triumvirate

logjam collapse: an immovable mass of logs blocking a river; any stoppage attributable to unusual activity; "the legislation ran into a logjam"

morale collapse: a state of individual psychological well-being based upon a sense of confidence and usefulness and purpose

architecture collapse: the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect; an architectural product or work; the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use"

interim collapse: the time between one event, process, or period and another; "meanwhile the socialists are running the government"; serving during an intermediate interval of time; "an interim agreement"

militate collapse: have force or influence; bring about an effect or change; "Politeness militated against this opinion being expressed"

harmonium collapse: a free-reed instrument in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows

limber up collapse: make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity

means collapse: how a result is obtained or an end is achieved; "a means of control"; "an example is the best agency of instruction"; "the true way to success"; an instrumentality for accomplishing some end; considerable capital (wealth or income); "he is a man of means"

accompaniment collapse: a subordinate musical part; provides background for more important parts; an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another

trump collapse: (bridge or whist) the suit that has been declared to rank above all other suits for the duration of the hand; "clubs were declared trumps"; "a trump can take a trick even when a card of a different suit is led"; a playing card in the suit that has been declared trumps; "the ace of trumps is a sure winner"; proclaim or announce with or as if with a fanfare; play a trump; produce a sound as if from a trumpet

Realpolitik collapse: politics based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations

slow collapse: not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time; "a slow walker"; "the slow lane of traffic"; "her steps were slow"; "he was slow in reacting to the news"; "slow but steady growth"; at a slow tempo; "the band played a slow waltz"; (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time; "the clock is slow"; become slow or slower; "Production slowed"; cause to proceed more slowly; "The illness slowed him down"

detention collapse: a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home; "the detention of tardy pupils"; a state of being confined (usually for a short time); "his detention was politically motivated"; "the prisoner is on hold"; "he is in the custody of police"

afterthought collapse: an addition that was not included in the original plan; "the garage was an afterthought"

collectivism collapse: a political theory that the people should own the means of production

solution collapse: the successful action of solving a problem; "the solution took three hours"; a method for solving a problem; "the easy solution is to look it up in the handbook"; a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem; "they were trying to find a peaceful solution"; "the answers were in the back of the book"; "he computed the result to four decimal places"; the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation; a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution; "he used a solution of peroxide and water"

condemnation collapse: (law) the act of condemning (as land forfeited for public use) or judging to be unfit for use (as a food product or an unsafe building); the condition of being strongly disapproved of; "he deserved nothing but condemnation"

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