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generalization collapse: (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus; reasoning from detailed facts to general principles; an idea or conclusion having general application; "he spoke in broad generalities"

thesis collapse: an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument

pawnbroker collapse: a person who lends money at interest in exchange for personal property that is deposited as security

pledged collapse: bound by or as if by an oath; "according to an early tradition became his sworn brother"; "sworn enemies"

recognizance collapse: (law) a security entered into before a court with a condition to perform some act required by law; on failure to perform that act a sum is forfeited

cosmology collapse: the branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe; the metaphysical study of the origin and nature of the universe

affirmation collapse: a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand; (religion) a solemn declaration that serves the same purpose as an oath (if an oath is objectionable to the person on religious or ethical grounds); the act of affirming or asserting or stating something

ankle collapse: a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus

drumstick collapse: a stick used for playing a drum; the lower joint of the leg of a fowl

deposit collapse: the act of putting something somewhere; a payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met; the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating; money given as security for an article acquired for temporary use; "his deposit was refunded when he returned the car"; money deposited in a bank; put into a bank account; "She deposits her paycheck every month"

pledge collapse: a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event; someone accepted for membership but not yet fully admitted to the group; a deposit of personal property as security for a debt; "his saxophone was in pledge"; promise solemnly and formally; "I pledge that will honor my wife"; bind or secure by a pledge; "I was pledged to silence"; give as a guarantee; "I pledge my honor"; pay (an amount of money) as a contribution to a charity or service, especially at regular intervals; "I pledged $10 a month to my favorite radio station"

credit union collapse: a cooperative depository financial institution whose members can obtain loans from their combined savings

particularization collapse: an individualized description of a particular instance

basis collapse: the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"; the most important or necessary part of something; "the basis of this drink is orange juice"

knee collapse: the part of a trouser leg that provides the cloth covering for the knee; hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella

assumption collapse: the act of taking possession of or power over something; "his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba"; "the Nazi assumption of power in 1934"; "he acquired all the company's assets for ten million dollars and the assumption of the company's debts"; the act of assuming or taking for granted; "your assumption that I would agree was unwarranted"; a hypothesis that is taken for granted; "any society is built upon certain assumptions"; (Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended; celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox church

theory collapse: a belief that can guide behavior; "the architect has a theory that more is less"; "they killed him on the theory that dead men tell no tales"; a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena; "theories can incorporate facts and laws and tested hypotheses"; "true in fact and theory"

synthesis collapse: the combination of ideas into a complex whole; the process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds)

improvisation collapse: an unplanned expedient; a creation spoken or written or composed extemporaneously (without prior preparation)

data collapse: a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn; "statistical data"

undertaking collapse: any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings"; the trade of a funeral director

shank collapse: a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball; the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole; cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill; cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head; cylinder forming a long narrow part of something; the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle; a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg; hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction

presumption collapse: a kind of discourtesy in the form of an act of presuming; "his presumption was intolerable"; audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to; "he despised them for their presumptuousness"; (law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed

foundation collapse: lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower"; education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge; "he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study"; "a good grounding in mathematics"; an institution supported by an endowment; the basis on which something is grounded; "there is little foundation for his objections"

trump collapse: (bridge or whist) the suit that has been declared to rank above all other suits for the duration of the hand; "clubs were declared trumps"; "a trump can take a trick even when a card of a different suit is led"; a playing card in the suit that has been declared trumps; "the ace of trumps is a sure winner"; proclaim or announce with or as if with a fanfare; play a trump; produce a sound as if from a trumpet

limb collapse: the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles; "the limb of the sextant"; either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip; "the upper limb of the bow"; one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper; (astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet; any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree

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