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quickening collapse: the process of showing signs of life; "the quickening of seed that will become ripe grain"; the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus

distance collapse: the property created by the space between two objects or points; size of the gap between two places; "the distance from New York to Chicago"; "he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points"; indifference by personal withdrawal; "emotional distance"; a distant region; "I could see it in the distance"; the interval between two times; "the distance from birth to death"; "it all happened in the space of 10 minutes"; a remote point in time; "if that happens it will be at some distance in the future"; "at a distance of ten years he had forgotten many of the details"; keep at a distance; "we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living"

stride collapse: significant progress (especially in the phrase "make strides"); "they made big strides in productivity"; cover or traverse by taking long steps; "She strode several miles towards the woods"; walk with long steps; "He strode confidently across the hall"

picnic collapse: any informal meal eaten outside or on an excursion; eat alfresco, in the open air; "We picnicked near the lake on this gorgeous Sunday"

nearby collapse: close at hand; "the nearby towns"; "concentrated his study on the nearby planet Venus"; not far away in relative terms; "she works nearby"; "the planets orbiting nearby are Venus and Mars"

leave behind collapse: depart and not take along; "He left behind all his possessions when he moved to Europe"

freedom collapse: the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints

caesura collapse: a break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line; a pause or interruption (as in a conversation); "after an ominous caesura the preacher continued"

recede collapse: become faint or more distant; "the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older"; move back and away from; "The enemy fell back"

fill in collapse: supply with information on a specific topic; "He filled me in on the latest developments"

unseasonable collapse: not in keeping with (and usually undesirable for) the season; "a sudden unseasonable blizzard"; "unseasonable bright blue weather in November"

dissociate collapse: to undergo a reversible or temporary breakdown of a molecule into simpler molecules or atoms; "acids dissociate to give hydrogen ions"

dwell collapse: inhabit or live in; "People lived in Africa millions of years ago"; "The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted"; "this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean"; originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"

on the spot collapse: without delay or immediately; "we hired her on the spot"; "thought they were going to shoot us down on the spot"; at the place in question; there; "they were on the spot when it happened"; "it had to be decided by the man on the spot"; in a difficult situation; "that question really put him on the spot"

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