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bludgeon collapse: a club used as a weapon; overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club; "The teacher bludgeoned the students into learning the math formulas"

casuistry collapse: moral philosophy based on the application of general ethical principles to resolve moral dilemmas; argumentation that is specious or excessively subtle and intended to be misleading

canon collapse: a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired; a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church; a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field or art or philosophy; "the neoclassical canon"; "canons of polite society"; a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts; a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter

martial law collapse: the body of law imposed by the military over civilian affairs (usually in time of war or civil crisis); overrides civil law

feast collapse: something experienced with great delight; "a feast for the eyes"; partake in a feast or banquet; provide a feast or banquet for

traction collapse: (orthopedics) the act of pulling on a bone or limb (as in a fracture) to relieve pressure or align parts in a special way during healing; "his leg was in traction for several days"

ordination collapse: the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders; "the rabbi's family was present for his ordination"; the status of being ordained to a sacred office

prelapsarian collapse: of or relating to the time before the Fall of Adam and Eve

jangling collapse: like the discordant ringing of nonmusical metallic objects striking together; "cowboys with jangling spurs"

nightmare collapse: a terrifying or deeply upsetting dream; a situation resembling a terrifying dream

enfant terrible collapse: a person whose unconventional behavior embarrasses others

postprandial collapse: following a meal (especially dinner); "his postprandial cigar"; "took a postprandial walk"

equine collapse: hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck; of or belonging to the family Equidae; resembling a horse

bread collapse: food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked; cover with bread crumbs; "bread the pork chops before frying them"

competition collapse: the act of competing as for profit or a prize; "the teams were in fierce contention for first place"; a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers; "business competition can be fiendish at times"

counterrevolution collapse: a revolution whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by a previous revolution

bellow collapse: a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his bellow filled the hallway"; United States novelist (born in Canada in 1915); make a loud noise, as of animal; "The bull bellowed"

succubus collapse: a female demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping men

hoot collapse: a loud raucous cry (as of an owl); to utter a loud clamorous shout; "the toughs and blades of the city hoot and bang their drums, drink arak, play dice, and dance"; utter the characteristic sound of owls

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