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apparition collapse: an act of appearing or becoming visible unexpectedly; "natives were amazed at the apparition of this white stranger"; something existing in perception only; "a ghostly apparition at midnight"; the appearance of a ghostlike figure; "I was recalled to the present by the apparition of a frightening specter"; a ghostly appearing figure; "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us"

theme collapse: a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work; "it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme"; (music) melodic subject of a musical composition; "the theme is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it"; provide with a particular theme or motive; "the restaurant often themes its menus"

vapor collapse: a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance

exploration collapse: to travel for the purpose of discovery; a careful systematic search; a systematic consideration; "he called for a careful exploration of the consequences"

derivation collapse: the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin; drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation; drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body; a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions; the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues); "he prefers shoes of Italian derivation"; "music of Turkish derivation"; (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation: `singer' from `sing'; `undo' from `do'

syllogism collapse: deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises

figment collapse: a contrived or fantastic idea; "a figment of the imagination"

deliberation collapse: the trait of thoughtfulness in action or decision; "he was a man of judicial deliberation"; careful consideration; "a little deliberation would have deterred them"; (usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question; "the deliberations of the jury"

symposium collapse: a meeting or conference for the public discussion of some topic especially one in which the participants form an audience and make presentations

think up collapse: devise or invent; "He thought up a plan to get rich quickly"; "no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software"

autism collapse: (psychiatry) an abnormal absorption with the self; marked by communication disorders and short attention span and inability to treat others as people

belle collapse: a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals; "she was the belle of the ball"

delusion collapse: the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas; a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea; "he has delusions of competence"; "his dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination"; (psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary

absorption collapse: (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid; (physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium; "the absorption of photons by atoms or molecules"

editorial collapse: of or relating to an article stating opinions or giving perspectives; "editorial column"; relating to or characteristic of an editor; "editorial duties"

think collapse: an instance of deliberate thinking; "I need to give it a good think"; bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation; "She thought herself into a state of panic over the final exam"; be capable of conscious thought; "Man is the only creature that thinks"; use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere"; have or formulate in the mind; "think good thoughts"; expect, believe, or suppose; "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I guess she is angry at me for standing her up"; judge or regard; look upon; judge; "I think he is very smart"; "I believe her to be very smart"; "I think that he is her boyfriend"; "The racist conceives such people to be inferior"; dispose the mind in a certain way; "Do you really think so?"; focus one's attention on a certain state; "Think big"; "think thin"; ponder; reflect on, or reason about; "Think the matter through"; "Think how hard life in Russia must be these days"; decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting; "Can you think what to do next?"; imagine or visualize; "Just think--you could be rich one day!"; "Think what a scene it must have been!"

illusion collapse: something many people believe that is false; "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy"; an erroneous mental representation

telepathy collapse: apparent communication from one mind to another without using sensory perceptions

inquisition collapse: a severe interrogation (often violating the rights or privacy of individuals); a former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy

interpretation collapse: an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious; "the edict was subject to many interpretations"; "he annoyed us with his interpreting of parables"; "often imitations are extended to provide a more accurate rendition of the child's intended meaning"; a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something; an explanation that results from interpreting something; "the report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence"

bunny collapse: (usually informal) especially a young rabbit; a young waitress in a night club whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit

generalization collapse: (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus; reasoning from detailed facts to general principles; an idea or conclusion having general application; "he spoke in broad generalities"

function collapse: the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role"; what something is used for; "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?"; a formal or official social gathering or ceremony; "it was a black-tie function"; a relation such that one thing is dependent on another; "height is a function of age"; "price is a function of supply and demand"; a mathematical relation such that each element of one set is associated with at least one element of another set; perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore"

bubble collapse: a dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic; an impracticable and illusory idea; "he didn't want to burst the newcomer's bubble"; a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide); form, produce, or emit bubbles; "The soup was bubbling"

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