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nonintervention collapse: a foreign policy of staying out of other countries' disputes

embankment collapse: a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection

refrain collapse: the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers; resist doing something; "He refrained from hitting him back"; "she could not forbear weeping"

radius collapse: the length of a line segment between the center and circumference of a circle or sphere; the outer and slightly shorter of the two bones of the human forearm; a circular region whose area is indicated by the length of its radius; "they located it within a radius of 2 miles"; a straight line from the center to the perimeter of a circle (or from the center to the surface of a sphere)

correspond collapse: exchange messages; "My Russian pen pal and I have been corresponding for several years"

snifter collapse: a globular glass with a small top; used for serving brandy

gnat collapse: (British usage) mosquito; any of various small biting flies: midges; biting midges; black flies; sand flies

hanging collapse: a form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead; "in those days the hanging of criminals was a public entertainment"; decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window; "the cold castle walls were covered with hangings"

boundary collapse: the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something; a line determining the limits of an area

parterre collapse: an ornamental flower garden; beds and paths are arranged to form a pattern

vacate collapse: leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight"; leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds"

border collapse: a strip forming the outer edge of something; "the rug had a wide blue border"; lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland"; provide with a border or edge; "edge the tablecloth with embroidery"

segment collapse: one of the parts into which something naturally divides; "a segment of an orange"; divide or split up; "The cells segmented"; divide into segments; "segment an orange"; "segment a compound word"

edge collapse: a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; "he rounded the edges of the box"; a strip near the boundary of an object; "he jotted a note on the margin of the page"; a slight competitive advantage; "he had an edge on the competition"; the attribute of urgency; "his voice had an edge to it"; the boundary of a surface; provide with an edge; "edge a blade"; advance slowly, as if by inches; "He edged towards the car"

ablate collapse: remove an organ or bodily structure; wear away through erosion or vaporization

confession collapse: (Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution; a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party; a document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century); a public declaration of your faith; an admission of misdeeds or faults

whiff collapse: a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike; a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil; utter with a puff of air; "whiff out a prayer"; strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third; drive or carry as if by a puff of air; "The gust of air whiffed away the clouds"

succession collapse: acquisition of property by descent or by will; the action of following in order; "he played the trumps in sequence"; a group of people or things arranged or following in order; "a succession of stalls offering soft drinks"; "a succession of failures"; (ecology) the gradual and orderly process of change in an ecosystem brought about by the progressive replacement of one community by another until a stable climax is established

silhouette collapse: a drawing of the outline of an object; filled in with some uniform color; an outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow); represent by a silhouette; project on a background, such as a screen, like a silhouette

seep collapse: pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings

tab collapse: a short strip of material attached to or projecting from something in order to facilitate opening or identifying or handling it; "pull the tab to open the can"; "files with a red tab will be stored separately"; "the collar has a tab with a button hole"; "the filing cards were organized by cards having indexed tabs"

pottery collapse: the craft of making earthenware; ceramic ware made from clay and baked in a kiln; a workshop where clayware is made

axis collapse: the center around which something rotates; the 2nd cervical vertebra; serves as a pivot for turning the head; a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions; in World War II the alliance of Germany and Italy in 1936 which later included Japan and other nations; "the Axis opposed the Allies in World War II"; the main stem or central part about which plant organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged

quart collapse: a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon; a United States dry unit equal to 2 pints or 67.2 cubic inches; a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 pints or 1.136 liters

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