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elegance collapse: a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste; "she conveys an aura of elegance and gentility"; a quality of neatness and ingenious simplicity in the solution of a problem (especially in science or mathematics); "the simplicity and elegance of his invention"

knife collapse: edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle; a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point; use a knife on; "The victim was knifed to death"

miscue collapse: a faulty shot in billiards; the cue tip slips off the cue ball

economics collapse: the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management

faithless collapse: having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor; "the faithless Benedict Arnold"; "a lying traitorous insurrectionist"

insincerity collapse: the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical

conservation collapse: the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources; (physics) the maintenance of a certain quantities unchanged during chemical reactions or physical transformations; an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change

treacherous collapse: dangerously unstable and unpredictable; "treacherous winding roads"; "an unreliable trestle"

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

crafty collapse: marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"

inflationary spiral collapse: an episode of inflation in which prices increase at an increasing rate and currency rapidly loses value

cultivation collapse: (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops; socialization through training and education

disguise collapse: the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance; "he is a master of disguise"; any attire that modifies the appearance in order to conceal the wearer's identity; an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something; "the theatrical notion of disguise is always associated with catastrophe in his stories"; make unrecognizable; "The herb disguises the garlic taste"; "We disguised our faces before robbing the bank"

party line collapse: a telephone line serving two or more subscribers; the policy of a political group; "He won in a vote along party lines"

economic collapse: using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness; "an economic use of home heating oil"; "a modern economical heating system"; "an economical use of her time"; financially rewarding; "it was no longer economic to keep the factory open"; "have to keep prices high enough to make it economic to continue the service"; concerned with worldly necessities of life (especially money); "he wrote the book primarily for economic reasons"; "gave up the large house for economic reasons"; "in economic terms they are very privileged"; of or relating to the science of economics; "economic theory"; of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth; "economic growth"; "aspects of social, political, and economical life"

artful collapse: marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors"

economical collapse: avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only informally"

deceitful collapse: intended to deceive; "deceitful advertising"; "fallacious testimony"; "smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice" - S.T.Coleridge; "a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes"

refraction collapse: the change in direction of a propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to another

duff collapse: a stiff flour pudding steamed or boiled usually and containing e.g. currants and raisins and citron

dishonest collapse: deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive; lacking truthfulness; "a dishonest answer"; lacking honesty and oblivious to what is honorable

factitious collapse: not produced by natural forces; "brokers created a factitious demand for stocks"

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