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wilderness collapse: a bewildering profusion; "the duties of citizenship are lost sight of in the wilderness of interests of individuals and groups"; "a wilderness of masts in the harbor"; a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition; "it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers"; a wooded region in northeastern Virginia near Spotsylvania where inconclusive battles were fought in the American Civil War; (politics) a state of disfavor; "he led the Democratic party back from the wilderness"

movable collapse: capable of being moved or conveyed from one place to another; (of personal property as opposed to real estate) can be moved from place to place (especially carried by hand)

solidify collapse: become solid; "The metal solidified when it cooled"; make solid or more solid; cause to solidify

cascade collapse: a succession of stages or operations or processes or units; "progressing in severity as though a cascade of genetic damage was occurring"; "separation of isotopes by a cascade of processes"; a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls; arrange (open windows) on a computer desktop so that they overlap each other, with the title bars visible; rush down in big quantities, like a cascade

get on collapse: appear in a show, on T.V. or radio; "The news won't be on tonight"; grow late or (of time) elapse; "It is getting on midnight--let's all go to bed!"

break in collapse: make submissive, obedient, or useful; "The horse was tough to break"; "I broke in the new intern"; break so as to call inward; "He broke in the door"; start in a certain activity, enterprise, or role; intrude on uninvited; "The nosy couple broke in on our conversation"; enter someone's property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act; "Someone broke in while I was on vacation"; "They broke into my car and stole my radio!"

hang together collapse: be connected; "In my heart I can make the world hang together"

dialectic collapse: any formal system of reasoning that arrives at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments; a contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction; "this situation created the inner dialectic of American history"; of or relating to or employing dialectic; "the dialectical method"

accessible collapse: capable of being reached; "a town accessible by rail"; easy to get along with or talk to; friendly; "an accessible and genial man"; easily obtained; "most students now have computers accessible"; "accessible money"; capable of being read with comprehension; "readily accessible to the nonprofessional reader"; "the tales seem more approachable than his more difficult novels"

deltoid collapse: a large triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint and serving to abduct and flex and extend and rotate the arm; of a leaf shape; suggesting a capital delta, with a point at the apex

champaign collapse: a university town in east central Illinois adjoining Urbana

delay collapse: the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time; time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"; cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"; act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered"

seminar collapse: a course offered for a small group of advanced students; any meeting for an exchange of ideas

rupture collapse: the act of making a sudden noisy break; a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); "they hoped to avoid a break in relations"; state of being torn or burst open

embrace collapse: a close affectionate and protective acceptance; "his willing embrace of new ideas"; "in the bosom of the family"; the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection); the state of taking in or encircling; "an island in the embrace of the sea"; squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness; "Hug me, please"; "They embraced"; "He hugged her close to him"; include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory; "This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds"; "this should cover everyone in the group"

lavish collapse: very generous; "distributed gifts with a lavish hand"; "the critics were lavish in their praise"; "a munificent gift"; "his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent"; "prodigal praise"; "unsparing generosity"; "his unstinted devotion"; "called for unstinting aid to Britain"; characterized by extravagance and profusion; "a lavish buffet"; "a lucullan feast"; expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns; "He was showered with praise"

grapple collapse: to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match; "the two men grappled with each other for several minutes"

overlap collapse: the property of partial coincidence in time; a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena; "there was no overlap between their proposals"; coincide partially or wholly; "Our vacations overlap"; extend over and cover a part of; "The roofs of the houses overlap in this crowded city"

exhale collapse: expel air; "Exhale when you lift the weight"; give out (breath or an odor); "The chimney exhales a thick smoke"

stagnate collapse: cease to flow; stand without moving; "Stagnating waters"; "blood stagnates in the capillaries"; cause to stagnate; "There are marshes that stagnate the waters"; stand still; "Industry will stagnate if we do not stimulate our economy"

mortar collapse: a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range; a bowl-shaped vessel in which substances can be ground and mixed with a pestle; used as a bond in masonry or for covering a wall; plaster with mortar; "mortar the wall"

ventilation collapse: the act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air; a mechanical system in a building that provides fresh air; "she was continually adjusting the ventilation"

heedful collapse: taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention; "heedful of the warnings"; "so heedful a writer"; "heedful of what they were doing"

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