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obsequious collapse: attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner; "obsequious shop assistants"

windshield collapse: transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehicle

palladium collapse: a silver-white metallic element of the platinum group that resembles platinum; occurs in some copper and nickel ores; does not tarnish at ordinary temperatures and is used (alloyed with gold) in jewelry

seat belt collapse: a safety belt used in a car or plane to hold you in your seat in case of an accident

lightning rod collapse: a metallic conductor that is attached to a high point and leads to the ground; protects the building from destruction by lightning; someone who is a frequent target of negative reactions and serves to distract attention from another

strategic collapse: highly important to or an integral part of a strategy or plan of action especially in war; "a strategic chess move"; "strategic withdrawal"; "strategic bombing missions"; relating to or concerned with strategy; "strategic weapon"; "the islands are of strategic importance"; "strategic considerations"

vertex collapse: the point of intersection of lines or the point opposite the base of a figure; the highest point (of something); "at the peak of the pyramid"

corkscrew collapse: a bottle opener that pulls corks; move in a spiral or zigzag course

tactical collapse: of or pertaining to tactic or tactics; "a tactical error"

milled collapse: (of grains especially rice) having the husk or outer layers removed; "polished rice"

toggle collapse: a fastener consisting of a peg or pin or crosspiece that is inserted into an eye at the end of a rope or a chain or a cable in order to fasten it to something (as another rope or chain or cable); any instruction that works first one way and then the other; it turns something on the first time it is used and then turns it off the next time; release by a toggle switch; "toggle a bomb from an airplane"; fasten with, or as if with, a toggle; provide with a toggle or toggles

disfigured collapse: having the appearance spoiled; "a disfigured face"; "strip mining left a disfigured landscape"

joining collapse: the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication); "the joining of hands around the table"; "there was a connection via the internet"

mortise collapse: a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint; cut a hole for a tenon in

miter collapse: a liturgical headdress worn by bishops on formal occasions; the surface of a beveled end of a piece where a miter joint is made; "he covered the miter with glue before making the joint"; fit together in a miter joint; bevel the edges of, to make a miter joint; confer a miter on (a bishop)

coupling collapse: the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes; "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the mating of some species occurs only in the spring"; a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects

bandy collapse: have legs that curve outward at the knees; discuss lightly; "We bandied around these difficult questions"; exchange blows; toss or strike a ball back and forth

marred collapse: blemished by injury or rough wear; "the scarred piano bench"; "walls marred by graffiti"

spiral collapse: flying downward in a helical path with a large radius; ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center; a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center; form a spiral; "The path spirals up the mountain"

divergent collapse: tending to move apart in different directions; diverging from another or from a standard; "a divergent opinion"

knuckle collapse: a joint of a finger when the fist is closed; shoot a marble while keeping one's knuckles on the ground; press or rub with the knuckles

mealymouthed collapse: hesitant to state facts or opinions simply and directly as from e.g. timidity or hypocrisy; "a mealymouthed politician"

deflection collapse: the property of being bent or deflected; the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position; the amount by which a propagating wave is bent; a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting

contraceptive collapse: an agent or device intended to prevent conception; capable of preventing conception or impregnation; "contraceptive devices and medications"

safety collapse: a score in American football; a player is tackled behind his own goal line; a safe place; "He ran to safety"; the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions; "insure the safety of the children"; "the reciprocal of safety is risk"

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