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unclear collapse: not clear to the mind; "the law itself was unclear on that point"; "the reason for their actions is unclear to this day"

commend collapse: express approval of; mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship; "Remember me to your wife"; express a good opinion of; give to in charge; "I commend my children to you"; present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence; "His paintings commend him to the artistic world"

distant collapse: apart in space; "distant lands"; "remote stars"; separate or apart in time; "distant events"; "the remote past or future"; separated in space or coming from or going to a distance; "distant villages"; "the sound of distant traffic"; "a distant sound"; "a distant telephone call"; far apart in relevance or relationship; "a distant cousin"; "a distant likeness"

decrescendo collapse: (music) a gradual decrease in loudness; gradually decreasing in volume; grow quieter; "The music decrescendoes here"

applause collapse: a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together

bleary collapse: indistinct or hazy in outline; "a landscape of blurred outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes"; tired to the point of exhaustion

jaded collapse: dulled by surfeit; "the amoral, jaded, bored upper classes"; exhausted; "my father's words had left me jaded and depressed"- William Styron

bless collapse: give a benediction to; "The dying man blessed his son"; make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate; confer prosperity or happiness on

meritorious collapse: deserving reward or praise; "a lifetime of meritorious service"; "meritorious conduct"

thanks collapse: with the help of or owing to; "thanks to hard work it was a great success"; an acknowledgment of appreciation

thanksgiving collapse: fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag

citation collapse: thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948; a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding; an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement; a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases"; (law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)

inconspicuous collapse: not prominent or readily noticeable; "he pushed the string through an inconspicuous hole"; "the invisible man"

exalt collapse: raise in rank, character, or status; "exalted the humble shoemaker to the rank of King's adviser"

tired collapse: depleted of strength or energy; "tired mothers with crying babies"; "too tired to eat"

flaccid collapse: drooping without elasticity; wanting in stiffness; "a flaccid penis"; lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; "flaccid muscles"; "took his lax hand in hers"; "gave a limp handshake"; "a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know" G.K.Chesterton; "a slack grip"

flagging collapse: a walk of flagstones; "the flagging in the garden was quite imaginative"; flagstones collectively; "there was a pile of flagging waiting to be laid in place"

piano collapse: a stringed instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds; (music) low loudness; used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the piano passages in the composition"; used as a direction in music; to be played relatively softly

coma collapse: a state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness; usually the result of disease or injury; (astronomy) the luminous cloud of particles surrounding the frozen nucleus of a comet; forms as the comet approaches the sun and is warmed; a usually terminal tuft of hairs especially on a seed

depreciation collapse: a decrease in price or value; "depreciation of the dollar against the yen"; decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use

lionize collapse: assign great social importance to; "The film director was celebrated all over Hollywood"; "The tenor was lionized in Vienna"

wheedle collapse: influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along"

indistinct collapse: not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand; "indistinct shapes in the gloom"; "an indistinct memory"; "only indistinct notions of what to do"

bouquet collapse: an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present; a pleasingly sweet olfactory property

keel over collapse: turn over and fall; "the man had a heart attack and keeled over"

unexceptionable collapse: completely acceptable; not open to exception or reproach; "two unexceptionable witnesses"; "a judge's ethics should be unexceptionable"

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