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ascetic collapse: practicing great self-denial; "Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it"- William James; "a desert nomad's austere life"; "a spartan diet"; "a spartan existence"; pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline; "ascetic practices"

operational collapse: being in effect or operation; "de facto apartheid is still operational even in the `new' African nations"- Leslie Marmon Silko; "bus service is in operation during the emergency"; "the company had several operating divisions"; of or intended for or involved in military operations; pertaining to a process or series of actions for achieving a result; "operational difficulties"; "they assumed their operational positions"

buoy collapse: bright-colored; a float attached by rope to the seabed to mark channels in a harbor or underwater hazards; mark with a buoy; keep afloat; "The life vest buoyed him up"; float on the surface of water

nettle collapse: any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae); sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation

light bulb collapse: electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity

shatterproof collapse: resistant to shattering or splintering; "shatterproof automobile windows"

delta collapse: the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet; a low triangular area where a river divides before entering a larger body of water

jilt collapse: a woman who jilts a lover; cast aside capriciously or unfeelingly; "jilt a lover or a bride"

warm up collapse: cause to do preliminary exercises so as to stretch the muscles; "The coach warmed up the players before the game"; become more friendly or open; "She warmed up after we had lunch together"; run until the normal working temperature is reached; "We warmed up the car for a few minutes"

firefly collapse: nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs; tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots

glowworm collapse: the luminous larva or wingless grub-like female of a firefly

scaling collapse: ascent by or as if by a ladder; act of measuring or arranging or adjusting according to a scale; the act of arranging in a graduated series

boggle collapse: startle with amazement or fear; hesitate when confronted with a problem, or when in doubt or fear

salt marsh collapse: low-lying wet land that is frequently flooded with saltwater

dehumidify collapse: make less humid; "The air conditioner dehumidifies the air in the summer"

towel collapse: a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping; wipe with a towel; "towel your hair dry"

agitate collapse: change the arrangement or position of; cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"; try to stir up public opinion

bell collapse: a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck; the flared opening of a tubular device; the sound of a bell being struck; "saved by the bell"; "she heard the distant toll of church bells"; United States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone (1847-1922); English painter; sister of Virginia Woolf; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1879-1961); a phonetician and father of Alexander Graham Bell (1819-1905); the shape of a bell; (nautical) each of the eight half-hour units of nautical time signaled by strokes of a ship's bell; eight bells signals 4:00, 8:00, or 12:00 o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.; attach a bell to; "bell cows"

leer collapse: a suggestive or sneering look or grin; look suggestively or obliquely; look or gaze with a sly, immodest, or malign expression; "The men leered at the young women on the beach"

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