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natural gas collapse: a fossil fuel in the gaseous state; used for cooking and heating homes

phylum collapse: (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes; (linguistics) a large group of languages that are historically related

threshold collapse: the smallest detectable sensation; the starting point for a new state or experience; "on the threshold of manhood"

air lane collapse: a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another

septum collapse: (anatomy) a dividing partition between two tissues or cavities; a partition or wall especially in an ovary

vanguard collapse: the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field; "the Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England"; "the idea of motion was always to the forefront of his mind and central to his philosophy"; the leading units moving at the head of an army

bombard collapse: address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage; "The speaker was barraged by an angry audience"; "The governor was bombarded with requests to grant a pardon to the convicted killer"; throw bombs at or attack with bombs; "The Americans bombed Dresden"

rail collapse: any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud; a horizontal bar (usually of wood); short for railway; "he traveled by rail"; "he was concerned with rail safety"; complain bitterly; fish with a handline over the rails of a boat; "They are railing for fresh fish"; lay with rails; "hundreds of miles were railed out here"; convey (goods etc.) by rails; "fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium"; separate with a railing; "rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace"; provide with rails; "The yard was railed"; enclose with rails; "rail in the old graves"

terminus collapse: either end of a railroad or bus route; (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome

postdate collapse: establish something as being later relative to something else; be later in time; "Tuesday always follows Monday"

gunfire collapse: the act of shooting a gun; "the gunfire endangered innocent bystanders"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire"

pedigree collapse: ancestry of a purebred animal; line of descent of a purebred animal

heir collapse: a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another

siding collapse: a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass; material applied to the outside of a building to make it weatherproof

production line collapse: mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it

specialization collapse: the special line of work you have adopted as your career; "his specialization is gastroenterology"; the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose; (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function; "cell differentiation in the developing embryo"

successor collapse: a thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone; a person who inherits some title or office; a person who follows next in order; "he was President Lincoln's successor"

limitation collapse: an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation); the quality of being limited or restricted; "it is a good plan but it has serious limitations"; (law) a time period after which suits cannot be brought; "statute of limitations"

determinant collapse: a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life"; a square matrix used to solve simultaneous equations

dead reckoning collapse: navigation without the aid of celestial observations

handicraft collapse: a craft that requires skillful hands; a work produced by hand labor

snipe collapse: a gunshot from a concealed location; Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks; hunt or shoot snipe

align collapse: place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight; "align the car with the curb"; "align the sheets of paper on the table"; bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation; "align the wheels of my car"; "ordinate similar parts"; align oneself with a group or a way of thinking; align with; be or come into adjustment

sideline collapse: an auxiliary line of merchandise; a line that marks the side boundary of a playing field; remove from the center of activity or attention; place into an inferior position; "The outspoken cabinet member was sidelined by the President"

metier collapse: an occupation for which you are especially well suited; "in law he found his true metier"

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.)

effects collapse: property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business; "she left some of her personal effects in the house"; "I watched over their effects until they returned"

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