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nova collapse: a star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and become more luminous in the process

supernova collapse: a star that explodes and becomes extremely luminous in the process

groundwork collapse: preliminary preparation as a basis or foundation; "we are prepared today because of groundwork that was done ten years ago"

separation collapse: the act of dividing or disconnecting; the social act of separating or parting company; "the separation of church and state"; sorting one thing from others; "the separation of wheat from chaff"; "the separation of mail by postal zones"; the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal); coming apart; the space where a division or parting occurs; "he hid in the separation between walls"; the state of lacking unity

besiege collapse: harass, as with questions or requests; "The press photographers besieged the movie star"; surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna"; cause to feel distressed or worried; "She was besieged by so many problems that she got discouraged"

slum collapse: a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions; visit slums for entertainment or out of curiosity

tenement collapse: a rundown apartment house barely meeting minimal standards

impound collapse: place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't stray"; take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"

fence collapse: a barrier that serves to enclose an area; a dealer in stolen property; fight with fencing swords; enclose with a fence; "we fenced in our yard"; receive stolen goods

panorama collapse: a picture (or series of pictures) representing a continuous scene

close in collapse: advance or converge on; "The police were closing in on him"

retrenchment collapse: the reduction of expenditures in order to become financial stable; entrenchment consisting of an additional interior fortification to prolong the defense

drawer collapse: a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out; the person who writes a check or draft instructing the drawee to pay someone else

enshrine collapse: enclose in a shrine; "the saint's bones were enshrined in the cathedral"; hold sacred

attic collapse: (architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof; informal terms for a human head; the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens; of or relating to Attica or its inhabitants or to the dialect spoken in Athens in classical times; "Attic Greek"

hindrance collapse: the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding; any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome; something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

turbulence collapse: unstable flow of a liquid or gas; a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally); "the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence"; instability in the atmosphere

ream collapse: a quantity of paper; 480 or 500 sheets; one ream equals 20 quires; a large quantity of written matter; "he wrote reams and reams"; enlarge with a reamer; "ream a hole"; remove by making a hole or by boring; "the dentist reamed out the debris in the course of the root canal treatment"; squeeze the juice out (of a fruit) with a reamer; "ream oranges"

specialist collapse: an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning; practices one branch of medicine

shadowing collapse: the act of following someone secretly; following surreptitiously; keeping under surveillance; "always on guard against shadowing submarines"

cage collapse: an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept; the net that is the goal in ice hockey; United States composer of avant-garde music (1912-1992); something that restricts freedom as a cage restricts movement; confine in a cage; "The animal was caged"

congestion collapse: excessive crowding; "traffic congestion"; excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part

ambush collapse: the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise; wait in hiding to attack

surveillance collapse: close observation of a person or group (usually by the police)

crib collapse: the cards discarded by players at cribbage; baby bed with high sides made of slats; a bin or granary for storing grains; line with beams or planks; "crib a construction hole"; take unauthorized (intellectual material); use a crib, as in an exam

punch bowl collapse: a large bowl for serving beverages; usually with a ladle

disrupt collapse: throw into disorder; "This event disrupted the orderly process"

loch collapse: Scottish word for a lake; a long narrow inlet of the sea in Scotland (especially when it is nearly landlocked)

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