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annoyance collapse: the act of troubling or annoying someone; something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction"; anger produced by some annoying irritation

misalliance collapse: an unsuitable alliance (especially with regard to marriage)

engage collapse: get caught; "make sure the gear is engaged"; keep engaged; "engaged the gears"; hire for work or assistance; "engage aid, help, services, or support"; carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns); "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe"; ask to represent; of legal counsel; "I'm retaining a lawyer"

nervy collapse: showing or requiring courage and contempt of danger; "the nervy feats of mountaineers"

then collapse: that time; that moment; "we will arrive before then"; "we were friends from then on"; subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors); "then he left"; "go left first, then right"; "first came lightning, then thunder"; "we watched the late movie and then went to bed"; "and so home and to bed"; at that time; "I was young then"; "prices were lower back then"; "science as it was then taught"; in that case or as a consequence; "if he didn't take it, then who did?"; "keep it then if you want to"; "the case, then, is closed"; "you've made up your mind then?"; "then you'll be rich"

painful collapse: causing physical or psychological pain; "worked with painful slowness"

engaged collapse: having ones attention or mind or energy engaged; "she keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities"; "deeply engaged in conversation"; built against or attached to a wall; "engaged columns"; having services contracted for; "the carpenter engaged (or employed) for the job is sick"; (used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting; "the gears are engaged"; "meshed gears"; "intermeshed twin rotors"; involved in military hostilities; "the desperately engaged ships continued the fight"

transmission collapse: the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted; the gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via the driveshaft to the live axle; communication by means of transmitted signals

appliance collapse: durable goods for home or office use; a device or control that is very useful for a particular job

imposed collapse: set forth authoritatively as obligatory; "the imposed taxation"; "rules imposed by society"

pinched collapse: as if squeezed uncomfortably tight; "her pinched toes in her pointed shoes were killing her"

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"

forcible collapse: impelled by physical force especially against resistance; "forcible entry"; "a real cop would get physical"; "strong-arm tactics"

mintage collapse: act or process of minting coins; fee paid to a mint by the government for minting a coin

hairy collapse: hazardous and frightening; "hairy moments in the mountains"; having or covered with hair; "Jacob was a hairy man"; "a hairy caterpillar"

armor collapse: tough more-or-less rigid protective covering of an animal or plant; protective covering made of metal and used in combat; a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles; equip with armor

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

hardy collapse: English novelist and poet (1840-1928); United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1892-1957); able to survive under unfavorable conditions; "strawberries are hardy and easy to grow"; "camels are tough and hardy creatures"; having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships; "hardy explorers of northern Canada"; "proud of her tall stalwart son"; "stout seamen"; "sturdy young athletes"

fogyish collapse: (used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned; "moss-grown ideas about family life"

practical collapse: having or put to a practical purpose or use; "practical mathematics"; "practical applications of calculus"; concerned with actual use or practice; "he is a very practical person"; "the idea had no practical application"; "a practical knowledge of Japanese"; "woodworking is a practical art"

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