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acrostic collapse: verse in which certain letters such as the first in each line form a word or message

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

sutra collapse: a rule or aphorism in Sanskrit literature or a group of aphoristic doctrinal summaries prepared for memorization

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"

sorrow collapse: an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement; "he tried to express his sorrow at her loss"; sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment; "he drank to drown his sorrows"; "he wrote a note expressing his regret"; "to his rue, the error cost him the game"

dictionary collapse: a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them

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

word collapse: a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning"; a brief statement; "he didn't say a word about it"; a verbal command for action; "when I give the word, charge!"; a word is a string of bits stored in computer memory; "large computers use words up to 64 bits long"

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"

chin collapse: the protruding part of the lower jaw; raise oneself while hanging from one's hands until one's chin is level with the support bar

verbalize collapse: convert into a verb; "many English nouns have become verbalized"; be verbose; "This lawyer verbalizes and is rather tedious"

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

thrash out collapse: discuss vehemently in order to reach a solution or an agreement; "The leaders of the various Middle Eastern countries are trying to hammer out a peace agreement"

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

culmination collapse: (astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon

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"

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