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context collapse: discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation; the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event; "the historical context"

environment collapse: the area in which something exists or lives; "the country--the flat agricultural surround"; the totality of surrounding conditions; "he longed for the comfortable environment of his living room"

detail collapse: an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information"; extended treatment of particulars; "the essay contained too much detail"; a crew of workers selected for a particular task; "a detail was sent to remove the fallen trees"; a small part that can be considered separately from the whole; "it was perfect in all details"; assign to a specific task; "The ambulances were detailed to the fire station"; provide details for

harry collapse: make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes

arraignment collapse: a legal document calling someone to court to answer an indictment

indictment collapse: a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense; an accusation of wrongdoing; "the book is an indictment of modern philosophy"

pancake collapse: a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle

plaint collapse: a written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court law asking for the grievance to be redressed

overshoot collapse: an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt; aim too high; "The plan overshoots its aim"; shoot beyond or over (a target)

devolve collapse: grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"; pass on or delegate to another; "The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital"

details collapse: true confidential information; "after the trial he gave us the real details"

surprise collapse: the act of surprising someone; a sudden unexpected event; the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you; cause to be surprised; "The news really surprised me"; come upon or take unawares; "She surprised the couple"; "He surprised an interesting scene"

budge collapse: United States tennis player who in 1938 was the first to win the Australian and French and English and United States singles championship in the same year (1915-2000)

descend collapse: move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"

blitz collapse: a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment; attack suddenly and without warning; "Hitler blitzed Poland"

upwind collapse: towards the side exposed to wind; in the direction opposite to the direction the wind is blowing; "they flew upwind"

condescend collapse: debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way; "I won't stoop to reading other people's mail"; do something that one considers to be below one's dignity; behave in a patronizing and condescending manner

prosecution collapse: the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior; the lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendant

circumstances collapse: a person's financial situation (good or bad); "he found himself in straitened circumstances"; the state (usually personal) with regard to wealth; "each person was helped according to his circumstances"

gravitate collapse: move due to the pull of gravitation; "The stars gravitate towards each other"; be attracted to; "Boys gravitate towards girls at that age"; move toward; "The conversation gravitated towards politics"

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

particular collapse: a fact about some part (as opposed to general); "he always reasons from the particular to the general"; (logic) a proposition that asserts something about some (but not all) members of a class; first and most important; "his special interest is music"; "she gets special (or particular) satisfaction from her volunteer work"

gyrate collapse: to wind or move in a spiral course; "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor"

depend on collapse: be dependent on, as for support or maintenance; "elderly parents often depend on their adult children"; be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the election"; "Your grade will depends on your homework"

come down collapse: criticize or reprimand harshly; "The critics came down hard on the new play"

information collapse: (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome; "the signal contained thousands of bits of information"; knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction; a message received and understood; formal accusation of a crime

keel collapse: one of the main longitudinal beams (or plates) of the hull of a vessel; can extend vertically into the water to provide lateral stability; the median ridge on the breastbone of birds that fly

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