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flywheel effect collapse

metaphor collapse: a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity

funeral collapse: a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated; "hundreds of people attended his funeral"

thread collapse: a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving; pass through or into; "thread tape"; "thread film"; remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string; "She had her eyebrows threaded"; pass a thread through; "thread a needle"

vulgar collapse

cord collapse: a line made of twisted fibers or threads; "the bundle was tied with a cord"; a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton; a light insulated conductor for household use; a unit of amount of wood cut for burning; 128 cubic feet; bind or tie with a cord; stack in cords; "cord firewood"

complement collapse: something added to complete or make perfect; "a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner"; either of two parts that mutually complete each other; a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction; number needed to make up a whole force; "a full complement of workers"; a complete number or quantity; "a full complement"; one of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response; make complete or perfect; supply what is wanting or form the complement to; "I need some pepper to complement the sweet touch in the soup"

take sides collapse

swath collapse: a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing); the space created by the swing of a scythe or the cut of a mowing machine

throw in with collapse

coterie collapse

opus collapse

nexus collapse: a connected series or group

octave collapse: a rhythmic group of eight lines of verse; a musical interval of eight tones; a feast day and the seven days following it

go after collapse

adaptation collapse: (physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light); a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form; "the play is an adaptation of a short novel"; the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)

diapason collapse: either of the two main stops on a pipe organ

bridge collapse: any of various card games based on whist for four players; a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.; an upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain stands; the link between two lenses; rests on nose; a denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth; a wooden support that holds the strings up; a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected; the hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose; "her glasses left marks on the bridge of her nose"; something resembling a bridge in form or function; "his letters provided a bridge across the centuries"; make a bridge across; "bridge a river"; cross over on a bridge; connect or reduce the distance between

company collapse: an institution created to conduct business; "he only invests in large well-established companies"; "he started the company in his garage"; a unit of firefighters including their equipment; "a hook-and-ladder company"; a social gathering of guests or companions; "the house was filled with company when I arrived"; organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical); "the traveling company all stayed at the same hotel"; small military unit; usually two or three platoons; the state of being with someone; "he missed their company"; "he enjoyed the society of his friends"; be a companion to somebody

flyover collapse: a flight at a low altitude (usually of military aircraft) over spectators on the ground

favorite collapse: something regarded with special favor or liking; "that book is one of my favorites"; appealing to the general public; "a favorite tourist attraction"

requisite collapse

minor collapse: limited in size or scope; "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country"; inferior in number or size or amount; "a minor share of the profits"; "Ursa Minor"; lesser in scope or effect; "had minor differences"; "a minor disturbance"; not of legal age; "minor children"; of a scale or mode; "the minor keys"; "in B flat minor"; of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization; of lesser importance or stature or rank; "a minor poet"; "had a minor part in the play"; "a minor official"; "many of these hardy adventurers were minor noblemen"; "minor back roads"; of lesser seriousness or danger; "suffered only minor injuries"; "some minor flooding"; "a minor tropical disturbance"; warranting only temporal punishment; "venial sin"

chromosome collapse: a threadlike body in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order

prolong collapse: lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight"; lengthen or extend in duration or space; "We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible"; "prolong the treatment of the patient"; "keep up the good work"

attune collapse: adjust or accustom to; bring into harmony with

picker collapse: someone who gathers crops or fruits etc.; a person who chooses or selects out

footstep collapse: the act of taking a step in walking; the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig"

protract collapse

outwit collapse: beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"

pendulum collapse: an apparatus consisting of an object mounted so that it swings freely under the influence of gravity

line up collapse: take one's position before a kick-off; form a queue, form a line, stand in line; "Customers lined up in front of the store"; get something or somebody for a specific purpose; "I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener"; "I got hold of these tools to fix our plumbing"; "The chairman got hold of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent letter"; form a line; "The buildings all line up neatly"

out group collapse

clarion collapse: a medieval brass instrument with a clear shrill tone; loud and clear; "a clarion call"; proclaim on, or as if on, a clarion; blow the clarion

rundle collapse: one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder

racer collapse: slender fast-moving North American snakes; an animal that races; a fast car that competes in races; someone who drives racing cars at high speeds

hoax collapse: subject to a playful hoax or joke

invention collapse: the act of inventing; a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation; the creation of something in the mind

parameter collapse: a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves; a quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data; any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance

humble collapse: marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful; "a humble apology"; "essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions"- B.K.Malinowski; used of unskilled work (especially domestic work); low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"; cause to be unpretentious; "This experience will humble him"

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