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cyclonic collapse: of or relating to or characteristic of a violent tropical storm; "cyclonic destruction"; of or relating to or characteristic of the atmosphere around a low pressure center; "cyclonic cloud pattern"

operate collapse: happen; "What is going on in the minds of the people?"; handle and cause to function; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever"; direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.; "She is running a relief operation in the Sudan"

ethnic group collapse: people of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture

jaundice collapse: yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by an accumulation of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood; can be a symptom of gallstones or liver infection or anemia; affect with, or as if with, jaundice; distort adversely; "Jealousy had jaundiced his judgment"

push collapse: the act of applying force in order to move something away; "he gave the door a hard push"; "the pushing is good exercise"; an effort to advance; "the army made a push toward the sea"; the force used in pushing; "the push of the water on the walls of the tank"; "the thrust of the jet engines"; press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action; "He pushed her to finish her doctorate"; move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"; press against forcefully without moving; "she pushed against the wall with all her strength"; move strenuously and with effort; "The crowd pushed forward"; approach a certain age or speed; "She is pushing fifty"; sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs); "The guy hanging around the school is pushing drugs"

quality control collapse: maintenance of standards of quality of manufactured goods

manipulate collapse: treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed; hold something in one's hands and move it; control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage; "She manipulates her boss"; "She is a very controlling mother and doesn't let her children grow up"; "The teacher knew how to keep the class in line"; "she keeps in line"; influence or control shrewdly or deviously; "He manipulated public opinion in his favor"

bug collapse: general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate; a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly; a fault or defect in a system or machine

compelling collapse: tending to persuade by forcefulness of argument; "new and compelling evidence"; driving or forcing; "compelling ambition"

crisis collapse: a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something; "after the crisis the patient either dies or gets better"; an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty; "they went bankrupt during the economic crisis"

tightening collapse: the act of making something tighter; "the tightening of economic controls"

fluidity collapse: a changeable quality; "a charming Oriental fluidity of manner"; "a certain fluidness in his perception of time made him an unpredictable colleague"; "demographers try to predict social fluidity"; the property of flowing easily; "adding lead makes the alloy easier to cast because the melting point is reduced and the fluidity is increased"; "they believe that fluidity increases as the water gets warmer"

neuralgia collapse: acute spasmodic pain along the course of one or more nerves

multiple sclerosis collapse: a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers

cerebral palsy collapse: a loss or deficiency of motor control with involuntary spasms caused by permanent brain damage present at birth

crucial collapse: of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; "a crucial moment in his career"; "a crucial election"; "a crucial issue for women"; having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the determinative (or determinant) battle"; having crucial relevance; "crucial to the case"; "relevant testimony"

Rasputin collapse: Siberian peasant monk who was religious advisor in the court of Nicholas II; was assassinated by Russian noblemen who feared that his debauchery would weaken the monarchy (1872-1916)

millstone collapse: one of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain; any load that is difficult to carry

fingering collapse: touching something with the fingers; the placement of the fingers for playing different notes (or sequences of notes) on a musical instrument

Svengali collapse: the musician in a novel by George du Maurier who controls Trilby's singing hypnotically; someone (usually maleficent) who tries to persuade or force another person to do his bidding

violence collapse: an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists); "he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one"; a turbulent state resulting in injuries and destruction etc.

nausea collapse: disgust so strong it makes you feel sick; the state that precedes vomiting

pivotal collapse: being of crucial importance; "a pivotal event"; "Its pivotal location has also exposed it to periodic invasions"- Henry Kissinger; "the polar events of this study"; "a polar principal"

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