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application collapse: a diligent effort; "it is a job requiring serious application"; the work of applying something; "the doctor prescribed a topical application of iodine"; "a complete bleach requires several applications"; "the surface was ready for a coating of paint";; the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose; "he advocated the application of statistics to the problem"; "a novel application of electronics to medical diagnosis"; a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school; "December 31 is the deadline for applications"; a program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task; "he has tried several different word processing applications"

homework collapse: preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)

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"

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"

economic collapse: using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness; "an economic use of home heating oil"; "a modern economical heating system"; "an economical use of her time"; financially rewarding; "it was no longer economic to keep the factory open"; "have to keep prices high enough to make it economic to continue the service"; concerned with worldly necessities of life (especially money); "he wrote the book primarily for economic reasons"; "gave up the large house for economic reasons"; "in economic terms they are very privileged"; of or relating to the science of economics; "economic theory"; of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth; "economic growth"; "aspects of social, political, and economical life"

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

cell collapse: (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals; a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction; a room where a prisoner is kept; small room is which a monk or nun lives; any small compartment; "the cells of a honeycomb"; a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement

economical collapse: avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only informally"

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"

rock collapse: pitching dangerously to one side; a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter; "he threw a rock at me"; (figurative) someone who is strong and stable and dependable; "he was her rock during the crisis"; "Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church"--Gospel According to Matthew; United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (1890-1984); material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust; "that mountain is solid rock"; "stone is abundant in New England and there are many quarries"; move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"; cause to move back and forth; "rock the cradle"; "rock the baby"; "the wind swayed the trees gently"

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

dwell collapse: inhabit or live in; "People lived in Africa millions of years ago"; "The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted"; "this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean"; originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"

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"

wrestle collapse: the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"; engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate; "I wrestled with this decision for years"; combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force; "He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority"; engage in a wrestling match; "The children wrestled in the garden"

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"

gratuity collapse: an award (as for meritorious service) given without claim or obligation; a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)

unsympathetic collapse: not sympathetic or disposed toward; "unsympathetic officialdom"; "people unsympathetic to the revolution"; "his dignity made him seem aloof and unsympathetic"; (of characters in literature or drama) tending to evoke antipathetic feelings; "all the characters were peculiarly unsympathetic"

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