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nutrition collapse: the scientific study of food and drink (especially in humans); (physiology) the organic process of nourishing or being nourished; the processes by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance

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

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"

mesa collapse: a city in Arizona just east of Phoenix; originally a suburb of Phoenix; flat tableland with steep edges; "the tribe was relatively safe on the mesa but they had to descend into the valley for water"

calculator collapse: a small machine that is used for mathematical calculations; an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)

broil collapse: cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill); cook under a broiler; "broil fish"; heat by a natural force; "The sun broils the valley in the summer"

brown collapse: an orange of low brightness and saturation; abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1800-1858); Scottish botanist who first observed the movement of small particles in fluids now known a Brownian motion (1773-1858); (of skin) deeply suntanned; of a color similar to that of wood or earth; fry in a pan until it changes color; "brown the meat in the pan"

cuisine collapse: the practice or manner of preparing food or the food so prepared

cook collapse: someone who cooks food; English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779); transform and make suitable for consumption by heating; "These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes"; transform by heating; "The apothecary cooked the medicinal mixture in a big iron kettle"; prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"; prepare a hot meal; "My husband doesn't cook"

champaign collapse: a university town in east central Illinois adjoining Urbana

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"

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"

seared collapse: having the surface burned quickly with intense heat; "the seared meat is then covered with hot liquid for braising"

suddenly collapse: happening unexpectedly; "suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her side"

come back collapse: be restored; "Her old vigor returned"; even the score, in sports

lightning collapse: the flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere (or something resembling such a flash); can scintillate for a second or more; abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light

Xerox collapse: a duplicator (trade mark Xerox) that copies graphic matter by the action of light on an electrically charged photoconductive insulating surface in which the latent image is developed with a resinous powder; a copy made by a xerographic printer

Photostat collapse: a duplicating machine that makes quick positive or negative copies directly on the surface of prepared paper; a photocopy made on a Photostat machine; make a copy by means of a Photostat device

long shot collapse: a venture that involves great risk but promises great rewards; a contestant that is unlikely to win

telex collapse: communicate by telex; "We telexed the information to our sister company"

flats collapse: footwear (shoes or slippers) with no heel (or a very low heel)

incandesce collapse: become incandescent or glow with heat; "an incandescing body"; cause to become incandescent or glow; "the lamp was incandesced"

impetuously collapse: in an impulsive or impetuous way; without taking cautions; "he often acts impulsively and later regrets it"

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