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stool collapse: a simple seat without a back or arms; (forestry) the stump of a tree that has been felled or headed for the production of saplings; have a bowel movement; "The dog had made in the flower beds"; grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers; react to a decoy, of wildfowl; lure with a stool, as of wild fowl

compulsive collapse: a person with a compulsive disposition; someone who feels compelled to do certain things; strongly motivated to succeed; caused by or suggestive of psychological compulsion; "compulsive drinking"

unwitting collapse: not aware or knowing; "an unwitting subject in an experiment"

tide collapse: the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon; something that may increase or decrease (like the tides of the sea); "a rising tide of popular interest"; there are usually two high and two low tides each day; be carried with the tide; cause to float with the tide; rise or move forward; "surging waves"

backlash collapse: an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence; "there was a backlash of intolerance"

electromagnetism collapse: the branch of physics concerned with electromagnetic phenomena; magnetism produced by an electric current; "electromagnetism was discovered when it was observed that a copper wire carrying an electric current can magnetize pieces of iron or steel near it"

moisture collapse: wetness caused by water; "drops of wet gleamed on the window"

fluidity collapse: a changeable quality; "a charming Oriental fluidity of manner"; "a certain fluidness in his perception of time made him an unpredictable colleague"; "demographers try to predict social fluidity"; the property of flowing easily; "adding lead makes the alloy easier to cast because the melting point is reduced and the fluidity is increased"; "they believe that fluidity increases as the water gets warmer"

automatism collapse: any reaction that occurs automatically without conscious thought or reflection (especially the undirected behavior seen in psychomotor epilepsy)

undertow collapse: the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore; an inclination contrary to the strongest or prevailing feeling; "his account had a poignant undertow of regret"

openness collapse: characterized by an attitude of ready accessibility (especially about one's actions or purposes); without concealment; not secretive; without obstructions to passage or view; "the openness of the prairies"

curl collapse: American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933); form a curl, curve, or kink; "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling"; play the Scottish game of curling; twist or roll into coils or ringlets; "curl my hair, please"

thaw collapse: a relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve; becoming less hostile; "the thaw between the United States and Russia has led to increased cooperation in world affairs"; warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt; "they welcomed the spring thaw"; the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid; "the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster"; "the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours"

reply collapse: the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply"

unadvised collapse: having received no information; "a defendant unadvised of her legal rights"

extrusion collapse: squeezing out by applying pressure; "an unexpected extrusion of toothpaste from the bottom of the tube"; "the expulsion of pus from the pimple"

lactation collapse: the production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands; the period following birth during which milk is secreted; "lactation normally continues until weaning"

involuntary collapse: not subject to the control of the will; "involuntary manslaughter"; "involuntary servitude"; "an involuntary shudder"; "It (becoming a hero) was involuntary. They sank my boat"- John F.Kennedy; controlled by the autonomic nervous system; without conscious control; "involuntary muscles"; "gave an involuntary start"

hysteresis collapse: the lagging of an effect behind its cause; especially the phenomenon in which the magnetic induction of a ferromagnetic material lags behind the changing magnetic field

conditioned collapse: physically fit; "exercised daily to keep herself in condition"; established by conditioning or learning; "a conditioned response"

heartburn collapse: a painful burning sensation in the chest caused by gastroesophageal reflux (backflow from the stomach irritating the esophagus); symptomatic of an ulcer or a diaphragmatic hernia or other disorder

secretion collapse: a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell; the organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance

rebound collapse: the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot; a reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration; "he is still on the rebound from his wife's death"

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