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inadequately collapse: in an inadequate manner or to an inadequate degree; "the temporary camps were inadequately equipped"

yard collapse: an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock); a long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen; the enclosed land around a house or other building; "it was a small house with almost no yard"; an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines; a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings); "they opened a repair yard on the edge of town"; a tract of land where logs are accumulated; a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

westward collapse: toward the west; "they traveled westward toward the setting sun"

dabbler collapse: an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge

eclectic collapse: someone who selects according to the eclectic method; selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas

napping collapse: not prepared or vigilant; "the blow caught him napping"; "caught in an off-guard moment"; "found him off his guard"

intermezzo collapse: a short piece of instrumental music composed for performance between acts of a drama or opera; a short movement coming between the major sections of a symphony

ambiguous collapse: having more than one possible meaning; "ambiguous words"; "frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were unable to assemble the toy"; having no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in conventional patterns; "an ambiguous situation with no frame of reference"; "ambiguous inkblots"

tied collapse: fastened with strings or cords; "a neatly tied bundle"; bound together by or as if by a strong rope; especially as by a bond of affection; "people tied by blood or marriage"

golem collapse: (Jewish folklore) an artificially created human being that is given life by supernatural means

alike collapse: in a like manner; "they walk alike"; equally; "parents and teachers alike demanded reforms"

sector collapse: measuring instrument consisting of two graduated arms hinged at one end; a particular aspect of life or activity; "he was helpless in an important sector of his life"; a body of people who form part of society or economy; "the public sector"; a portion of a military position; the minimum track length that can be assigned to store information; unless otherwise specified a sector of data consists of 512 bytes; a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle

incompletely collapse: not to a full degree or extent; "words incompletely understood"; "a form filled out incompletely"

interruption collapse: some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt"

moment collapse: the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value; a turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force); a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party began"; an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit"

quantum collapse: (physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory); a discrete amount of something that is analogous to the quantum in quantum theory

planned collapse: designed or carried out according to a plan; "the planned outlays for new equipment"

vacation collapse: the act of making something legally void; leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure; "we get two weeks of vacation every summer"; "we took a short holiday in Puerto Rico"; spend or take a vacation

precipitate collapse: a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering; separate as a fine suspension of solid particles; hurl or throw violently; "The bridge broke and precipitated the train into the river below"; bring about abruptly; "The crisis precipitated by Russia's revolution"; fall vertically, sharply, or headlong; "Our economy precipitated into complete ruin"; fall from clouds; "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum"

respite collapse: a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate"; a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests"

equivocal collapse: uncertain as a sign or indication; "the evidence from bacteriologic analysis was equivocal"; open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead; "an equivocal statement"; "the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates"; "the officer's equivocal behavior increased the victim's uneasiness"; "popularity is an equivocal crown"; "an equivocal response to an embarrassing question"; open to question; "aliens of equivocal loyalty"; "his conscience reproached him with the equivocal character of the union into which he had forced his son"-Anna Jameson

modicum collapse: a small or moderate or token amount; "England still expects a modicum of eccentricity in its artists"- Ian Jack

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