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advantageous collapse: giving an advantage; "a contract advantageous to our country"; "socially advantageous to entertain often"; appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness

designed collapse: done or made or performed with purpose and intent; "style...is more than the deliberate and designed creation"- Havelock Ellis; "games designed for all ages"; "well-designed houses"; planned or created in an artistic or skilled manner; "a beautifully designed dress"; "some Italian designed sandals have cushioning"

red herring collapse: any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue; a dried and smoked herring having a reddish color

purposeful collapse: having meaning through having an aim; "led a happy purposeful life"; serving as or indicating the existence of a purpose or goal

calculated collapse: carefully thought out in advance; "a calculated insult"; "with measured irony"

systematize collapse: arrange according to a system or reduce to a system; "systematize our scientific knowledge"

sake collapse: a reason for wanting something done; "for your sake"; "died for the sake of his country"; "in the interest of safety"; "in the common interest"; the purpose of achieving or obtaining; "for the sake of argument"; Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot

desideratum collapse: something desired as a necessity; "the desiderata for a vacation are time and money"

effective collapse: existing in fact; not theoretical; real; "a decline in the effective demand"; "confused increased equipment and expenditure with the quantity of effective work done"; able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively; "people who will do nothing unless they get something out of it for themselves are often highly effective persons..."-G.B.Shaw; "effective personnel"; "an efficient secretary"; "the efficient cause of the revolution"; exerting force or influence; "the law is effective immediately"; "a warranty good for two years"; "the law is already in effect (or in force)"; producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect; "an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation"-LewisMumford; "effective teaching methods"; "effective steps toward peace"; "made an effective entrance"; "his complaint proved to be effectual in bringing action"; "an efficacious law"; works well as a means or remedy; "an effective reprimand"; "a lotion that is effective in cases of prickly heat"; ready for service; "the fort was held by about 100 effective soldiers"

helpful collapse: showing a willingness to cooperate; "a helpful cooperative patient"; "parents hope to raise children who are considerate and helpful to others"; providing assistance or serving a useful function; of service or assistance; "a child who is helpful around the house can save the mother many steps"

disability collapse: the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment"

aim collapse: the action of directing something at an object; "he took aim and fired"; the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); "the sole object of her trip was to see her children"; propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon"; direct (a remark) toward an intended goal; "She wanted to aim a pun"; aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent"

useful collapse: being of use or service; "the girl felt motherly and useful"; "a useful job"; "a useful member of society"

dipsomania collapse: an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess

improvise collapse: perform without preparation; "he extemporized a speech at the wedding"; manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand; "after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks"

endemic collapse: a plant that is native to a certain limited area; "it is an endemic found only this island"; a disease that is constantly present to a greater or lesser degree in people of a certain class or in people living in a particular location; native to or confined to a certain region; "the islands have a number of interesting endemic species"; of or relating to a disease (or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality; "diseases endemic to the tropics"; "endemic malaria"; "food shortages and starvation are endemic in certain parts of the world"

still life collapse: a painting of inanimate objects such as fruit or flowers

spawn collapse: the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs; lay spawn; "The salmon swims upstream to spawn"

testing collapse: the act of subjecting to experimental test in order to determine how well something works; "they agreed to end the testing of atomic weapons"; an examination of the characteristics of something; "there are laboratories for commercial testing"; "it involved testing thousands of children for smallpox"

morbidity collapse: an abnormally gloomy or unhealthy state of mind; "his fear of being alone verges on morbidity"; the relative incidence of a particular disease

projected collapse: planned for the future; "the first volume of a proposed series"

crayon collapse: writing implement consisting of a colored stick of composition wax used for writing and drawing; write, draw, or trace with a crayon

incident collapse: a single distinct event; a public disturbance; "the police investigated an incident at the bus station"; falling or striking of light rays on something; "incident light"

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