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ephemeral collapse: lasting a very short time; "the ephemeral joys of childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth's transient beauty"; "love is transitory but at is eternal"; "fugacious blossoms"

combined collapse: made or joined or united into one; involving the joint activity of two or more; "the attack was met by the combined strength of two divisions"; "concerted action"; "the conjunct influence of fire and strong wind"; "the conjunctive focus of political opposition"; "a cooperative effort"; "a united effort"; "joint military activities"

promiscuous collapse: not selective of a single class or person; "Clinton was criticized for his promiscuous solicitation of campaign money"

distinguished collapse: set apart from other such things; used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person; "his distinguished bearing"; "the monarch's imposing presence"; "she reigned in magisterial beauty"; (used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation; "our distinguished professor"; "an eminent scholar"; "a great statesman"

overlooked collapse: not taken into account; "his retirement was not allowed to go unmarked"

disregarded collapse: not noticed inadvertently; "her aching muscles forgotten she danced all night"; "he was scolded for his forgotten chores"

slashed collapse: having long and narrow ornamental cuts showing an underlying fabric; "a slashed doublet"; "slashed cuffs showing the scarlet lining"; patterned by having color applied with sweeping strokes; "brown iris...slashed with yellow"- Willa Cather

intricate collapse: having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate; "intricate lacework"

dimness collapse: the quality of being dim or lacking contrast; the property of lights or sounds that lack brilliance or are reduced in intensity; the state of being poorly illuminated

ill-advised collapse: without careful prior deliberation or counsel; "ill-advised efforts"; "it would be ill-advised to accept the offer"; "took the unadvised measure of going public with the accusations"

soft collapse: not brilliant or glaring; "the moon cast soft shadows"; "soft pastel colors"; "subdued lighting"; willing to negotiate and compromise; out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance; "he was too soft for the army"; "flabby around the middle"; "flaccid cheeks"; yielding readily to pressure or weight; compassionate and kind; conciliatory; "he was soft on his children"; (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as `s' and `sh'); (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected; (of sound) relatively low in volume; "soft voices"; "soft music"; not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons); "soft targets"; using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation; "soft data"; "the soft sciences"; (of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value; "the market for computers is soft"

potted collapse: (British informal) summarized or abridged; "a potted version of a novel"; preserved in a pot or can or jar; "potted meat"; "potted shrimp"; of plants; planted or grown in a pot; "potted geraniums"

medley collapse: a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources

superficial collapse: being or affecting or concerned with a surface; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually; "superficial similarities"; "a superficial mind"; "his thinking was superficial and fuzzy"; "superficial knowledge"; "the superficial report didn't give the true picture"; "only superficial differences"; of little substance or significance; "a few superficial editorial changes"; "only trivial objections"; relating to a surface; "superficial measurements"; "the superficial area of the wall"

white lie collapse: an unimportant lie (especially one told to be tactful or polite)

dichotomy collapse: being twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses; "the dichotomy between eastern and western culture"

undressed collapse: of lumber or stone or hides; not finished or dressed; "undressed granite"; "undressed hides"

compromise collapse: a middle way between two extremes; an accommodation in which both sides make concessions; "the newly elected congressmen rejected a compromise because they considered it `business as usual'"; settle by concession; make a compromise; arrive at a compromise; "nobody will get everything he wants; we all must compromise"; expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute; "The nuclear secrets of the state were compromised by the spy"

interlude collapse: a brief show (music or dance etc) inserted between the sections of a longer performance; an intervening period or episode; perform an interlude; "The guitar player interluded with a beautiful improvisation"

arrested collapse: having development checked or reversed; "arrested tuberculosis"

scurf collapse: (botany) a covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts

plastered collapse: (of walls) covered with a coat of plaster; (of hair) made smooth by applying a sticky or glossy substance; "black hair plastered with pomade"

letup collapse: a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished; "there was never a letup in the noise"

second collapse: a speech seconding a motion; "do I hear a second?"; the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match; a 60th part of a minute of arc; "the treasure is 2 minutes and 45 seconds south of here"; following the first in an ordering or series; "he came in a close second"; 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; having the second highest gear ratio; "second gear"; coming next after first; "a second chance"; "the second vice president"; a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first; "second flute"; "the second violins"; coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude; in the second place; "second, we must consider the economy"; transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment; "The officer was seconded for duty overseas"; give support or one's approval to; "I'll second that motion"; "I can't back this plan"; "endorse a new project"

fifth collapse: the musical interval between one note and another five notes away from it; a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon; position five in a countable series of things; "he was fifth out of several hundred runners"; coming next after the fourth and just before the sixth in position

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