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precede collapse: furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution"; move ahead (of others) in time or space; be the predecessor of; "Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands"; come before; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify"

prolong collapse: lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight"; lengthen or extend in duration or space; "We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible"; "prolong the treatment of the patient"; "keep up the good work"

cone collapse: any cone-shaped artifact; visual receptor cell sensitive to color; cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts; a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point; make cone-shaped; "cone a tire"

segregate collapse: someone who is or has been segregated; separate or isolate (one thing) from another and place in a group apart from others; "the sun segregates the carbon"; "large mining claims are segregated into smaller claims"; divide from the main body or mass and collect; "Many towns segregated into new counties"; "Experiments show clearly that genes segregate"; separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation; "This neighborhood is segregated"; "We don't segregate in this county"

lay over collapse: interrupt a journey temporarily, e.g., overnight; "We had to stop over in Venezuela on our flight back from Brazil"

rigorous collapse: demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; "rigorous discipline"; "tight security"; "stringent safety measures"; rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard; "rigorous application of the law"; "a strict vegetarian"

galleon collapse: a large square-rigged sailing ship with three or more masts; used by the Spanish for commerce and war from the 15th to 18th centuries

piercing collapse: loud and sharp; "the piercing shriek of sirens"; having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones ; "piercing screams"; "a shrill whistle"; " a shrill gaiety"

erase collapse: remove from memory or existence; "The Turks erased the Armenians in 1915"; wipe out magnetically recorded information; remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; "Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!"

raw collapse: informal terms for nakedness; "in the raw"; "in the altogether"; "in his birthday suit"; not treated with heat to prepare it for eating; lacking training or experience; "the new men were eager to fight"; "raw recruits"; brutally unfair or harsh; "received raw treatment from his friends"; "a raw deal"; having the surface exposed and painful; "a raw wound"; untempered and unrefined; "raw talent"; "raw beauty"; not processed or refined; "raw sewage"

satin collapse: a smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a dull back

sailing vessel collapse: a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts

top off collapse: fill to the point of almost overflowing; "She topped off the cup"

fairway collapse: the area between the tee and putting green where the grass is cut short; a tract of ground free of obstacles to movement; the usual course taken by vessels through a harbor or coastal waters

certified collapse: endorsed authoritatively as having met certain requirements; "a certified public accountant"; holding appropriate documentation and officially on record as qualified to perform a specified function or practice a specified skill; "a registered pharmacist"; "a registered hospital"; having quality or payment or delivery guaranteed; "certified milk"; "certified check"; "certified mail"

invent collapse: come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"

emergency collapse: a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action; "he never knew what to do in an emergency"; a state in which martial law applies; "the governor declared a state of emergency"

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