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corner collapse: the intersection of two streets; "standing on the corner watching all the girls go by"; (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone; an interior angle formed be two meeting walls; "a piano was in one corner of the room"; the point where two lines meet or intersect; "the corners of a rectangle"; a place off to the side of an area; "he tripled to the rightfield corner"; "he glanced out of the corner of his eye"; a remote area; "in many corners of the world they still practice slavery"; the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect; "the corners of a cube"; a projecting part where two sides or edges meet; "he knocked off the corners"; a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible; "his lying got him into a tight corner"; a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade; "a corner on the silver market"; turn a corner; "the car corners"; force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape; gain control over; "corner the gold market"

vertex collapse: the point of intersection of lines or the point opposite the base of a figure; the highest point (of something); "at the peak of the pyramid"

throb collapse: an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart); "he felt a throbbing in his head"; a deep pulsating type of pain; pulsate or pound with abnormal force; "my head is throbbing"; "Her heart was throbbing"

treble collapse: three times as great or many; "a claim for treble (or triple) damages"; "a threefold increase"; sing treble

slope collapse: an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain"; be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down"

coronet collapse: margin between the skin of the pastern and the horn of the hoof; a small crown; usually indicates a high rank but below that of sovereign

compose collapse: put together out of existing material; "compile a list"; write music; "Beethoven composed nine symphonies"; calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet; "She had to compose herself before she could reply to this terrible insult"; form the substance of; "Greed and ambition composed his personality"

rectilinear collapse: characterized by a straight line or lines; "rectilinear patterns in wallpaper"; "the rectilinear propagation of light"

westward collapse: toward the west; "they traveled westward toward the setting sun"

unbent collapse: not bent; "looking for an unbent nail"; "trees with straight unbent trunks make the best lumber"

orthodox collapse: adhering to what is commonly accepted; "an orthodox view of the world"; of or pertaining to or characteristic of Judaism; "Orthodox Judaism"; of or relating to or characteristic of the Eastern Orthodox Church

curve collapse: a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approach the batter; a line on a graph representing data; the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes

nullification collapse: the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something; the states'-rights doctrine that a state can refuse to recognize or to enforce a federal law passed by the United States Congress

conquer collapse: overcome by conquest; "conquer your fears"; "conquer a country"

look to collapse: turn one's interests or expectations towards; "look to the future"; "this method looks to significant wavings"

demarcate collapse: set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something; separate clearly and as if by boundaries

welter collapse: be immersed in; "welter in work"; toss, roll, or rise and fall in an uncontrolled way; "The shipwrecked survivors weltered in the sea for hours"

lapidary collapse: a skilled worker who cuts and engraves precious stones; an expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and engraving them; of or relating to precious stones or the art of working with them; "the ring is of no lapidary value"- Lord Byron; "lapidary art"

writhe collapse: to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"

nausea collapse: disgust so strong it makes you feel sick; the state that precedes vomiting

spread eagle collapse: a skating figure executed with the skates heel to heel in a straight line; an emblem (an eagle with wings and legs spread) on the obverse of the Great Seal of the United States

inlay collapse: a decoration made by fitting pieces of wood into prepared slots in a surface; (dentistry) a filling consisting of a solid substance (as gold or porcelain) fitted to a cavity in a tooth and cemented into place; decorate the surface of by inserting wood, stone, and metal

price support collapse: a government subsidy used to maintain prices at a certain level

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