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shrine collapse: a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person

sensation collapse: an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation; "a sensation of touch"; a general feeling of excitement and heightened interest; "anticipation produced in me a sensation somewhere between hope and fear"; a state of widespread public excitement and interest; "the news caused a sensation"

retire collapse: cause to retire; "The pitcher retired three batters"; "the runner was put out at third base"; lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died"; dispose of; as of old clothes; "She finally retired that old coat"; go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position; "He retired at age 68"; withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess"; make (someone) retire; "The director was retired after the scandal"; withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds

peregrinate collapse: travel around, through, or over, especially on foot; "peregrinate the bridge"

bungling collapse: showing lack of skill or aptitude; "a bungling workman"; "did a clumsy job"; "his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf"

clobber collapse: strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her"

tell collapse: a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap); discern or comprehend; "He could tell that she was unhappy"; let something be known; "Tell them that you will be late"; narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child"; give evidence; "he was telling on all his former colleague"

blacklist collapse: a list of people who are out of favor; put on a blacklist so as to banish or cause to be boycotted; "many books were blacklisted by the Nazis"

quibble collapse: an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections; argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies"; evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections

midterm collapse: middle of an academic term or a political term in office; the middle of the gestation period

reliquary collapse: a container where religious relics are stored or displayed (especially relics of saints)

subside collapse: wear off or die down; "The pain subsided"; sink down or precipitate; "the mud subsides when the waters become calm"; sink to a lower level or form a depression; "the valleys subside"

residency collapse: the position of physician who is receiving special training in a hospital (usually after completing an internship); the act of dwelling in a place

languish collapse: become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon"

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