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neuralgia collapse: acute spasmodic pain along the course of one or more nerves

multiple sclerosis collapse: a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers

village collapse: a community of people smaller than a town; a settlement smaller than a town

Rasputin collapse: Siberian peasant monk who was religious advisor in the court of Nicholas II; was assassinated by Russian noblemen who feared that his debauchery would weaken the monarchy (1872-1916)

parish collapse: a local church community; the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor

saturation point collapse: (chemistry) the stage at which a substance will receive no more of another substance in solution or in a vapor

pole vault collapse: a competition that involves jumping over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole

low collapse: a low level or position or degree; "the stock market fell to a new low"; British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963); an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation; "a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow"; literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension; "low ceilings"; "low clouds"; "low hills"; "the sun is low"; "low furniture"; "a low bow"; less than normal in degree or intensity or amount; "low prices"; "the reservoir is low"; used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency; very low in volume; "a low murmur"; "the low-toned murmur of the surf"; unrefined in character; "low comedy"; in a low position; near the ground; "the branches hung low"

soprano collapse: the pitch range of the highest female voice; the highest female voice; the voice of a boy before puberty; a female singer; having or denoting a high range; "soprano voice"; "soprano sax"; "the boy still had a fine treble voice"; "the treble clef"

riding collapse: to be carried on horseback as a means of transportation; the sport of siting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements

precinct collapse: a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes

millstone collapse: one of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain; any load that is difficult to carry

fingering collapse: touching something with the fingers; the placement of the fingers for playing different notes (or sequences of notes) on a musical instrument

Svengali collapse: the musician in a novel by George du Maurier who controls Trilby's singing hypnotically; someone (usually maleficent) who tries to persuade or force another person to do his bidding

elated collapse: exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits; "the elated winner"; "felt elated and excited"; full of high-spirited delight; "a joyful heart"

exaggerated collapse: enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness; "had an exaggerated (or inflated) opinion of himself"; "a hyperbolic style"; enlarged to an abnormal degree; "thick lenses exaggerated the size of her eyes"; represented as greater than is true or reasonable; "an exaggerated opinion of oneself"

honesty collapse: the quality of being honest; southeastern European plant cultivated for its fragrant purplish flowers and round flat papery silver-white seedpods that are used for indoor decoration

downtown collapse: of or located in the lower part of a town, or in the business center; "downtown Manhattan"; "delinquents roaming the downtown streets"; toward or in the lower or central part of town

superior collapse: a town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from Duluth; the head of a religious community; one of greater rank or station or quality; (sometimes followed by `to') not subject to or influenced by; "overcome by a superior opponent"; "trust magnates who felt themselves superior to law"; of or characteristic of high rank or importance; "a superior officer"; of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students"; having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth's orbit; "Mars and Jupiter are the closest in of the superior planets"

tease collapse: the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances; "he ignored their teases"; "his ribbing was gentle but persistent"; someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity); ruffle (one's hair) by combing towards the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect; harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"; mock or make fun of playfully; "the flirting man teased the young woman"; separate the fibers of; "tease wool"; disentangle and raise the fibers of; "tease wool"; raise the nap of (fabrics); tear into pieces; "tease tissue for microscopic examinations"; annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer"; to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them; "The advertisement is intended to tease the customers"; "She has a way of teasing men with her flirtatious behavior"

gaudy collapse: a celebratory feast held annually at one of the colleges in a British university

critical collapse: marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws; "a critical attitude"; characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; "a critical reading"; "a critical dissertation"; "a critical analysis of Melville's writings"; being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency; "a critical shortage of food"; "a critical illness"; "an illness at the critical stage"; at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction; "a critical temperature of water is 100 degrees C--its boiling point at standard atmospheric pressure"; "critical mass"; "go critical"; forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis; "a critical point in the campaign"; "the critical test"; urgently needed; absolutely necessary; "a critical element of the plan"; "critical medical supplies"; "vital for a healthy society"; "of vital interest"; of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism; "critical acclaim"

moment collapse: the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value; a turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force); a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party began"; an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit"

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