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dialect collapse: the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong German accent"; "it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy"

severity collapse: excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp"

imbroglio collapse: a very embarrassing misunderstanding; an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation

caress collapse: a gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it); "he showered her with caresses"; "soft music was a fond caress"; "the caresses of the breeze played over his face"; touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner; "He caressed her face"; "They caressed in the back seat of the taxi"

contumely collapse

folks collapse: your parents; "he wrote to his folks every day"

silent collapse: having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility; "a silent dog whistle"; not made to sound; "the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'"; "in French certain letters are often unsounded"; marked by absence of sound; "a silent house"; "soundless footsteps on the grass"; "the night was still"

grammar collapse: the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics or morphology)

addendum collapse: textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end

last word collapse: an authoritative statement; "my doctor has the last word on the medicines I take"; the final statement in a verbal argument; "she always gets the last word"

couch collapse: a narrow bed on which a patient lies during psychiatric or psychoanalytic treatment; a flat coat of paint or varnish used by artists as a primer

wordplay collapse

epilogue collapse: a short passage added at the end of a literary work; "the epilogue told what eventually happened to the main characters"; a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play

formulate collapse: prepare according to a formula

continuance collapse: the act of continuing an activity without interruption

butter collapse: an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use; a fighter who strikes the opponent with his head; spread butter on; "butter bread"

swan song collapse: a final performance or effort (especially before retirement)

tutelary collapse

termination collapse: the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement"; a coming to an end of a contract period; "the expiry of his driver's license"

consolation collapse: the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction; "his presence was a consolation to her"; the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment; "second place was no consolation to him"

tirade collapse: a speech of violent denunciation

well-known collapse: widely or fully known; "a well-known politician"; "well-known facts"; "a politician who is well known"; "these facts are well known"

rhetoric collapse: study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking); using language effectively to please or persuade

plainness collapse: the appearance of being plain and unpretentious; the state of being unmixed with other material; "the plainness of vanilla ice cream"

hackneyed collapse

peroration collapse: (rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration; "he summarized his main points in his peroration"; a flowery and highly rhetorical oration

finale collapse: the concluding part of any performance; the closing section of a musical composition

supplement collapse: a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency); add as a supplement to what seems insufficient; "supplement your diet"; serve as a supplement to; "Vitamins supplemented his meager diet"

anagram collapse: a word or phrase spelled by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase; read letters out of order to discover a hidden meaning

read the riot act collapse

set out collapse

quarrel collapse: an arrow that is shot from a crossbow; has a head with four edges; an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"; have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These two fellows are always scrapping over something"

daemon collapse: a person who is part mortal and part god

appendix collapse: a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch; supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book

incantation collapse: a ritual recitation of words or sounds believed to have a magical effect

fluency collapse: the quality of being facile in speech and writing; skillfulness in speaking or writing

locution collapse

eschatology collapse: the branch of theology that is concerned with such final things as death and judgment; heaven and hell; the end of the world

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