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euphony collapse

elicit collapse: derive by reason; "elicit a solution"

scent collapse: an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced; catch the scent of; get wind of; "The dog nosed out the drugs"

full bodied collapse

ballast collapse: any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship; an electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps; an attribute that tends to give stability in character and morals; something that steadies the mind or feelings; coarse gravel laid to form a bed for streets and railroads; make steady with a ballast

flex collapse: the act of flexing; "he gave his biceps a flex to impress the ladies"; cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar"; bend a joint; "flex your wrists"; "bend your knees"; contract; "flex a muscle"; exhibit the strength of; "The victorious army flexes its invincibility"

broken heart collapse: devastating sorrow and despair; "he is recovering from a broken heart"; "a broken heart languishes here"

weighted down collapse

vexatious collapse

cumbrous collapse

crushing collapse: physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination; "a crushing blow"; "a crushing rejection"; "bone-crushing"

unman collapse: cause to lose one's nerve; "an unmanning experience"

key signature collapse: the sharps or flats that follow the clef and indicate the key

lopsided collapse: having one side lower or smaller or lighter than the other

deflower collapse: deprive of virginity; "This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village"

lead collapse: the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge; "the lead was in the dummy"; a position of leadership (especially in the phrase `take the lead'); "he takes the lead in any group"; "we were just waiting for someone to take the lead"; "they didn't follow our lead"; mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil; thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing; an advantage held by a competitor in a race; "he took the lead at the last turn"; evidence pointing to a possible solution; "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator"; the introductory section of a story; "it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter"; a news story of major importance; (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base; "he took a long lead off first"; (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning; the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile); a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey; "the children were playing with lead soldiers"; cause to undertake a certain action; "Her greed led her to forge the checks"; travel in front of; go in advance of others; "The procession was headed by John"; take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace"; tend to or result in; "This remark lead to further arguments among the guests"; be ahead of others; be the first; "she topped her class every year"; pass or spend; "lead a good life"

captain collapse: a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers; the pilot in charge of an airship; the naval officer in command of a military ship; a policeman in charge of a precinct; an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant; the leader of a group of people; "a captain of industry"; be the captain of a sports team

catchword collapse

ahead collapse: at or in the front; "I see the lights of a town ahead"; "the road ahead is foggy"; "staring straight ahead"; "we couldn't see over the heads of the people in front"; "with the cross of Jesus marching on before"; ahead of time; in anticipation; "when you pay ahead (or in advance) you receive a discount"; "We like to plan ahead"; "should have made reservations beforehand"; in a forward direction; "go ahead"; "the train moved ahead slowly"; "the boat lurched ahead"; "moved onward into the forest"; "they went slowly forward in the mud"; leading or ahead in a competition; "the horse was three lengths ahead going into the home stretch"; "ahead by two pawns"; "our candidate is in the lead in the polls"; "way out front in the race"; "the advertising campaign put them out front in sales"; to a different or a more advanced time (meaning advanced either toward the present or toward the future); "moved the appointment ahead from Tuesday to Monday"; "pushed the deadline ahead from Tuesday to Wednesday"; to a more advanced or advantageous position; "a young man sure to get ahead"; "pushing talented students ahead"; toward the future; forward in time; "I like to look ahead in imagination to what the future may bring"; "I look forward to seeing you"

mime collapse: a performance using gestures and body movements without words; an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression; act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only; "The acting students mimed eating an apple"

predictive collapse: of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions

prefigurative collapse

sedentary collapse: requiring sitting or little activity; "forced by illness to lead a sedentary life"

weedy collapse: abounding with or resembling weeds; "a weedy path"; "weedy plants that take over a garden"

carry on collapse

gravitate collapse: move due to the pull of gravitation; "The stars gravitate towards each other"; be attracted to; "Boys gravitate towards girls at that age"; move toward; "The conversation gravitated towards politics"

nonporous collapse: not porous; especially not having vessels that appear as pores; "nonporous wood"

waterspout collapse: a channel through which water is discharged (especially one used for drainage from the gutters of a roof); a tornado passing over water and picking up a column of water and mist

bothersome collapse

pepless collapse

escort collapse: the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them; an attendant who is employed to accompany someone; accompany as an escort; "She asked her older brother to escort her to the ball"

lure collapse: qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward

hysteresis collapse: the lagging of an effect behind its cause; especially the phenomenon in which the magnetic induction of a ferromagnetic material lags behind the changing magnetic field

heavy heart collapse

magnetize collapse: make magnetic; "The strong magnet magnetized the iron shavings"; attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the audience with her tricks"

sadden collapse: make unhappy; "The news of her death saddened me"; come to feel sad

override collapse: a manually operated device to correct the operation of an automatic device; ride (a horse) too hard; counteract the normal operation of (an automatic gear shift in a vehicle); prevail over; "health considerations override financial concerns"

heartache collapse

fraught collapse: marked by distress; "a fraught mother-daughter relationship"

frontiersman collapse: a man who lives on the frontier

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