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consolation collapse: the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction; "his presence was a consolation to her"; the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment; "second place was no consolation to him"

throaty collapse: sounding as if pronounced low in the throat; "a rich throaty voice"

consequence collapse: having important effects or influence; "decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment that security"; the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual; "that result is of no consequence"; a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event"

symmetrical collapse: having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts

peroration collapse: (rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration; "he summarized his main points in his peroration"; a flowery and highly rhetorical oration

finale collapse: the concluding part of any performance; the closing section of a musical composition

supplement collapse: a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency); add as a supplement to what seems insufficient; "supplement your diet"; serve as a supplement to; "Vitamins supplemented his meager diet"

anagram collapse: a word or phrase spelled by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase; read letters out of order to discover a hidden meaning

fun collapse: activities that are enjoyable or amusing; "I do it for the fun of it"; "he is fun to have around"; violent and excited activity; "she asked for money and then the fun began"; "they began to fight like fun"; verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously); "he became a figure of fun"; "he said it in sport"

quarrel collapse: an arrow that is shot from a crossbow; has a head with four edges; an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"; have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These two fellows are always scrapping over something"

appendix collapse: a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch; supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book

incantation collapse: a ritual recitation of words or sounds believed to have a magical effect

openness collapse: characterized by an attitude of ready accessibility (especially about one's actions or purposes); without concealment; not secretive; without obstructions to passage or view; "the openness of the prairies"

fluency collapse: the quality of being facile in speech and writing; skillfulness in speaking or writing

ordeal collapse: a primitive method of determining a person's guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under divine control; escape was usually taken as a sign of innocence; a severe or trying experience

golden collapse: favoring or bringing good luck; "a favorable time to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous moment to make a decision"; suggestive of gold; "a golden voice"; marked by peace and prosperity; "a golden era"; "the halcyon days of the clipper trade"

eschatology collapse: the branch of theology that is concerned with such final things as death and judgment; heaven and hell; the end of the world

colossal collapse: so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe; "colossal crumbling ruins of an ancient temple"; "has a colossal nerve"; "a prodigious storm"; "a stupendous field of grass"; "stupendous demand"

chew the fat collapse: talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"

weasel word collapse: an equivocal qualification; a word used to avoid making an outright assertion

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