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contend collapse: maintain or assert; "He contended that Communism had no future"; be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"

masque collapse

balm collapse: any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing

hope collapse: one of the three Christian virtues; a specific instance of feeling hopeful; "it revived their hope of winning the pennant"; the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled; "in spite of his troubles he never gave up hope"; someone (or something) on which expectations are centered; "he was their best hope for a victory"; United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (1903-2003); intend with some possibility of fulfilment; "I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening"; be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes; "I am still hoping that all will turn out well"; expect and wish; "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise"

illuminate collapse: add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)

dignity collapse: the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect; "it was beneath his dignity to cheat"; "showed his true dignity when under pressure"; formality in bearing and appearance; "he behaved with great dignity"; high office or rank or station; "he respected the dignity of the emissaries"

nick collapse: (British slang) a prison; "he's in the nick"; mate successfully; of livestock; divide or reset the tail muscles of; "nick horses"; cut a nick into; cut slightly, with a razor; "The barber's knife nicked his cheek"

venture collapse: any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome; a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit; proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers; "We ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a supercomputer"; put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this"

nerve collapse: any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body

humbug collapse: communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive; trick or deceive

engage collapse: get caught; "make sure the gear is engaged"; keep engaged; "engaged the gears"; hire for work or assistance; "engage aid, help, services, or support"; carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns); "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe"; ask to represent; of legal counsel; "I'm retaining a lawyer"

pretension collapse: a false or unsupportable quality; the advancing of a claim; "his pretension to the crown"; "the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort"

humble collapse: marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful; "a humble apology"; "essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions"- B.K.Malinowski; used of unskilled work (especially domestic work); low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"; cause to be unpretentious; "This experience will humble him"

withdrawal collapse: the act of withdrawing; the termination of drug taking; the act of taking out money or other capital; a retraction of a previously held position; avoiding emotional involvement

delusion collapse: the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas; a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea; "he has delusions of competence"; "his dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination"; (psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary

fitting collapse: putting clothes on to see whether they fit; a small and often standardized accessory to a larger system; being precisely fitting and right; "it is only meet that she should be seated first"; in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion; "We have come to dedicate a portion of that field...It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this"

adjustment collapse: the act of adjusting something to match a standard; making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances

lines collapse

likeness collapse: picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing; similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things; "man created God in his own likeness"

ridicule collapse: language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate; subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"

diamond collapse: a playing card in the minor suit that has one or more red rhombuses on it; "he led a small diamond"; "diamonds were trumps"; a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem; very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem

feint collapse: any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack); deceive by a mock action; "The midfielder feinted to shoot"

daub collapse: an unskillful painting; material used to daub walls; cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it; "smear the wall with paint"; "daub the ceiling with plaster"; apply to a surface; "daub paint onto the wall"

glaze collapse: coating for fabrics, ceramics, metal, etc.; a glossy finish on a fabric; any of various thin shiny (savory or sweet) coatings applied to foods; become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance; "Her eyes glaze over when she is bored"; coat with a glaze; "the potter glazed the dishes"

conversion collapse: a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life; a successful free throw or try for point after a touchdown; the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another; act of exchanging one type of money or security for another; a change in the units or form of an expression: "conversion from Fahrenheit to Centigrade"; interchange of subject and predicate of a proposition; a change of religion; "his conversion to the Catholic faith"; an event that results in a transformation; (psychiatry) a defense mechanism represses emotional conflicts which are then converted into physical symptoms that have no organic basis

bulwark collapse: a fencelike structure around a deck (usually plural); defend with a bulwark

gilt collapse: a coating of gold or of something that looks like gold

whitewash collapse: a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects; wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces; a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score; exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data; cover with whitewash; "whitewash walls"; cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error; "Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"; "She tried to gloss over her mistakes"

swallow collapse: the act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips"; small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations; a small amount of liquid food; "a sup of ale"; believe or accept without questioning or challenge; "Am I supposed to swallow that story?"; keep from expressing; "I swallowed my anger and kept quiet"; take back what one has said; "He swallowed his words"; utter indistinctly; "She swallowed the last words of her speech"; engulf and destroy; "The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries"; pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking; "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!"

switch collapse: the act of changing one thing or position for another; "his switch on abortion cost him the election"; a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other; a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment; control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit; railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock; hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure; make a shift in or exchange of; "First Joe led; then we switched"; lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes"; flog with or as if with a flexible rod

contrast collapse: the act of distinguishing by comparing differences; the range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness); the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors; the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared; "in contrast to", "by contrast"; put in opposition to show or emphasize differences; "The middle school teacher contrasted her best student's work with that of her weakest student"; to show differences when compared; be different; "the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities"

lapse collapse: a break or intermission in the occurrence of something; "a lapse of three weeks between letters"; drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards; end, at least for a long time; "The correspondence lapsed"; let slip; "He lapsed his membership"

whirl collapse: confused movement; "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for the exits"; the shape of something rotating rapidly; fly around; "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air"; cause to spin; "spin a coin"

appearance collapse: the act of appearing in public view; "the rookie made a brief appearance in the first period"; "it was Bernhardt's last appearance in America"; pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression; "they try to keep up appearances"; "that ceremony is just for show"; formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action; outward or visible aspect of a person or thing; a mental representation; "I tried to describe his appearance to the police"; the event of coming into sight

come on collapse: occur or become available; "water or electricity came on again after the earthquake"; appear or become visible; make a showing; "She turned up at the funeral"; "I hope the list key is going to surface again"

pilot collapse: someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight; a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor

skin collapse: an outer surface (usually thin); "the skin of an airplane"; a bag serving as a container for liquids; it is made from the hide of an animal; a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body"; a person's skin regarded as their life; "he tried to save his skin"; the tissue forming the hard outer layer (of e.g. a fruit); strip the skin off; "pare apples"; bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of; "The boy skinned his knee when he fell"

simulacrum collapse: an insubstantial or vague semblance

revolution collapse: the overthrow of a government by those who are governed; a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving; "the industrial revolution was also a cultural revolution"

affectation collapse: a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display

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