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appanage collapse: a grant (by a sovereign or a legislative body) of resources to maintain a dependent member of a ruling family; "bishoprics were received as appanages for the younger sons of great families"; any customary and rightful perquisite appropriate to your station in life; "for thousands of years the chair was an appanage of state and dignity rather than an article of ordinary use"

ablation collapse: surgical removal of a body part or tissue; the erosive process that reduces the size of glaciers

undoing collapse: an act that makes a previous act of no effect (as if not done)

erosion collapse: (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it); a gradual decline of something; "after the accounting scandal there was an erosion of confidence in the auditors"; condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind

loss collapse: the act of losing; "everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock"; the disadvantage that results from losing something; "his loss of credibility led to his resignation"; "losing him is no great deprivation"; the experience of losing a loved one; "he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather"; the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue; "the company operated at a loss last year"; "the company operated in the red last year"; something that is lost; "the car was a total loss"; "loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt"; gradual decline in amount or activity; "weight loss"; "a serious loss of business"

bed collapse: a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep; "he sat on the edge of the bed"; "the room had only a bed and chair"; a plot of ground in which plants are growing; "the gardener planted a bed of roses"; a foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track; "the track bed had washed away"; the flat surface of a printing press on which the type form is laid in the last stage of producing a newspaper or magazine or book etc.; a depression forming the ground under a body of water; "he searched for treasure on the ocean bed"; (geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock); "they found a bed of sandstone"; put to bed; "The children were bedded at ten o'clock"; place (plants) in a prepared bed of soil; furnish with a bed; "The inn keeper could bed all the new arrivals"

anarchy collapse: a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)

wipe collapse: rub with a circular motion; "wipe the blackboard"; "He passed his hands over the soft cloth"

agglutination collapse: the building of words from component morphemes that retain their form and meaning in the process of combining; a clumping of bacteria or red cells when held together by antibodies (agglutinins); the coalescing of small particles that are suspended in solution; these larger masses are then (usually) precipitated

annihilation collapse: destruction by annihilating something; total destruction; "bomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll"

coupling collapse: the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes; "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the mating of some species occurs only in the spring"; a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects

separateness collapse: political independence; "seeking complete political separateness for Taiwan"

biofeedback collapse: a training program in which a person is given information about physiological processes (heart rate or blood pressure) that is not normally available with the goal of gaining conscious control of them

group therapy collapse: psychotherapy in which a small group of individuals meet with a therapist; interactions among the members are considered to be therapeutic

blackout collapse: a momentary loss of consciousness; the failure of electric power for a general region; darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft); a suspension of radio or tv broadcasting

divorce collapse: the legal dissolution of a marriage; get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage; "The couple divorced after only 6 months"

match collapse: lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction; "he always carries matches to light his pipe"; "as long you've a lucifer to light your fag"; an exact duplicate; "when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook"; a burning piece of wood or cardboard; "if you drop a match in there the whole place will explode"; something that resembles or harmonizes with; "that tie makes a good match with your jacket"; a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete; the score needed to win a match; be equal or harmonize; "The two pieces match"; make correspond or harmonize; "Match my sweater"; bring two objects, ideas, or people together; "This fact is coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project"; give or join in marriage; provide funds complementary to; "The company matched the employees' contributions"; be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun"

holocaust collapse: an act of great destruction and loss of life; the Nazi program of exterminating Jews under Hitler

adultery collapse: extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations; "adultery is often cited as grounds for divorce"

dispersion collapse: the act of dispersing or diffusing something; "the dispersion of the troops"; "the diffusion of knowledge"; spreading widely or driving off

affinity collapse: a natural attraction or feeling of kinship; "an affinity for politics"; "the mysterious affinity between them"; "James's affinity with Sam"; inherent resemblance between persons or things; the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule; "basic dyes have an affinity for wool and silk"; (immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody; a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character; "found a natural affinity with the immigrants"; "felt a deep kinship with the other students"; "anthropology's kinship with the humanities"; (biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts; "in anatomical structure prehistoric man shows close affinity with modern humans"; (anthropology) kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship

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