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atomization collapse: annihilation by reducing something to atoms; separating something into fine particles

piercing collapse: loud and sharp; "the piercing shriek of sirens"; having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones ; "piercing screams"; "a shrill whistle"; " a shrill gaiety"

cobweb collapse: a dense elaborate spider web that is more efficient than the orb web; filaments from a web that was spun by a spider; a fabric so delicate and transparent as to resemble a web of a spider

excessive collapse: beyond normal limits; "excessive charges"; "a book of inordinate length"; "his dress stops just short of undue elegance"; "unreasonable demands"; unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings; "extravagant praise"; "exuberant compliments"; "overweening ambition"; "overweening greed"

nice collapse: a city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean; the leading resort on the French Riviera; pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance; "what a nice fellow you are and we all thought you so nasty"- George Meredith; "nice manners"; "a nice dress"; "a nice face"; "a nice day"; "had a nice time at the party"; "the corn and tomatoes are nice today"; done with delicacy and skill; "a nice bit of craft"; "a job requiring nice measurements with a micrometer"; "a nice shot"

vehement collapse: characterized by great force or energy; "vehement deluges of rain"; "vehement clapping"; "a vehement defense"

agile collapse: moving quickly and lightly; "sleek and agile as a gymnast"; "as nimble as a deer"; "nimble fingers"; "quick of foot"; "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it"; mentally quick; "an agile mind"; "nimble wits"

confinement collapse: the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them; the state of being confined; "he was held in confinement"

rapid collapse: a part of a river where the current is very fast; done or occurring in a brief period of time; "a rapid rise through the ranks"; characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed; "a rapid movement"; "a speedy car"; "a speedy errand boy"

headache collapse: pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs

stimulation collapse: the act of arousing an organism to action; any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action; (physiology) the effect of a stimulus (on nerves or organs etc.)

hardly collapse: almost not; "he hardly ever goes fishing"; "he was hardly more than sixteen years old"; "they scarcely ever used the emergency generator"

sou collapse: a former French coin of low denomination; often used of any small amount of money; "he hasn't a sou to his name"

fig collapse: fleshy sweet pear-shaped yellowish or purple multiple fruit eaten fresh or preserved or dried; Mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit

mutilation collapse: an injury that deprives you of a limb or other important body part

angina collapse: any disease of the throat or fauces marked by spasmodic attacks of intense suffocative pain

explode collapse: increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner; "The population of India is exploding"; "The island's rodent population irrupted"; burst outward, usually with noise; "The champagne bottle exploded"; be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise; "His anger exploded"; cause to burst with a violent release of energy; "We exploded the nuclear bomb"; show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete; show a violent emotional reaction; "The boss exploded when he heard of the resignation of the secretary"; drive from the stage by noisy disapproval; cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/; destroy by exploding; "The enemy exploded the bridge"

fur collapse: dense coat of fine silky hairs on mammals (e.g., cat or seal or weasel); a garment made of the dressed hairy coat of a mammal; the dressed hairy coat of a mammal

basket collapse: a score in basketball made by throwing the ball through the hoop; a container that is usually woven and has handles; horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball; the quantity contained in a basket

handful collapse: the quantity that can be held in the hand; a small number or amount; "only a handful of responses were received"

dribble collapse: the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks; propel, "Carry the ball"; "dribble the ball"; let or cause to fall in drops; "dribble oil into the mixture"

partition collapse: a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another); (computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit; separate or apportion into sections; "partition a room off"; divide into parts, pieces, or sections; "The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British"

minimum collapse: the point on a curve where the tangent changes from negative on the left to positive on the right; the smallest possible quantity

sharing collapse: a distribution in shares; having in common; "the sharing of electrons creates molecules"; using or enjoying something jointly with others; unselfishly willing to share with others; "a warm and sharing friend"; sharing equally with another or others

flagellum collapse: a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa)

breeding collapse: the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization; helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"; elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression; producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring; "the breeding population"; "retained a few bulls for breeding purposes"

swift collapse: a small bird that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight; an English satirist born in Ireland (1667-1745); United States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars (1839-1903)

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