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surprising collapse: causing surprise or wonder or amazement; "the report shows a surprising lack of hard factual data"; "leaped up with surprising agility"; "she earned a surprising amount of money"

unperceptive collapse: lacking sensitivity, taste, or judgment; lacking perception; "as unperceptive as a boulder"

leaning collapse: the act of deviating from a vertical position; an inclination to do something; "he felt leanings toward frivolity"

eccentricity collapse: strange and unconventional behavior; a circularity that has a different center or deviates from a circular path; (geometry) a ratio describing the shape of a conic section; the ratio of the distance between the foci to the length of the major axis; "a circle is an ellipse with zero eccentricity"

infiltrate collapse: pass through an enemy line; in a military conflict; pass into or through by filtering or permeating; "the substance infiltrated the material"; cause (a liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices; enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members; "The student organization was infiltrated by a traitor"

broken heart collapse: devastating sorrow and despair; "he is recovering from a broken heart"; "a broken heart languishes here"

astonishing collapse: so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm; "such an enormous response was astonishing"; "an astounding achievement"; "the amount of money required was staggering"; "suffered a staggering defeat"; "the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying"

turnaround collapse: act or process of unloading and loading and servicing a vessel or aircraft for a return trip; an area sufficiently large for a vehicle to turn around; time need to prepare a vessel or ship for a return trip

purchase collapse: the acquisition of something for payment; "they closed the purchase with a handshake"; a means of exerting influence or gaining advantage; "he could get no purchase on the situation"; something acquired by purchase

equilibrium collapse: a sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head; a stable situation in which forces cancel one another

attuned collapse: so adjusted as to be appropriate or brought into harmony; "an industry not attuned to the demands of the market"; "a remark keyed to the situation"; "charges finely tuned to the amount a student can afford"; brought to correct pitch; "his tuned violin"; "the attuned instruments"

purpose collapse: an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs"; reach a decision; "he resolved never to drink again"

percolate collapse: the product of percolation; pass through; "Water permeates sand easily"; cause (a solvent) to pass through a permeable substance in order to extract a soluble constituent; prepare in a percolator; "percolate coffee"; spread gradually; "Light percolated into our house in the morning"

look out collapse: to protect someone's interests; "A man's gotta look out for his family"

personality collapse: the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual; "their different reactions reflected their very different personalities"; "it is his nature to help others"; a person of considerable prominence; "she is a Hollywood personality"

take care collapse: be in charge of or deal with; "She takes care of all the necessary arrangements"; be careful, prudent, or watchful; "Take care when you cross the street!"

Walter Mitty collapse: fictional character created by James Thurber who daydreams about his adventures and triumphs

tranquilizer collapse: a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity

type collapse: a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper; "he dropped a case of type, so they made him pick them up"; a subdivision of a particular kind of thing; "what type of sculpture do you prefer?"; all of the tokens of the same symbol; "the word `element' contains five different types of character"; printed characters; "small type is hard to read"; (biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon; identify as belonging to a certain type; "Such people can practically be typed"; write by means of a keyboard with types; "type the acceptance letter, please"

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