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witless collapse

dim collapse: lacking in light; not bright or harsh; "a dim light beside the bed"; "subdued lights and soft music"; lacking clarity or distinctness; "a dim figure in the distance"; "only a faint recollection"; "shadowy figures in the gloom"; "saw a vague outline of a building through the fog"; "a few wispy memories of childhood"; make dim or lusterless; "Time had dimmed the silver"; become dim or lusterless; "the lights dimmed and the curtain rose"; switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam

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"

gauche collapse: lacking social polish; "too gauche to leave the room when the conversation became intimate"; "their excellent manners always made me feel gauche"

vacant collapse: without an occupant or incumbent; "the throne is never vacant"; void of thought or knowledge; "a vacant mind"

accept collapse: tolerate or accommodate oneself to; "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"; "I swallowed the insult"; "She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncrasies"; consider or hold as true; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument"; be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal; "The cow accepted the bull"; react favorably to; consider right and proper; "People did not accept atonal music at that time"; "We accept the idea of universal health care"; give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to; "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution"; receive (a report) officially, as from a committee; receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present"; admit into a group or community; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member"; be designed to hold or take; "This surface will not take the dye"

grovel collapse

rump collapse: fleshy hindquarters; behind the loin and above the round

hip collapse: either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh; the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum; the fruit of a rose plant

sane collapse: mentally healthy; free from mental disorder; "appears to be completely sane"

obtrusive collapse: sticking out; protruding; undesirably noticeable; "the obtrusive behavior of a spoiled child"; "equally obtrusive was the graffiti"

tranquil collapse

knee collapse: the part of a trouser leg that provides the cloth covering for the knee; hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella

closure collapse: termination of operations; "they regretted the closure of the day care center"; a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete and to close or fill gaps and to perceive asymmetric stimuli as symmetric; a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body; terminate debate by calling for a vote; "debate was closured"; "cloture the discussion"

curtsy collapse: bending at the knees; a gesture of respect made by women; make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect; "She curtsied when she shook the Queen's hand"; bend the knees in a gesture of respectful greeting

insulation collapse: the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity; the state of being isolated or detached; "the insulation of England was preserved by the English Channel"

frothy collapse

thoughtless collapse: without care or thought for others; "the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; `Let them eat cake'"; showing lack of careful thought; "the debate turned into thoughtless bickering"

multitude collapse: the common people generally; "separate the warriors from the mass"; "power to the people"; a large gathering of people

high-minded collapse

interface collapse: (chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases); (computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially a computer and a hard disk drive or other peripherals); the overlap where two theories or phenomena affect each other or have links with each other; "the interface between chemistry and biology"; (computer science) a program that controls a display for the user (usually on a computer monitor) and that allows the user to interact with the system

scarf collapse: a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration; wrap in or adorn with a scarf; unite by a scarf joint; masturbate while strangling oneself

highfalutin collapse

hard hat collapse: a lightweight protective helmet (plastic or metal) worn by construction workers

safety glass collapse: glass made with plates of plastic or resin or other material between two sheets of glass to prevent shattering

patriarchal collapse: characteristic of a form of social organization in which the male is the family head and title is traced through the male line; relating to or characteristic of a man who is older or higher in rank

tenderloin collapse: the tender meat of the loin muscle on each side of the vertebral column

blunt collapse: devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment; "the blunt truth"; "the crude facts"; "facing the stark reality of the deadline"; characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the point"; "a point-blank accusation"; used of a knife or other blade; not sharp; "a blunt instrument"; having a broad or rounded end; "thick marks made by a blunt pencil"; make less sharp; "blunt the knives"; make less intense; "blunted emotions"

unfamiliar collapse: not known or well known; "a name unfamiliar to most"; "be alert at night especially in unfamiliar surroundings"

goggles collapse: tight-fitting spectacles worn to protect the eyes

juncture collapse: an event that occurs at a critical time; "at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave"; "it was needed only on special occasions"; a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made; "at that juncture he had no idea what to do"; "he must be made to realize that the company stands at a critical point"

flank collapse: the side between ribs and hipbone; a cut from the fleshy part of an animal's side between the ribs and the leg; the side of military or naval formation; "they attacked the enemy's right flank"; a subfigure consisting of a side of something; be located at the sides of something or somebody

lifeline collapse: line thrown from a vessel that people can cling to in order to save themselves from drowning; line that raises or lowers a deep-sea diver; support that enables people to survive or to continue doing something (often by providing an essential connection); "the airlift provided a lifeline for Berlin"; "she offered me a lifeline in my time of grief"

inexperienced collapse: lacking practical experience or training

life preserver collapse: rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning

aged collapse: people who are old collectively; "special arrangements were available for the aged"; (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable); of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (`aged' pronounced as one syllable); "mature well-aged cheeses"; advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables); "aged members of the society"; "elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper"; "senior citizen"; at an advanced stage of erosion (pronounced as one syllable); "aged rocks"

aegis collapse

locution collapse

rabbet collapse: a rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together; cut a rectangular groove into; join with a rabbet joint

shallow collapse: lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center; "shallow water"; "a shallow dish"; "a shallow cut"; "a shallow closet"; "established a shallow beachhead"; "hit the ball to shallow left field"; not deep or strong; not affecting one deeply; "shallow breathing"; "a night of shallow fretful sleep"; "in a shallow trance"; lacking depth of intellect or knowledge; concerned only with what is obvious; "shallow people"; "his arguments seemed shallow and tedious"; become shallow; "the lake shallowed over time"; make shallow; "The silt shallowed the canal"

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