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eddy collapse: a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself; founder of Christian Science in 1866 (1821-1910); flow in a circular current, of liquids

verify collapse: confirm the truth of; "Please verify that the doors are closed"; "verify a claim"; attach or append a legal verification to (a pleading or petition)

hover collapse: hang in the air; fly or be suspended above; move to and fro; "The shy student lingered in the corner"; be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement"

suppression collapse: forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority; "the suppression of heresy"; "the quelling of the rebellion"; "the stifling of all dissent"; the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation; "a suppression of the newspaper"; (botany) the failure to develop of some part or organ of a plant

ex post facto collapse: affecting things past; "retroactive tax increase"; "an ex-post-facto law"; "retro pay"

rein collapse: one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse; any means of control; "he took up the reins of government"; stop or check by or as if by a pull at the reins; "He reined in his horses in front of the post office"; stop or slow up one's horse or oneself by or as if by pulling the reins; "They reined in in front of the post office"

disagreement collapse: the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing; a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters

retarded collapse: relatively slow in mental or emotional or physical development; "providing a secure and sometimes happy life for the retarded"

use collapse: the act of using; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers"; a particular service; "he put his knowledge to good use"; "patrons have their uses"; (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property; "we were given the use of his boat"; use up, consume fully; "The legislature expended its time on school questions"; put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer"; take or consume (regularly or habitually); "She uses drugs rarely"; habitually do something (use only in the past tense); "She used to call her mother every week but now she calls only occasionally"; "I used to get sick when I ate in that dining hall"; "They used to vacation in the Bahamas"; seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage; "She uses her influential friends to get jobs"; "The president's wife used her good connections"

brake collapse: a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle; an area thickly overgrown usually with one kind of plant; any of various ferns of the genus Pteris having pinnately compound leaves and including several popular houseplants; cause to stop by applying the brakes; "brake the car before you go into a curve"; stop travelling by applying a brake; "We had to brake suddenly when a chicken crossed the road"

govern collapse: direct or strongly influence the behavior of; "His belief in God governs his conduct"; exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?"; require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood; "most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German"

early collapse: at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time; "early morning"; "an early warning"; "early diagnosis"; "an early death"; "took early retirement"; "an early spring"; "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties"; being or occurring at an early stage of development; "in an early stage"; "early forms of life"; "early man"; "an early computer"; of an early stage in the development of a language or literature; "the Early Hebrew alphabetical script is that used mainly from the 11th to the 6th centuries B.C."; "Early Modern English is represented in documents printed from 1476 to 1700"; very young; "at an early age"; expected in the near future; "look for an early end to the negotiations"; before the usual time or the time expected; "she graduated early"; "the house was completed ahead of time"; in good time; "he awoke betimes that morning"

contents collapse: a list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they start

come to collapse: return to consciousness; "The patient came to quickly"; "She revived after the doctor gave her an injection"; attain; "The horse finally struck a pace"

substantiate collapse: solidify, firm, or strengthen; "The president's trip will substantiate good relations with the former enemy country"

remit collapse: diminish or abate; "The pain finally remitted"; forgive; "God will remit their sins"; refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision; release from (claims, debts, or taxes); "The taxes were remitted"; send (money) in payment; "remit $25"

subtitle collapse: secondary or explanatory title; translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen; supply (a movie) with subtitles

declination collapse: a polite refusal of an invitation; (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial body north or south of the celestial equator; expressed in degrees; used with right ascension to specify positions on the celestial sphere

extradition collapse: the surrender of an accused or convicted person by one state or country to another (usually under the provisions of a statute or treaty)

resist collapse: withstand the force of something; "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow"; stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something; refuse to comply; resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor"

upward collapse: directed up; "the cards were face upward"; "an upward stroke of the pen"

jibe collapse: shift from one side of the ship to the other; "The sail jibbed wildly"

pillow collapse: a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person; rest on or as if on a pillow; "pillow your head"

undergird collapse: make secure underneath; "undergird the ship"; lend moral support to

regressive collapse: opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state; (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate decreases as the amount of income increases

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