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break through collapse: penetrate; "The sun broke through the clouds"; "The rescue team broke through the wall in the mine shaft"; pass through (a barrier); "Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county"

revolt collapse: make revolution; "The people revolted when bread prices tripled again"

preponderance collapse: exceeding in heaviness; having greater weight; "the least preponderance in either pan will unbalance the scale"; a superiority in numbers or amount; "a preponderance of evidence against the defendant"; superiority in power or influence; "the preponderance of good over evil"; "the preponderance of wealth and power"

status collapse: the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"

gestate collapse: have the idea for; "He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients"; "This library was well conceived"

duplex collapse: allowing communication in opposite directions simultaneously; "duplex system"; "duplex telephony"; (used technically of a device or process) having two parts; "a duplex transaction"; change into a duplex

luminary collapse: a celebrity who is an inspiration to others; "he was host to a large gathering of luminaries"

ascension collapse: (astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon; (New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection; (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter

emergence collapse: the act of emerging; the becoming visible; "not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins"; the gradual beginning or coming forth; "figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece"

elevation collapse: drawing of an exterior of a structure; (ballet) the height of a dancer's leap or jump; "a dancer of exceptional elevation"; distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level); "there was snow at the higher elevations"; the event of something being raised upward; "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"; "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity"; angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)

hoist collapse: lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects; raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car"; raise; "hoist the flags"; "hoist a sail"; move from one place to another by lifting; "They hoisted the patient onto the operating table"

steep collapse: a steep place (as on a hill); having a sharp inclination; "the steep attic stairs"; "steep cliffs"; of a slope; set at a high angle; "note the steep incline"; "a steep roof sheds snow"; let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse; "steep the blossoms in oil"; "steep the fruit in alcohol"; engross (oneself) fully; "He immersed himself into his studies"

graduation collapse: the successful completion of a program of study; a line (as on a vessel or ruler) that marks a measurement; "the ruler had 16 graduations per inch"

accrue collapse: grow by addition; "The interest accrues"; come into the possession of; "The house accrued to the oldest son"

get the better of collapse: win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "She conquered here fear of mice"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"

infancy collapse: the earliest state of immaturity; the early stage of growth or development

gyrate collapse: to wind or move in a spiral course; "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor"

precedence collapse: status established in order of importance or urgency; "...its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals"; "national independence takes priority over class struggle"

occur collapse: come to one's mind; suggest itself; "It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary"; "A great idea then came to her"; to be found to exist; "sexism occurs in many workplaces"; "precious stones occur in a large area in Brazil"

arrive collapse: reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight"; succeed in a big way; get to the top; "After he published his book, he had arrived"; "I don't know whether I can make it in science!"; "You will go far, my boy!"

exceed collapse: go beyond; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year"; go beyond; "Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds"

nabob collapse: a wealthy man (especially one who made his fortune in the Orient)

headway collapse: forward movement; "the ship made little headway against the gale"

excellence collapse: the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree; an outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels; "a center of manufacturing excellence"; "the use of herbs is one of the excellencies of French cuisine"

bristle collapse: a stiff hair; a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic; react in an offended or angry manner; "He bristled at her suggestion that he should teach her how to use the program"; rise up as in fear; "The dog's fur bristled"; "It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!"

epiphany collapse: a divine manifestation; twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus

roll out collapse: flatten or spread with a roller; "roll out the paper"; straighten by unrolling; "roll out the big map"

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