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ceiling collapse: the overhead upper surface of a room; "he hated painting the ceiling"; (meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds; maximum altitude at which a plane can fly (under specified conditions); an upper limit on what is allowed; "they established a cap for prices"

parched collapse: toasted or roasted slightly; "parched corn was a staple of the Indian diet"

harass collapse: exhaust by attacking repeatedly; "harass the enemy"; annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"

foreboding collapse: an unfavorable omen; a feeling of evil to come; "a steadily escalating sense of foreboding"; "the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case"

coarseness collapse: the quality of lacking taste and refinement; looseness or roughness in texture (as of cloth); the quality of being composed of relatively large particles

self-conscious collapse: excessively and uncomfortably conscious of your appearance or behavior; "self-conscious teenagers"; "wondered if she could ever be untidy without feeling self-conscious about it"; aware of yourself as an individual or of your own being and actions and thoughts; "self-conscious awareness"; "self-conscious about their roles as guardians of the social values"- D.M.Potter

questionable collapse: able to be refuted; subject to question; "questionable motives"; "a questionable reputation"; "a fire of questionable origin"

coil collapse: a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope"; reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit; tubing that is wound in a spiral; a contraceptive device placed inside a woman's womb; a transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine; a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals); wind around something in coils or loops

precocious collapse: appearing or developing early; "precocious flowers appear before the leaves as in some species of magnolias"; characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude); "a precocious child"; "a precocious achievement"

violation collapse: an act that disregards an agreement or a right; "he claimed a violation of his rights under the Fifth Amendment"

unread collapse: not informed through reading; "he seems to have been wholly unread in political theory"- V.L.Parrington

fatal collapse: controlled or decreed by fate; predetermined; "a fatal series of events"; bringing death

damage collapse: the act of damaging something or someone; loss of military equipment; the occurrence of a change for the worse; inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree"

exhaustion collapse: the act of exhausting something entirely; extreme fatigue

air collapse: a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate's headquarters"; "the place had an aura of romance"; medium for radio and television broadcasting; "the program was on the air from 9 til midnight"; "the president used the airwaves to take his message to the people"; the region above the ground; "her hand stopped in mid air"; "he threw the ball into the air"; a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of; "air pollution"; "a smell of chemicals in the air"; "open a window and let in some air"; "I need some fresh air"; once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles); expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry; "Air linen"; broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We cannot air this X-rated song"; be broadcast; "This show will air Saturdays at 2 P.M."

clouded collapse: mentally disordered; "a mind clouded by sorrow"; made troubled or apprehensive or distressed in appearance; "his face was clouded with unhappiness"

lopsided collapse: having one side lower or smaller or lighter than the other

scat collapse: singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument; flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"

whirlwind collapse: a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth

snuffle collapse: the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested); snuff up mucus through the nose

bleary collapse: indistinct or hazy in outline; "a landscape of blurred outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes"; tired to the point of exhaustion

nostril collapse: either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the nose

gyrate collapse: to wind or move in a spiral course; "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor"

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