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nuance collapse: a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude; "without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor"; "don't argue about shades of meaning"

opposed collapse: being in opposition or having an opponent; "two bitterly opposed schools of thought"; in opposition to (a policy or attitude etc.); "an opposing vote"

counterpoint collapse: a musical form involving the simultaneous sound of two or more melodies; write in counterpoint; "Bach perfected the art of counterpointing"

steamroller collapse: vehicle equipped with heavy wide smooth rollers for compacting roads and pavements; overwhelm by using great force; "steamroller the opposition"; crush with a steamroller as if to level; "steamroller the road"; proceed with great force; "The new teacher tends to steamroller"; bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or pressure; "The Senator steamrollered the bill to defeat"

clashing collapse: sharply and harshly discordant; "clashing interests of loggers and conservationists"; "clashing colors"

acquaintance collapse: personal knowledge or information about someone or something; a person with whom you are acquainted; "I have trouble remembering the names of all my acquaintances"; "we are friends of the family"; a relationship less intimate than friendship

antipathetic collapse: (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed; "antipathetic to new ideas"; "averse to taking risks"; "loath to go on such short notice"; "clearly indisposed to grant their request"

conflicting collapse: on bad terms; "they were usually at odds over politics"; "conflicting opinions"

opposite collapse: of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem; "opposite leaves"; altogether different in nature or quality or significance; "the medicine's effect was opposite to that intended"; "it is said that opposite characters make a union happiest"- Charles Reade; the other one of a complementary pair; "the opposite sex"; "the two chess kings are set up on squares of opposite colors"; being directly across from each other; facing; "And I on the opposite shore will be, ready to ride and spread the alarm"- Longfellow; "we lived on opposite sides of the street"; "at opposite poles"; moving or facing away from each other; "looking in opposite directions"; "they went in opposite directions"

discordant collapse: not in agreement or harmony; "views discordant with present-day ideas"; lacking in harmony

tread collapse: structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step; the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground; the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire; brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center; mate with; "male birds tread the females"; crush as if by treading on; "tread grapes to make wine"; tread or stomp heavily or roughly; "The soldiers trampled across the fields"; apply (the tread) to a tire

amount collapse: how much of something is available; "an adequate amount of food for four people"; be tantamount or equivalent to; "Her action amounted to a rebellion"

experience collapse: the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities; "a man of experience"; "experience is the best teacher"; the content of direct observation or participation in an event; "he had a religious experience"; "he recalled the experience vividly"; an event as apprehended; "a surprising experience"; "that painful experience certainly got our attention"; go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "undergo a strange sensation"; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling"; go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam"

obverse collapse: the side of a coin or medal bearing the principal stamp or design; the more conspicuous of two alternatives or cases or sides; "the obverse of this issue"

extent collapse: the distance or area or volume over which something extends; "the vast extent of the desert"; "an orchard of considerable extent"; the point or degree to which something extends; "the extent of the damage"; "the full extent of the law"; "to a certain extent she was right"

rate collapse: amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis; "a 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5"; a quantity or amount or measure considered as a proportion of another quantity or amount or measure; "the literacy rate"; "the retention rate"; "the dropout rate"; a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit; "they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected"; assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"; estimate the value of; "How would you rate his chances to become President?"; "Gold was rated highly among the Romans"; be worthy of or have a certain rating; "This bond rates highly"

contradictory collapse: two propositions are contradictories if both cannot be true (or both cannot be false) at the same time; unable to be both true at the same time; of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false; "`perfect' and `imperfect' are contradictory terms"

conception collapse: the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon

technique collapse: a practical method or art applied to some particular task

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