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machinery collapse: machines or machine systems collectively; a system of means and activities whereby a social institution functions; "the complex machinery of negotiation"; "the machinery of command labored and brought forth an order"

cabbage collapse: any of various types of cabbage; any of various cultivars of the genus Brassica oleracea grown for their edible leaves or flowers

buggy collapse: a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse; infested with bugs

evenly collapse: in a level and regular way; in equal amounts or shares; in a balanced or impartial way; "a class evenly divided between girls and boys"; "they split their winnings equally"; "deal equally with rich and poor"

dub collapse: provide (movies) with a soundtrack of a foreign language; give a nickname to

bus collapse: a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport; "he always rode the bus to work"; a car that is old and unreliable; "the fenders had fallen off that old bus"; remove used dishes from the table in restaurants; ride in a bus; send or move around by bus; "The children were bussed to school"

while collapse: a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition; "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather"

regularly collapse: in a regular manner; "letters arrived regularly from his children"; in a regular way without variation; "try to breathe evenly"; having a regular form; "regularly shaped objects"

car collapse: a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work"; a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad; "three cars had jumped the rails"; where passengers ride up and down; "the car was on the top floor"; the compartment that is suspended from an airship and that carries personnel and the cargo and the power plant

largess collapse: a gift or money given (as for service or out of benevolence); usually given ostentatiously

gratuity collapse: an award (as for meritorious service) given without claim or obligation; a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)

lagniappe collapse: a small gift (especially one given by a merchant to a customer who makes a purchase)

muscle collapse: authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way); "the senators used their muscle to get the party leader to resign"; animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells; one of the contractile organs of the body; make one's way by force; "He muscled his way into the office"

wampum collapse: small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts; used by certain Native American peoples as jewelry or currency

dress collapse: a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice; (of an occasion) requiring formal clothes; "a dress dinner"; "a full-dress ceremony"; arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding"; dress in a certain manner; "She dresses in the latest Paris fashion"; "he dressed up in a suit and tie"; give a neat appearance to; "groom the dogs"; "dress the horses"; put on clothes; "we had to dress quickly"; "dress the patient"; "Can the child dress by herself?"; provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child"; apply a bandage or medication to; "dress the victim's wounds"; convert into leather; "dress the tanned skins"; kill and prepare for market or consumption; "dress a turkey"; cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width; put a finish on; "dress the surface smooth"; put a dressing on; "dress the salads"; provide with decoration; "dress the windows"; arrange in ranks; "dress troops"

complex collapse: a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts; "the complex of shopping malls, houses, and roads created a new town"; (psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior; a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated; complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts; "a complex set of variations based on a simple folk melody"; "a complex mass of diverse laws and customs"

come across collapse: communicate the intended meaning or impression; "He came across very clearly"; be perceived in a certain way; make a certain impression

loose collapse: not bound or fastened or gathered together; "loose pages"; "loose papers"; not compact or dense in structure or arrangement; "loose gravel"; (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player; "a loose ball"; not restrained or confined or attached; "a pocket full of loose bills"; "knocked the ball loose"; "got loose from his attacker"; freely producing mucus; "a loose phlegmy cough"; not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting; "loose clothing"; "the large shoes were very loose"; not carefully arranged in a package; "a box of loose nails"; not fixed firmly or tightly; "the bolts became loose over time"; "a loose chair leg"; "loose bricks"; (of textures) full of small openings or gaps; "an open texture"; "a loose weave"; not tense or taut; "the old man's skin hung loose and grey"; "slack and wrinkled skin"; "slack sails"; "a slack rope"; without restraint; "cows in India are running loose"

ointment collapse: semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation

bonus collapse: anything that tends to arouse; "his approval was an added fillip"; an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output

ease collapse: freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort; "he rose through the ranks with apparent ease"; "they put it into containers for ease of transportation"; "the very easiness of the deed held her back"; freedom from constraint or embarrassment; "I am never at ease with strangers"; a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state; "a life of luxury and ease"; "he had all the material comforts of this world"; move gently or carefully; "He eased himself into the chair"

compliment collapse: a remark (or act) expressing praise and admiration; say something to someone that expresses praise; "He complimented her on her last physics paper"; express respect or esteem for

snarl collapse: an angry vicious expression; a vicious angry growl; make more complicated or confused through entanglements; make a snarling noise or move with a snarling noise; "Bullets snarled past us"

motor collapse: machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion; a nonspecific agent that imparts motion; "happiness is the aim of all men and the motor of all action"

lathe collapse: machine tool for shaping metal or wood; the workpiece turns about a horizontal axis against a fixed tool

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