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pile up collapse: arrange into piles or stacks; "She piled up her books in my living room"

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

vantage collapse: place or situation affording some advantage (especially a comprehensive view or commanding perspective)

graph collapse: a visual representation of the relations between certain quantities plotted with reference to a set of axes; represent by means of a graph; "chart the data"; plot upon a graph

turf collapse: range of jurisdiction or influence; "a bureaucracy...chiefly concerned with turf...and protecting the retirement system"; the territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own; surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots; cover (the ground) with a surface layer of grass or grass roots

fixative collapse: a varnish dissolved in alcohol and sprayed over pictures to prevent smudging; a compound (such as ethanol or formaldehyde) that fixes tissues and cells for microscopic study

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"

hew collapse: strike with an axe; cut down, strike; "hew an oak"; make or shape as with an axe; "hew out a path in the rock"

rudiment collapse: the remains of a body part that was functional at an earlier stage of life; "Meckel's diverticulum is the rudiment of the embryonic yolk sac"; the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural); "he mastered only the rudiments of geometry"

strand collapse: line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable; a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole; "he tried to pick up the strands of his former life"; "I could hear several melodic strands simultaneously"; a street in west central London famous for its theaters and hotels; a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides)

moderation collapse: the action of lessening in severity or intensity; "the object being control or moderation of economic depressions"; quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes

marketplace collapse: an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up

why collapse: the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'

dolly collapse: conveyance consisting of a wheeled platform for moving heavy objects; conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted

sculpture collapse: creating figures or designs in three dimensions; a three-dimensional work of plastic art

galaxy collapse: a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people); (astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust; "`extragalactic nebula' is a former name for `galaxy'"

soma collapse: personification of a sacred intoxicating drink used in Vedic ritual; leafless East Indian vine; its sour milky juice formerly used to make an intoxicating drink

torso collapse: the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"

amphitheater collapse: an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held; a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater)

pastel collapse: any of various pale or light colors; delicate and pale in color; "pastel pink"; lacking in body or vigor; "faded pastel charms of the naive music"

important person collapse: a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events

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