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AWOL collapse: one who is away or absent without leave; having deserted your post or station without leave

bill collapse: the entertainment offered at a public presentation; a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes; "he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead"; a long-handled saw with a curved blade; "he used a bill to prune branches off of the tree"; a list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare); an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered; "he paid his bill and left"; "send me an account of what I owe"; a statute in draft before it becomes law; "they held a public hearing on the bill"; a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes"; advertise especially by posters or placards; "He was billed as the greatest tenor since Caruso"

tare collapse: counterweight consisting of an empty container that is used as a counterbalance to obtain net weight; any of several weedy vetches grown for forage

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"

bow out collapse: retire gracefully; "He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship"

exodus collapse: a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment; the second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses; God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus

secretion collapse: a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell; the organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance

estuary collapse: the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix

disappearance collapse: the act of leaving secretly or without explanation; the event of passing out of sight; ceasing to exist; "he regretted the disappearance of Greek from school curricula"; "what was responsible for the disappearance of the rainforest?"; "the disappearance of resistance at very low temperatures"

grand tour collapse: a sightseeing tour of a building or institution; an extended cultural tour of Europe taken by wealthy young Englishmen (especially in the 18th century) as part of their education

breakage collapse: the act of breaking something; "the breakage was unavoidable"; reimbursement for goods damaged while in transit or in use; the quantity broken; "the total breakage was huge"

lie low collapse: to try to avoid detection especially by police; "After we knock off that liquor store we'll have to lay low for a while"; keep a low profile, try to be inconspicuous

rocketry collapse: the branch of engineering science that studies rocket design and operation

remuneration collapse: the act of paying for goods or services or to recompense for losses; "adequate remuneration for his work"

evacuation collapse: the act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion; especially for protection

beg collapse: call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!"; ask to obtain free; "beg money and food"

decamp collapse: leave suddenly; "She persuaded him to decamp"; "skip town"; leave a camp; "The hikers decamped before dawn"

net income collapse: the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

refund collapse: the act of returning money received previously; money returned to a payer; pay back; "Please refund me my money"

chapter collapse: a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled; "he read a chapter every night before falling asleep"; a series of related events forming an episode; "a chapter of disasters"; a local branch of some fraternity or association; "he joined the Atlanta chapter"; an ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church; any distinct period in history or in a person's life; "the industrial revolution opened a new chapter in British history"; "the divorce was an ugly chapter in their relationship"

elude collapse: escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation"; be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you are seeing in him eludes me"

walkout collapse: the act of walking out (of a meeting or organization) as a sign of protest; "there was a walkout by the Black members as the chairman rose to speak"; a strike in which the workers walk out

fantasy collapse: imagination unrestricted by reality; "a schoolgirl fantasy"; fiction with a large amount of imagination in it; "she made a lot of money writing romantic fantasies"; indulge in fantasies; "he is fantasizing when he says he plans to start his own company"

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

absence collapse: failure to be present; the state of being absent; "he was surprised by the absence of any explanation"; the time interval during which something or somebody is away; "he visited during my absence"

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