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satirical collapse: exposing human folly to ridicule; "a persistent campaign of mockery by the satirical fortnightly magazine"

carrion collapse: the dead and rotting body of an animal; unfit for human food

look to collapse: turn one's interests or expectations towards; "look to the future"; "this method looks to significant wavings"

deadpan collapse: deliberately impassive in manner; "deadpan humor"; "his face remained expressionless as the verdict was read"; without betraying any feeling; "she told the joke deadpan"

putrefaction collapse: a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor

season collapse: one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions; "the regular sequence of the seasons"; a recurrent time marked by major holidays; "it was the Christmas season"; a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field; "he celebrated his 10th season with the ballet company"; "she always looked forward to the avocado season"; make fit; "This trip will season even the hardiest traveller"; lend flavor to; "Season the chicken breast after roasting it"

scullion collapse: a kitchen servant employed to do menial tasks (especially washing)

conserve collapse: fruit preserved by cooking with sugar; preserve with sugar; "Mom always conserved the strawberries we grew in the backyard"; use cautiously and frugally; "I try to economize my spare time"; "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit"; keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction; "We preserve these archeological findings"; "The old lady could not keep up the building"; "children must be taught to conserve our national heritage"; "The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts"; keep constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary change; "Energy is conserved in this process"

rub collapse: the act of rubbing or wiping; "he gave the hood a quick rub"; move over something with pressure; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin"; cause friction; "my sweater scratches"; scrape or rub as if to relieve itching; "Don't scratch your insect bites!"

necrosis collapse: the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)

mortification collapse: (Christianity) the act of mortifying the lusts of the flesh by self-denial and privation (especially by bodily pain or discomfort inflicted on yourself)

shear collapse: a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it; (physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves; "the shear changed the quadrilateral into a parallelogram"; cut with shears; "shear hedges"; cut or cut through with shears

entertain collapse: take into consideration, have in view; "He entertained the notion of moving to South America"; provide entertainment for

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

metallic collapse: a yarn made partly or entirely of metal; a fabric made of a yarn that is partly or entirely of metal; containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal; "a metallic compound"; "metallic luster"; "the strange metallic note of the meadow lark, suggesting the clash of vibrant blades"- Ambrose Bierce

uneventful collapse: marked by no noteworthy or significant events; "an uneventful life"; "the voyage was pleasant and uneventful"; "recovery was uneventful"

oatmeal collapse: meal made from rolled or ground oats; porridge made of rolled oats

millet collapse: small seed of any of various annual cereal grasses especially Setaria italica; French painter of rural scenes (1814-1875); any of various small-grained annual cereal and forage grasses of the genera Panicum, Echinochloa, Setaria, Sorghum, and Eleusine

uninspired collapse: having no intellectual or emotional or spiritual excitement; "the production was professional but uninspired"

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