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midmost collapse: the middle or central part or point; "in the midst of the forest"; "could he walk out in the midst of his piece?"

equatorial collapse: a telescope whose mounting has only two axes of motion, one parallel to the Earth's axis and the other one at right angles to it; of or existing at or near the geographic equator; "equatorial Africa"; of or relating to conditions at the geographical equator; "equatorial heat"; of or relating to or at an equator; "equatorial diameter"

fence collapse: a barrier that serves to enclose an area; a dealer in stolen property; fight with fencing swords; enclose with a fence; "we fenced in our yard"; receive stolen goods

intermediate collapse: a substance formed during a chemical process before the desired product is obtained; lying between two extremes in time or space or degree; "going from sitting to standing without intermediate pushes with the hands"; "intermediate stages in a process"; "intermediate stops on the route"; "an intermediate level"

mediate collapse: acting through or dependent on an intervening agency; "the disease spread by mediate as well as direct contact"; occupy an intermediate or middle position or form a connecting link or stage between two others; "mediate between the old and the new"

middling collapse: any commodity of intermediate quality or size (especially when coarse particles of ground wheat are mixed with bran)

workhouse collapse: a county jail that holds prisoners for periods up to 18 months; a poorhouse where able-bodied poor are compelled to labor

partially collapse: in part; in some degree; not wholly; "I felt partly to blame"; "He was partially paralyzed"

mileage collapse: distance measured in miles; a travel allowance at a given rate per mile traveled; the ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of gallons of gasoline burned

leave no stone unturned collapse: search thoroughly and exhaustively; "The police left no stone unturned in looking for the President's murderer"

median collapse: the value below which 50% of the cases fall; relating to or situated in or extending toward the middle

act on collapse: regulate one's behavior in accordance with certain information, ideas, or advice; "The Founding Fathers acted on certain moral principles"

meerschaum collapse: a pipe having a bowl made of meerschaum; a white clayey mineral

nemesis collapse: (Greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance

foresight collapse: providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future

stratum collapse: one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)

retribution collapse: the act of correcting for your wrongdoing; a justly deserved penalty

diameter collapse: the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference; a straight line connecting the center of a circle with two points on its perimeter (or the center of a sphere with two points on its surface)

protection collapse: payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence; "every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection"; the activity of protecting someone or something; "the witnesses demanded police protection"; the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition; "he made trade protection a plank in the party platform"; the condition of being protected; "they were huddled together for protection"; "he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home"

interpose collapse: introduce; "God interposed death"; be or come between; "An interposing thicket blocked their way"

tier collapse: one of two or more layers one atop another; "tier upon tier of huge casks"; "a three-tier wedding cake"; something that is used for tying; "the sail is fastened to the yard with tiers"; a worker who ties something; any one of two or more competitors who tie one another

provide collapse: take measures in preparation for; "provide for the proper care of the passengers on the cruise ship"; determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation; "The will provides that each child should receive half of the money"; "The Constitution provides for the right to free speech"; provide what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"; supply means of subsistence; earn a living; "He provides for his large family by working three jobs"; "Women nowadays not only take care of the household but also bring home the bacon"

mean collapse: an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n; (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity; "a mean person"; "he left a miserly tip"; excellent; "famous for a mean backhand"; destine or designate for a certain purpose; "These flowers were meant for you"; denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"; mean or intend to express or convey; "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?"; have a specified degree of importance; "My ex-husband means nothing to me"; "Happiness means everything"

correction collapse: the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right; treatment of a specific defect; "the correction of his vision with eye glasses"; a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases; "market runups are invariably followed by a correction"; something substituted for an error; a rebuke for making a mistake; a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure

partial collapse: being or affecting only a part; not total; "a partial description of the suspect"; "partial collapse"; "a partial eclipse"; "a partial monopoly"; "partial immunity"; showing favoritism

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