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preferment collapse: the act of preferring; "the preferment went to the younger candidate"; the act of making accusations; "preferment of charges"

spawn collapse: the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs; lay spawn; "The salmon swims upstream to spawn"

constituent collapse: (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction; a member of a constituency; a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes; "needs continued support by constituents to be re-elected"

send collapse: transfer; "The spy sent the classified information off to Russia"; to cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place; "He had sent the dispatches downtown to the proper people and had slept"; cause to go somewhere; "The explosion sent the car flying in the air"; "She sent her children to camp"; "He directed all his energies into his dissertation"

growing collapse: (electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state; increasing in size or degree or amount; "her growing popularity"; "growing evidence of a world depression"; "a growing city"; "growing businesses"; relating to or suitable for growth; "the growing season for corn"; "good growing weather"

ethical collapse: conforming to accepted standards of social or professional behavior; "an ethical lawyer"; "ethical medical practice"; "an ethical problem"; "had no ethical objection to drinking"; "Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants"- Omar N. Bradley; adhering to ethical and moral principles; "it seems ethical and right"; "followed the only honorable course of action"; "had the moral courage to stand alone"; of or relating to the philosophical study of ethics; "ethical codes"; "ethical theories"

grass roots collapse: the common people at a local level (as distinguished from the centers of political activity); the essential foundation or source; "the problem was attacked at the grass roots"

valid collapse: still legally acceptable; "the license is still valid"; well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force; "a valid inference"; "a valid argument"; "a valid contract"; "a valid license"

housing collapse: structures collectively in which people are housed; a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component

incarnation collapse: (Christianity) the Christian doctrine of the union of God and man in the person of Jesus Christ; time passed in a particular bodily form; "he believes that his life will be better in his next incarnation"

ebb collapse: the outward flow of the tide; a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number); fall away or decline; "The patient's strength ebbed away"; hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb; flow back or recede; "the tides ebbed at noon"

lob collapse: the act of propelling something (as a ball or shell etc.) in a high arc; an easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc; propel in a high arc; "lob the tennis ball"

optimistic collapse: expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds; "in an optimistic mood"; "optimistic plans"; "took an optimistic view"

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

profession collapse: an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences); affirmation of acceptance of some religion or faith; "a profession of Christianity"; an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion; "a profession of disagreement"; the body of people in a learned occupation; "the news spread rapidly through the medical community"

chivalry collapse: courtesy towards women; the medieval principles governing knighthood and knightly conduct

greathearted collapse: noble and generous in spirit; "a greathearted general"; "a magnanimous conqueror"

deepen collapse: become deeper in tone; "His voice began to change when he was 12 years old"; "Her voice deepened when she whispered the password"; make deeper; "They deepened the lake so that bigger pleasure boats could use it"

sententious collapse: abounding in or given to pompous or aphoristic moralizing; "too often the significant episode deteriorates into sententious conversation"- Kathleen Barnes

forceful collapse: characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical); "a forceful speaker"; "a forceful personality"; "forceful measures"; "a forceful plan for peace"

synthesis collapse: the combination of ideas into a complex whole; the process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds)

pursuit collapse: the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit"; a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria; "the pursuit of love"; "life is more than the pursuance of fame"; "a quest for wealth"

potent collapse: having a strong physiological or chemical effect; "a potent toxin"; "potent liquor"; "a potent cup of tea", "a stiff drink"; (of a male) capable of copulation; having or wielding force or authority; "providing the ground soldier with increasingly potent weapons"; having great influence

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

operative collapse: being in force or having or exerting force; "operative regulations"; "the major tendencies operative in the American political system"; effective; producing a desired effect; "the operative word"; of or relating to a surgical operation; "operative surgery"

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