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roach collapse: European freshwater food fish having a greenish back; the butt of a marijuana cigarette; a roll of hair brushed back from the forehead; cut the mane off (a horse); comb (hair) into a roach

sackcloth and ashes collapse: a display of extreme remorse or repentance or grief

athletics collapse: participation in sports events as an extracurricular activity

involve collapse: make complex or intricate or complicated; "The situation was rather involved"; occupy or engage the interest of; "His story completely involved me during the entire afternoon"; wrap; "The tower was involved in mist"; contain as a part; "Dinner at Joe's always involves at least six courses"; connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling affects your business"; engage as a participant; "Don't involve me in your family affairs!"

hornbook collapse: a primer that provides instruction in the rudiments or basic skills of a branch of knowledge

gymnastics collapse: a sport that involves exercises intended to display strength and balance and agility

yoga collapse: a system of exercises practiced as part of the Hindu discipline to promote control of the body and mind; Hindu discipline aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility that is achieved through the three paths of actions and knowledge and devotion

reconsideration collapse: thinking again about a choice previously made; "he had second thoughts about his purchase"; a consideration of a topic (as in a meeting) with a view to changing an earlier decision

self-restraint collapse: exhibiting restraint imposed on the self; "an effective temperateness in debate"

work at collapse: to exert effort in order to do, make, or perform something; "the child worked at the multiplication table until she had it down cold"

abnormality collapse: behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality; marked strangeness as a consequence of being abnormal; retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligence; an abnormal condition

wield collapse: handle effectively; "The burglar wielded an axe"; have and exercise; "wield power and authority"

aberration collapse: an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image; a disorder in one's mental state

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

rite of passage collapse: a ritual performed in some cultures at times when a individual changes his status (as from adolescence to adulthood)

unopposed collapse: not having opposition or an opponent; "unopposed military forces"; "the candidate was unopposed"

impracticality collapse: concerned with theoretical possibilities rather than actual use

smallness collapse: the property of having relatively little strength or vigor; "the smallness of her voice"; the property of having a relatively small size; the property of being a relatively small amount; "he was attracted by the smallness of the taxes"

reason collapse: the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination; "we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil"; a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion; "there is reason to believe he is lying"; an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon; "the reason a steady state was never reached was that the back pressure built up too slowly"; a rational motive for a belief or action; "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration"; think logically; "The children must learn to reason"; decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion; "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house"

nocturne collapse: a pensive lyrical piece of music (especially for the piano)

chamber music collapse: serious music performed by a small group of musicians

sonata collapse: a musical composition of 3 or 4 movements of contrasting forms

simulate collapse: make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep"

aplomb collapse: great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool"

behavior collapse: manner of acting or controlling yourself; (psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation; the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances; "the behavior of small particles can be studied in experiments"

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