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kerosene collapse: a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters

paraffin collapse: (British usage) kerosine; from crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings

gasoline collapse: a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines

decency collapse: the quality of being polite and respectable; the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality

capriole collapse: (dressage) a vertical jump of a trained horse with a kick of the hind legs at the top of the jump; perform a capriole, in ballet; perform a capriole, of horses in dressage

thrombosis collapse: the formation or presence of a thrombus (a clot of coagulated blood attached at the site of its formation) in a blood vessel

upcast collapse: air passage consisting of a ventilation shaft through which air leaves a mine

honorable collapse: worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect; "an honorable man"; "led an honorable life"; "honorable service to his country"; used as a title of respect; "my honorable colleague"; "our worthy commanding officer"

reputable collapse: having a good reputation; "a reputable business"; "a reputable scientist"; "a reputable wine"

encouragement collapse: the expression of approval and support; the feeling of being encouraged

inflation collapse: the act of filling something with air; (cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang; a general and progressive increase in prices; "in inflation everything gets more valuable except money"

speaker collapse: someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous); "the speaker at commencement"; "an utterer of useful maxims"; the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly; "the leader of the majority party is the Speaker of the House of Representatives"

awe collapse: an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration; "he stared over the edge with a feeling of awe"; inspire awe in; "The famous professor awed the undergraduates"

mammon collapse: (New Testament) a personification of wealth and avarice as an evil spirit; "ye cannot serve God and Mammon"; wealth regarded as an evil influence

convulsion collapse: a physical disturbance such as an earthquake or upheaval; a violent disturbance; "the convulsions of the stock market"; violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles

superlative collapse: the superlative form of an adjective; "`best' is the superlative form of `good'"; an exaggerated expression (usually of praise); "the critics lavished superlatives on it"

beset collapse: assail or attack on all sides: "The zebra was beset by leopards"

integrity collapse: moral soundness; "he expects to find in us the common honesty and integrity of men of business"; "they admired his scrupulous professional integrity"; an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting; "the integrity of the nervous system is required for normal development"; "he took measures to insure the territorial unity of Croatia"

shock collapse: the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat; "the armies met in the shock of battle"; an unpleasant or disappointing surprise; "it came as a shock to learn that he was injured"; an instance of agitation of the earth's crust; "the first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch"; a bushy thick mass (especially hair); "he had an unruly shock of black hair"; a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field; "corn is bound in small sheaves and several sheaves are set up together in shocks"; "whole fields of wheat in shock"; (pathology) bodily collapse or near collapse caused by inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells; characterized by reduced cardiac output and rapid heartbeat and circulatory insufficiency and pallor; "loss of blood is an important cause of shock"; subject to electrical shocks; collect or gather into shocks; "shock grain"; collide violently; strike with horror or terror; "The news of the bombing shocked her"; surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off; "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted"; strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"

seizure collapse: the taking possession of something by legal process; a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease; "he suffered an epileptic seizure"

blameless collapse: free of guilt; not subject to blame; "has lived a blameless life"; "of irreproachable character"; "an unimpeachable reputation"

cockamamie collapse: ludicrous, foolish; "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books"

audible collapse: a football play is changed orally after both teams have assumed their positions at the line of scrimmage; heard or perceptible by the ear; "he spoke in an audible whisper"

inequitable collapse: not equitable or fair; "the inequitable division of wealth"; "inequitable taxation"

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