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unawares collapse: suddenly and unexpectedly; "rain caught them unawares"; "sorrow comes to all, and to the young it comes with bittered agony because it takes them unawares"- A.Lincoln; without forethought or plan; inadvertently; "came upon the diamond unawares"

mull collapse: an island in western Scotland in the Inner Hebrides; a term used in Scottish names of promontories; "the Mull of Kintyre"; heat with sugar and spices to make a hot drink; "mulled cider"

reverberate collapse: treat, process, heat, melt, or refine in a reverberating furnace; "reverberate ore"; be reflected as heat, sound, or light or shock waves; "the waves reverberate as far away as the end of the building"; have a long or continuing effect; "The discussions with my teacher reverberated throughout my adult life"

patrol collapse: the activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes; a detachment used for security or reconnaissance; a group that goes through a region at regular intervals for the purpose of security; maintain the security of by carrying out a control

cannon collapse: lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals; a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels; heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane; (Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm; heavy gun fired from a tank; fire a cannon; make a cannon

market value collapse: the price at which buyers and sellers trade the item in an open marketplace

par value collapse: the value of a security that is set by the company issuing it; unrelated to market value

storm collapse: a direct and violent assault on a stronghold; a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightening; a violent commotion or disturbance; "the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away"; "it was only a tempest in a teapot"; attack by storm; attack suddenly; take by force; "Storm the fort"; blow hard; "It was storming all night"; rain, hail, or snow hard and be very windy, often with thunder or lightning; "If it storms, we'll need shelter"

Roman candle collapse: a cylindrical firework that projects a series of colored balls of fire

debouch collapse: pass out or emerge; especially of rivers; "The tributary debouched into the big river"; march out (as from a defile) into open ground; "The regiments debouched from the valley"

turn on collapse: become hostile towards; "The dog suddenly turned on the mailman"; produce suddenly or automatically; "Turn on the charm"; "turn on the waterworks"

barrage collapse: the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target; "they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"; "the shelling went on for hours without pausing"; the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written); "a barrage of questions"; "a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake"

hurl collapse: a violent throw; utter with force; utter vehemently; "hurl insults"; "throw accusations at someone"; throw forcefully

fallout shelter collapse: a shelter to protect occupants from the fallout from an atomic bomb

trot out collapse: bring out and show for inspection and admiration; "His novel trots out a rich heiress"; "always able to trot out some new excuse"

brinkmanship collapse: the policy of pushing a dangerous situation to the brink of disaster (to the limits of safety)

feed collapse: food for domestic livestock; introduce continuously; "feed carrots into a food processor"; give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"; take in food; used of animals only; "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?"; serve as food for; be the food for; "This dish feeds six"; feed into; supply; "Her success feeds her vanity"; provide as food; "Feed the guests the nuts"; gratify; "feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view"; support or promote; "His admiration fed her vanity"

crackle collapse: glazed china with a network of fine cracks on the surface; the sharp sound of snapping noises; having the surface decorated with a network of fine cracks, as in crackleware; "a crackle glaze"; to become, or to cause to become, covered with a network of small cracks; "The blazing sun crackled the desert sand"

blast collapse: a very long fly ball; an explosion (as of dynamite); use explosives on; "The enemy has been shelling us all day"; make a strident sound; "She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone"

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