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magic collapse: any art that invokes supernatural powers

recalcitrant collapse: marked by stubborn resistance to authority; "the University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators"

cease collapse: (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end

shark collapse: any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales; a person who is unusually skilled in certain ways; "a card shark"; a person who is ruthless and greedy and dishonest; hunt shark; play the shark; act with trickery

ongoing collapse: currently happening; "an ongoing economic crisis"

sharpness collapse: thinness of edge or fineness of point; the quality of being keenly and painfully felt; "the sharpness of her loss"

reef collapse: a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water; reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef; roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area; lower and bring partially inboard; "reef the sailboat's mast"

king collapse: (chess) the weakest but the most important piece; one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king; a checker that has been moved to the opponent's first row where it is promoted to a piece that is free to move either forward or backward; a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom; a competitor who holds a preeminent position; United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968); United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925); United States woman tennis player (born in 1943); preeminence in a particular category or group or field; "the lion is the king of beasts"

handiwork collapse

mortal collapse: subject to death; "mortal beings"

craftsman collapse: a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft; a creator of great skill in the manual arts; "the jewelry was made by internationally famous craftsmen"; a professional whose work is consistently of high quality; "as an actor he was a consummate craftsman"

materialize collapse

works collapse: performance of moral or religious acts; "salvation by deeds"; "the reward for good works"; the internal mechanism of a device

uncouth collapse

acting collapse: the performance of a part or role in a drama

muffler collapse: a scarf worn around the neck

pressure collapse: a force that compels; "the public brought pressure to bear on the government"; the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin; "the sensitivity of his skin to pressure and temperature was normal"; the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit); "the compressed gas exerts an increased pressure"; an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress

effort collapse: use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion"

virus collapse: (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein; a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer; "a true virus cannot spread to another computer without human assistance"; a harmful or corrupting agency; "bigotry is a virus that must not be allowed to spread"; "the virus of jealousy is latent in everyone"

wave collapse: a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon; "a wave of settlers"; "troops advancing in waves"; a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair; the act of signaling by a movement of the hand; (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth; one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water); something that rises rapidly; "a wave of emotion swept over him"; "there was a sudden wave of buying before the market closed"; "a wave of conservatism in the country led by the hard right"; a member of the women's reserve of the United States Navy; originally organized during World War II but now no longer a separate branch; a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures); "a heat wave"; an undulating curve; set waves in; "she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair"

slapdash collapse: in a careless or reckless manner; "the shelves were put up slapdash"

awkward collapse: not at ease socially; unsure and constrained in manner; "awkward and reserved at parties"; "ill at ease among eddies of people he didn't know"; "was always uneasy with strangers"; causing inconvenience; "they arrived at an awkward time"; hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment; "awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion"; "an awkward pause followed his remark"; "a sticky question"; "in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign"; not elegant or graceful in expression; "an awkward prose style"; "a clumsy apology"; "his cumbersome writing style"; "if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?"; lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance; "an awkward dancer"; "an awkward gesture"; "too awkward with a needle to make her own clothes"; "his clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot"; difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape; "an awkward bundle to carry"; "a load of bunglesome paraphernalia"; "clumsy wooden shoes"; "the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl"

decease collapse

endeavor collapse: attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy"

adventure collapse: a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)

manipulation collapse: exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage; "his manipulation of his friends was scandalous"

siding collapse: a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass; material applied to the outside of a building to make it weatherproof

readiness collapse: prompt willingness; "readiness to continue discussions"; "they showed no eagerness to spread the gospel"; "they disliked his zeal in demonstrating his superiority"; "he tried to explain his forwardness in battle"; the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action); "putting them in readiness"; "their preparation was more than adequate"

intemperate collapse: given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors; "a hard drinker"; excessive in behavior; "intemperate rage"; (of weather or climate) not mild; subject to extremes; "an intemperate climate"; "intemperate zones"

migrant collapse: traveler who moves from one region or country to another; habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work; "appalled by the social conditions of migrant life"; "migratory workers"

mirror collapse: polished surface that forms images by reflecting light; a faithful depiction or reflection; "the best mirror is an old friend"; reflect or resemble; "The plane crash in Milan mirrored the attack in the World Trade Center"; reflect as if in a mirror; "The smallest pond at night mirrors the firmament above"

spade collapse: a sturdy hand shovel that can be pushed into the earth with the foot; a playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it; "she led a low spade"; "spades were trumps"; dig (up) with a spade; "I spade compost into the flower beds"

untouched collapse: still full; "an untouched cocktail in her hand"; not having come in contact

dodge collapse: a quick evasive movement; a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery; make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid; "The child dodged the teacher's blow"; move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course; "the pickpocket dodged through the crowd"

bring up collapse: cause to come to a sudden stop; "The noise brought her up in shock"; promote from a lower position or rank; "This player was brought up to the major league"

lobby collapse: a group of people who try actively to influence legislation; the people who support some common cause or business or principle or sectional interest; detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors

active collapse: a person devoted to the active life; characterized by energetic activity; "an active toddler"; "active as a gazelle"; "an active man is a man of action"; engaged in full-time work; "active duty"; "though past retirement age he is still active in his profession"; full of activity or engaged in continuous activity; "an active seaport"; "an active bond market"; "an active account"; tending to become more severe or wider in scope; "active tuberculosis"; disposed to take action or effectuate change; "a director who takes an active interest in corporate operations"; "an active antagonism"; "he was active in drawing attention to their grievances"; (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt; "active volcanos"; (of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting; expressing action rather than a state of being; used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water'); expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor: "Hemingway favors active constructions"; exerting influence or producing a change or effect; "an active ingredient"; of the sun; characterized by a high level activity in sunspots and flares and radio emissions; in operation; "keep hope alive"; "the tradition was still alive"; "an active tradition"; taking part in an activity; "an active member of the club"; "he was politically active"; "the participating organizations"; engaged in or ready for military or naval operations; "on active duty"; "the platoon is combat-ready"; "review the fighting forces"

restive collapse: impatient especially under restriction or delay; "the government has done nothing to ease restrictions and manufacturers are growing restive"

need collapse: anything that is necessary but lacking; "he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs"; "I tried to supply his wants"; a condition requiring relief; "she satisfied his need for affection"; "God has no need of men to accomplish His work"; "there is a demand for jobs"; have or feel a need for; "always needing friends and money"

restrained collapse: under restraint

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