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oxygenate collapse: impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen; "oxygenate blood"

waterspout collapse: a channel through which water is discharged (especially one used for drainage from the gutters of a roof); a tornado passing over water and picking up a column of water and mist

rickety collapse: inclined to shake as from weakness or defect; "a rickety table"; "a wobbly chair with shaky legs"; "the ladder felt a little wobbly"; "the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky"; affected with, suffering from, or characteristic of rickets; "rickety limbs and joints"; "a rachitic patient"

unable collapse: (usually followed by `to') not having the necessary means or skill or know-how; "unable to get to town without a car"; "unable to obtain funds"

sick collapse: people who are sick; "they devote their lives to caring for the sick"; deeply affected by a strong feeling; "sat completely still, sick with envy"; "she was sick with longing"

sniff out collapse: recognize or detect by or as if by smelling; "H can smell out trouble"

Gothic collapse: a style of architecture developed in northern France that spread throughout Europe between the 12th and 16th centuries; characterized by slender vertical piers and counterbalancing buttresses and by vaulting and pointed arches; a heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries; extinct East Germanic language of the ancient Goths; the only surviving record being fragments of a 4th-century translation of the Bible by Bishop Ulfilas; characterized by gloom and mystery and the grotesque; "gothic novels like `Frankenstein'"; of or relating to the Goths; "Gothic migrations"; of or relating to the language of the ancient Goths; "the Gothic Bible translation"; characteristic of the style of type commonly used for printing German

doomed collapse: people who are destined to die soon; "the agony of the doomed was in his voice"; marked for certain death; "the black spot told the old sailor he was doomed"; (usually followed by `to') determined by tragic fate; "doomed to unhappiness"; "fated to be the scene of Kennedy's assassination"; marked by or promising bad fortune; "their business venture was doomed from the start"; "an ill-fated business venture"; "an ill-starred romance"; "the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons"- W.H.Prescott

automatic collapse: operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control; "automatic transmission"; "a budget deficit that caused automatic spending cuts"; like the unthinking functioning of a machine; "an automatic `thank you'"; "machinelike efficiency"; without volition or conscious control; "the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light"; "a reflex knee jerk"; "sneezing is reflexive"

pirouette collapse: (ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet); do a pirouette, usually as part of a dance

unacceptable collapse: not acceptable; not welcome; "a word unacceptable in polite society"; "an unacceptable violation of personal freedom"; not adequate to give satisfaction; "the coach told his players that defeat was unacceptable"; not conforming to standard usage; "the following use of `access' was judged unacceptable by a panel of linguists; `You can access your cash at any of 300 automatic tellers'"

unready collapse: not prepared or in a state of readiness; slow to understand or respond; "she cursed her unready tongue"

beep collapse: a short high tone produced as a signal or warning; call, summon, or alert with a beeper

cold comfort collapse: very limited consolation or empathy; "he told me that time heals all wounds but that was cold comfort to me"

cornet collapse: a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves

insensitivity collapse: the inability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment

uncrystallized collapse: not finally or definitely formed; "uncrystallized ideas"

violence collapse: an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists); "he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one"; a turbulent state resulting in injuries and destruction etc.

turbulence collapse: unstable flow of a liquid or gas; a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally); "the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence"; instability in the atmosphere

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