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launching collapse: the act of propelling with force; the act of moving a newly built vessel into the water for the first time

croak collapse: a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog); utter a hoarse sound, like a raven

lay figure collapse: dummy in the form of an artist's jointed model of the human body

calculate collapse: make a mathematical calculation or computation; judge to be probable; specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public

flotation collapse: financing a commercial enterprise by bond or stock shares; the phenomenon of floating (remaining on the surface of a liquid without sinking)

wording collapse: the manner in which something is expressed in words; "use concise military verbiage"- G.S.Patton

parole collapse: (law) a conditional release from imprisonment that entitles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as long as the terms of release are complied with; a promise; "he gave his word"; release a criminal from detention and place him on parole; "The prisoner was paroled after serving 10 years in prison"

multiply collapse: in several ways; in a multiple manner; "they were multiply checked for errors"; combine or increase by multiplication; "He managed to multiply his profits"; combine by multiplication; "multiply 10 by 15"

statuary collapse: statues collectively; of or relating to or suitable for statues

response collapse: a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister; a result; "this situation developed in response to events in Africa"

idiom collapse: an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up

contact collapse: close interaction; "they kept in daily contact"; "they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings"; the act of touching physically; "her fingers came in contact with the light switch"; (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact; "they forget to solder the contacts"; a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication; a communicative interaction; "the pilot made contact with the base"; "he got in touch with his colleagues"; the physical coming together of two or more things; "contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull"; a person who is in a position to give you special assistance; "he used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor"; the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity; "litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid"

quaver collapse: a tremulous sound; give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency

parlance collapse: a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language

gestalt collapse: a configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that it cannot be described merely as a sum of its parts

debate collapse: the formal presentation of and opposition to a stated proposition (usually followed by a vote); argue with one another; "We debated the question of abortion"; "John debated Mary"; discuss the pros and cons of an issue

spoken collapse: uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination; "a spoken message"; "the spoken language"; "a soft-spoken person"; "sharp-spoken"

cynosure collapse: something that strongly attracts attention and admiration; "if he was the cynosure of all eyes he didn't notice"; something that provides guidance (as Polaris guides mariners); "let faith be your cynosure to walk by"

flourish collapse: (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments; "he entered to a flourish of trumpets"; "her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare"; the act of waving; a display of ornamental speech or language; a showy gesture; "she entered with a great flourish"; an ornamental embellishment in writing

dealings collapse: social or verbal interchange (usually followed by `with')

message collapse: a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled; "he sent a three-word message"; what a communication that is about something is about; send a message; "There is no messaging service at this company"; send as a message; "She messaged the final report by fax"; send a message to; "She messaged the committee"

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