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air collapse: a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate's headquarters"; "the place had an aura of romance"; medium for radio and television broadcasting; "the program was on the air from 9 til midnight"; "the president used the airwaves to take his message to the people"; the region above the ground; "her hand stopped in mid air"; "he threw the ball into the air"; a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of; "air pollution"; "a smell of chemicals in the air"; "open a window and let in some air"; "I need some fresh air"; once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles); expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry; "Air linen"; broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We cannot air this X-rated song"; be broadcast; "This show will air Saturdays at 2 P.M."

pretentious collapse: making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction; "a pretentious country house"; "a pretentious fraud"; "a pretentious scholarly edition"

ambitious collapse: having a strong desire for success or achievement; requiring full use of your abilities or resources; "ambitious schedule"; "performed the most challenging task without a mistake"

mighty collapse: having or showing great strength or force or intensity; "struck a mighty blow"; "the mighty logger Paul Bunyan"; "the pen is mightier than the sword"- Bulwer-Lytton; (Southern regional intensive) very; "the baby is mighty cute"; "he's mighty tired"; "it is powerful humid"; "that boy is powerful big now"; "they have a right nice place"

stead collapse: the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of"

violence collapse: an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists); "he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one"; a turbulent state resulting in injuries and destruction etc.

dun collapse: horse of a dull brownish grey color; a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color; "she wore dun"; of a dull greyish brown to brownish grey color; "the dun and dreary prairie"; make a dun color; cure by salting; "dun codfish"; persistently ask for overdue payment; "The grocer dunned his customers every day by telephone"

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

whereabouts collapse: the general location where something is; "I questioned him about his whereabouts on the night of the crime"

suburbia collapse: suburbanites considered as a cultural class or subculture

tension collapse: the action of stretching something tight; "tension holds the belt in the pulleys"; (physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body; "the direction of maximum tension moves asymptotically toward the direction of the shear"; a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature); "there is a tension created between narrative time and movie time"; "there is a tension between these approaches to understanding history"; (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense; "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"; "stress is a vasoconstrictor"; the physical condition of being stretched or strained; "it places great tension on the leg muscles"; "he could feel the tenseness of her body"

prestige collapse: a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc.; "he wanted to achieve power and prestige"

importunity collapse: insistent solicitation and entreaty; "his importunity left me no alternative but to agree"

asthma collapse: respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin

big time collapse: the highest level of an occupation (especially in entertainment)

importance collapse: the quality of being important and worthy of note; "the importance of a well-balanced diet"; a prominent status; "a person of importance"

edema collapse: swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue

volcanic collapse: igneous rock produced by eruption and solidified on or near the earth's surface; rhyolite or andesite or basalt; "volcanic rock includes the volcanic glass obsidian"; explosively unstable; "a volcanic temper"; relating to or produced by or consisting of volcanoes; "volcanic steam"; "volcanic islands such as Iceland"; "a volcanic cone is a conical mountain or hill built up of material from volcanic eruptions"

rash collapse: a series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences; "a rash of bank robberies"; "a blizzard of lawsuits"; any red eruption of the skin; imprudently incurring risk; "do something rash that he will forever repent"- George Meredith

tachycardia collapse: abnormally rapid heartbeat (over 100 beats per minute)

classy collapse: elegant and fashionable; "classy clothes"; "a classy dame"; "a posh restaurant"; "a swish pastry shop on the Rue du Bac"- Julia Child

promotion collapse: act of raising in rank or position; a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution; "the packaging of new ideas"; encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something

irresistible collapse: overpoweringly attractive; "irresistible beauty"; impossible to resist; overpowering; "irresistible (or resistless) impulses"; "what happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object?"

acreage collapse: an area of ground used for some particular purpose (such as building or farming); "he wanted some acreage to build on"

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