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failure collapse: an unexpected omission; "he resented my failure to return his call"; "the mechanic's failure to check the brakes"; an act that fails; "his failure to pass the test"; an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose; "the surprise party was a complete failure"; a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently; loss of ability to function normally; "kidney failure"; lack of success; "he felt that his entire life had been a failure"; "that year there was a crop failure"

incurable collapse: a person whose disease is incurable; unalterable in disposition or habits; "an incurable optimist"; incapable of being cured; "an incurable disease"; "an incurable addiction to smoking"

optimism collapse: a general disposition to expect the best in all things; the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well

tendency collapse: a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect; "the alkaline inclination of the local waters"; "fabric with a tendency to shrink"; a general direction in which something tends to move; "the shoreward tendency of the current"; "the trend of the stock market"

possibility collapse: a possible alternative; "bankruptcy is always a possibility"; a future prospect or potential; "this room has great possibilities"; capability of existing or happening or being true; "there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired"

chance collapse: a risk involving danger; "you take a chance when you let her drive"; be the case by chance; "I chanced to meet my old friend in the street"

credence collapse: the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true; "he gave credence to the gossip"; "acceptance of Newtonian mechanics was unquestioned for 200 years"

apathetic collapse: marked by a lack of interest; "an apathetic audience"; "the universe is neither hostile nor friendly; it is simply indifferent"; showing little or no emotion or animation; "a woman who became active rather than apathetic as she grew older"

desideratum collapse: something desired as a necessity; "the desiderata for a vacation are time and money"

prophesy collapse: predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration

odds collapse: the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring; the ratio by which one better's wager is greater than that of another; "he offered odds of two to one"

temptation collapse: something that seduces or has the quality to seduce; the desire to have or do something that you know you should avoid; "he felt the temptation and his will power weakened"

irretrievable collapse: impossible to recover or recoup or overcome; "an irretrievable loss"; "irretrievable errors in judgment"

assets collapse: anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company

hopeful collapse: having or manifesting or inspiring hope; "a line of people hopeful of obtaining tickets"; "found a hopeful way of attacking the problem"

blow collapse: forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth; "he gave his nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a single puff"; a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head"; an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle"; exhale hard; "blow on the soup to cool it down"; free of obstruction by blowing air through; "blow one's nose"; burst suddenly; "The tire blew"; "We blew a tire"; shape by blowing; "Blow a glass vase"; allow to regain its breath; "blow a horse"; cause to be revealed and jeopardized; "The story blew their cover"; "The double agent was blown by the other side"; lay eggs; "certain insects are said to blow"; spout moist air from the blowhole; "The whales blew"; cause to move by means of an air current; "The wind blew the leaves around in the yard"; cause air to go in, on, or through; "Blow my hair dry"; play or sound a wind instrument; "She blew the horn"; make a sound as if blown; "The whistle blew"; sound by having air expelled through a tube; "The trumpets blew"; spend lavishly or wastefully on; "He blew a lot of money on his new home theater"; be blowing or storming; "The wind blew from the West"

stocks collapse: a former instrument of punishment consisting of a heavy timber frame with holes in which the feet (and sometimes the hands) of an offender could be locked; a frame for constraining an animal while it is receiving veterinary attention or while being shod; a frame that supports a boat while it is under construction

dream collapse: a state of mind characterized by abstraction and release from reality; "he went about his work as if in a dream"; a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep; "I had a dream about you last night"; imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake; "he lives in a dream that has nothing to do with reality"; someone or something wonderful; "this dessert is a dream"; have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy; experience while sleeping; "She claims to never dream"; "He dreamt a strange scene"

believe collapse: accept as true; take to be true; "I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits"; credit with veracity; "You cannot believe this man"; "Should we believe a publication like the National Enquirer?"; follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer; "When you hear his sermons, you will be able to believe, too"; be confident about something; "I believe that he will come back from the war"

certainty collapse: something that is certain; "his victory is a certainty"; the state of being certain; "his certainty reassured the others"

anticipate collapse: be a forerunner of or occur earlier than; "This composition anticipates Impressionism"; realize beforehand; be excited or anxious about; act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

opportunity collapse: a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances; "the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington"; "now is your chance"

carton collapse: a box made of cardboard; opens by flaps on top; the quantity contained in a carton

pine collapse: a coniferous tree; straight-grained durable and often resinous white to yellowish timber of any of numerous trees of the genus Pinus

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