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dependent collapse: addicted to a drug; contingent on something else; not independent; "dependent children"; (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence; "a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence"

militate collapse: have force or influence; bring about an effect or change; "Politeness militated against this opinion being expressed"

harmonium collapse: a free-reed instrument in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows

disaffection collapse: disloyalty to the government or to established authority; "the widespread disaffection of the troops"

limber up collapse: make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity

slippage collapse: failing to hold or slipping out of place; "the knots allowed no slippage"; a decrease of transmitted power in a mechanical system caused by slipping; decline from a standard level of performance or achievement

structure collapse: a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"; the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts; "artists must study the structure of the human body"; "the structure of the benzene molecule"; a particular complex anatomical part; "he has good bone structure"; the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations; "his lectures have no structure"; give a structure to; "I need to structure my days"

means collapse: how a result is obtained or an end is achieved; "a means of control"; "an example is the best agency of instruction"; "the true way to success"; an instrumentality for accomplishing some end; considerable capital (wealth or income); "he is a man of means"

accompaniment collapse: a subordinate musical part; provides background for more important parts; an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another

trump collapse: (bridge or whist) the suit that has been declared to rank above all other suits for the duration of the hand; "clubs were declared trumps"; "a trump can take a trick even when a card of a different suit is led"; a playing card in the suit that has been declared trumps; "the ace of trumps is a sure winner"; proclaim or announce with or as if with a fanfare; play a trump; produce a sound as if from a trumpet

Realpolitik collapse: politics based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations

slipping collapse: moving as on a slippery surface; "his slipping and slithering progress over the ice"

belated collapse: after the expected or usual time; delayed; "a belated birthday card"; "I'm late for the plane"; "the train is late"; "tardy children are sent to the principal"; "always tardy in making dental appointments"

gravitation collapse: a figurative movement toward some attraction; "the gravitation of the middle class to the suburbs"; movement downward resulting from gravitational attraction; "irrigation by gravitation rather than by pumps"

collectivism collapse: a political theory that the people should own the means of production

solution collapse: the successful action of solving a problem; "the solution took three hours"; a method for solving a problem; "the easy solution is to look it up in the handbook"; a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem; "they were trying to find a peaceful solution"; "the answers were in the back of the book"; "he computed the result to four decimal places"; the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation; a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution; "he used a solution of peroxide and water"

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