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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"

introduce collapse: put before (a body); "introduce legislation"; cause to come to know personally; "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community"; bring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc.; bring in or establish in a new place or environment; "introduce a rule"; "introduce exotic fruits"; bring something new to an environment; "A new word processor was introduced"

over collapse: (cricket) the period during which a given number of balls (6 in England but 8 in Australia) are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch; throughout a period of time; "stay over the weekend"; at or to a point across intervening space etc.; "come over and see us some time"; "over there"; throughout an area; "he is known the world over"; beyond the top or upper surface or edge; forward from an upright position; "a roof that hangs over";

justify collapse: adjust the spaces between words; "justify the margins"; show to be right by providing justification or proof; "vindicate a claim"; show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for; "The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns"; "The end justifies the means"

vested collapse: fixed and absolute and without contingency; "a vested right"

differentiate collapse: become distinct and acquire a different character; become different during development; "cells differentiate"; calculate a derivative; take the derivative

beget collapse: make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them"

proclivity collapse: a natural inclination; "he has a proclivity for exaggeration"

locate collapse: discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining; "Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?"; "My search turned up nothing"; assign a location to; "The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles"

cone collapse: any cone-shaped artifact; visual receptor cell sensitive to color; cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts; a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point; make cone-shaped; "cone a tire"

forcible collapse: impelled by physical force especially against resistance; "forcible entry"; "a real cop would get physical"; "strong-arm tactics"

circumscribe collapse: draw a line around; "He drew a circle around the points"; to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect

zenith collapse: the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected

conserve collapse: fruit preserved by cooking with sugar; preserve with sugar; "Mom always conserved the strawberries we grew in the backyard"; use cautiously and frugally; "I try to economize my spare time"; "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit"; keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction; "We preserve these archeological findings"; "The old lady could not keep up the building"; "children must be taught to conserve our national heritage"; "The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts"; keep constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary change; "Energy is conserved in this process"

adjourn collapse: close at the end of a session; "The court adjourned"; break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library"

blessed collapse: highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace); "our blessed land"; "the blessed assurance of a steady income"; having good fortune bestowed or conferred upon; sometimes used as in combination; "blessed with a strong healthy body"; "a nation blessed with peace"; "a peace-blessed era"; characterized by happiness and good fortune; "a blessed time"; enjoying the bliss of heaven; worthy of worship; "the Blessed Trinity"

gladsome collapse: experiencing or expressing gladness or joy; "a gladsome smile"; "a gladsome occasion"

wiry collapse: of hair that resembles wire in stiffness; "wiry red hair"; of or relating to wire

erect collapse: upright in position or posture; "an erect stature"; "erect flower stalks"; "for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression"; "a column still vertical amid the ruins"; "he sat bolt upright"

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