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absorbed collapse: taken in through the pores of a surface; "the absorbed water expanded the sponge"; retained without reflection; "the absorbed light intensity"

creditable collapse: worthy of often limited commendation; "the student's effort on the essay--though not outstanding--was creditable"

hoist collapse: lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects; raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car"; raise; "hoist the flags"; "hoist a sail"; move from one place to another by lifting; "They hoisted the patient onto the operating table"

cell collapse: (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals; a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction; a room where a prisoner is kept; small room is which a monk or nun lives; any small compartment; "the cells of a honeycomb"; a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement

absentmindedness collapse: preoccupation so great that the ordinary demands on attention are ignored

graduation collapse: the successful completion of a program of study; a line (as on a vessel or ruler) that marks a measurement; "the ruler had 16 graduations per inch"

pipe dream collapse: a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe); "I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe"

dictatorial collapse: of or characteristic of a dictator; "dictatorial powers"

uplift collapse: a brassiere that lifts and supports the breasts; lift up or elevate; lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces; "the earth's movement uplifted this part of town"

upper class collapse: the class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy

accrue collapse: grow by addition; "The interest accrues"; come into the possession of; "The house accrued to the oldest son"

atom collapse: (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything; (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element

principled collapse: based on or manifesting objectively defined standards of rightness or morality; "principled pragmatism and unprincipled expediency"; "a principled person"

frequency collapse: the number of observations in a given statistical category; the ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category to the total number of observations; the number of occurrences within a given time period; "the frequency of modulation was 40 cycles per second"; "the frequency of his seizures increased as he grew older"

meretricious collapse: like or relating to a prostitute; "meretricious relationships"

blithe collapse: carefree and happy and lighthearted; "was loved for her blithe spirit"; "a merry blithesome nature"; "her lighthearted nature"; "trilling songs with a lightsome heart"; lacking or showing a lack of due concern; "spoke with blithe ignorance of the true situation"

get the better of collapse: win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "She conquered here fear of mice"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"

daydream collapse: have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake; "She looked out the window, daydreaming"

eminent collapse: of imposing height; especially standing out above others; "an eminent peak"; "lofty mountains"; "the soaring spires of the cathedral"; "towering icebergs"; having achieved eminence; "an eminent physician"; standing above others in quality or position; "people in high places"; "the high priest"; "eminent members of the community"

tortuous collapse: not straightforward; "his tortuous reasoning"; marked by repeated turns and bends; "a tortuous road up the mountain"; "winding roads are full of surprises"; "had to steer the car down a twisty track"

infancy collapse: the earliest state of immaturity; the early stage of growth or development

gyrate collapse: to wind or move in a spiral course; "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor"

occur collapse: come to one's mind; suggest itself; "It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary"; "A great idea then came to her"; to be found to exist; "sexism occurs in many workplaces"; "precious stones occur in a large area in Brazil"

tide collapse: the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon; something that may increase or decrease (like the tides of the sea); "a rising tide of popular interest"; there are usually two high and two low tides each day; be carried with the tide; cause to float with the tide; rise or move forward; "surging waves"

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