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clang collapse: a loud resonant repeating noise; "he could hear the clang of distant bells"; make a loud noise; "clanging metal"

jar collapse: a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles; the quantity contained in a jar; "he drank a jar of beer"; place in a cylindrical vessel; "jar the jam"; affect in a disagreeable way; "This play jarred the audience"; shock physically; "Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game"

alliterative collapse: having the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable; "alliterative verse"

irritate collapse: excite to an abnormal condition, of chafe or inflame; "Aspirin irritates my stomach"; excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus; "irritate the glands of a leaf"

clink collapse: make a high sound typical of glass; "champagne glasses clinked to make a toast"

equilibrium collapse: a sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head; a stable situation in which forces cancel one another

nervy collapse: showing or requiring courage and contempt of danger; "the nervy feats of mountaineers"

imperturbable collapse: not easily perturbed or excited or upset; marked by extreme calm and composure; "hitherto imperturbable, he now showed signs of alarm"; "an imperturbable self-possession"; "unflappable in a crisis"

tension collapse: the action of stretching something tight; "tension holds the belt in the pulleys"; (physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body; "the direction of maximum tension moves asymptotically toward the direction of the shear"; a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature); "there is a tension created between narrative time and movie time"; "there is a tension between these approaches to understanding history"; (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense; "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"; "stress is a vasoconstrictor"; the physical condition of being stretched or strained; "it places great tension on the leg muscles"; "he could feel the tenseness of her body"

nerve collapse: any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body

substantiality collapse: the quality of being substantial or having substance

peal collapse: a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells); ring recurrently; "bells were pealing"

mismatch collapse: a bad or unsuitable match; match badly; match two objects or people that do not go together

uneasy collapse: relating to bodily unease that causes discomfort; lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance; "farmers were uneasy until rain finally came"; "uneasy about his health"; "gave an uneasy laugh"; "uneasy lies the head that wears the crown"; "an uneasy coalition government"; "an uneasy calm"; "an uneasy silence fell on the group"; not affording rest; "spent a restless night"; "fell into an uneasy sleep"

well-balanced collapse: in an optimal state of balance or equilibrium; "a well-balanced wheel"

assonant collapse: having the same vowel sound occurring with different consonants in successive words or stressed syllables; having the same sound (especially the same vowel sound) occurring in successive stressed syllables; "note the assonant words and syllables in `tilting at windmills'"

fearful collapse: experiencing or showing fear; "a fearful glance"; "fearful of criticism"; timid by nature or revealing timidity; "timorous little mouse"; "in a timorous tone"; "cast fearful glances at the large dog"; extremely distressing; "fearful slum conditions"; "a frightful mistake"

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

toll collapse: a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance); ring slowly; "For whom the bell tolls"; charge a fee for using; "Toll the bridges into New York City"

unpleasantness collapse: the quality of giving displeasure; "the recent unpleasantness of the weather"; the feeling caused by disagreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling

nervous collapse: easily agitated; "quick nervous movements"; of or relating to the nervous system; "nervous disease"; "neural disorder"

alliteration collapse: use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse; "around the rock the ragged rascal ran"

assonance collapse: the repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words

solidity collapse: the quality of being solid and reliable financially or factually or morally; "the solidity of the evidence worked in his favor"; "the solidness of her faith gave her enduring hope"; the consistency of a solid; state of having the interior filled with matter

knell collapse: the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something; ring as in announcing death

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