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imply collapse: express or state indirectly; suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic; have as a necessary feature or consequence; entail; "This decision involves many changes"

oceanographer collapse: a scientist who studies physical and biological aspects of the seas

favorable collapse: occurring at a convenient or suitable time; "an opportune time to receive guests"; (of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitate; "the days were fair and the winds were favorable"; encouraging or approving or pleasing; "a favorable reply"; "he received a favorable rating"; "listened with a favorable ear"; "made a favorable impression"; favorably disposed; not antagonistic; "a government favorable to our interests"

sword of Damocles collapse: a constant and immanent peril; "the possibility hangs over their heads like the sword of Damocles"

shark collapse: any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales; a person who is unusually skilled in certain ways; "a card shark"; a person who is ruthless and greedy and dishonest; hunt shark; play the shark; act with trickery

saber rattling collapse: the ostentatious display of military power (with the implied threat that it might be used)

terrain collapse: a piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; "they decided to attack across the rocky terrain"

harpoon collapse: a spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing; used for catching large fish or whales; a strong line is attached to it; spear with a harpoon; "harpoon whales"

clearing collapse: the act of removing solid particles from a liquid; the act of freeing from suspicion; a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area

augury collapse: an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come; "he hoped it was an augury"; "it was a sign from God"

Zion collapse: originally a stronghold captured by David (the 2nd king of the Israelites); above it was built a temple and later the name extended to the whole hill; finally it became a synonym for the city of Jerusalem; "the inhabitants of Jerusalem are personified as `the daughter of Zion'"

prognosis collapse: a prediction of the course of a disease; a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop

birthplace collapse: the place where someone was born; where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence; "the birthplace of civilization"

prefiguration collapse: the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand; an example that prefigures or foreshadows what is to come

tract collapse: a system of body parts that together serve some particular purpose; a brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form of a booklet; an extended area of land

wilderness collapse: a bewildering profusion; "the duties of citizenship are lost sight of in the wilderness of interests of individuals and groups"; "a wilderness of masts in the harbor"; a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition; "it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers"; a wooded region in northeastern Virginia near Spotsylvania where inconclusive battles were fought in the American Civil War; (politics) a state of disfavor; "he led the Democratic party back from the wilderness"

disaffection collapse: disloyalty to the government or to established authority; "the widespread disaffection of the troops"

soil collapse: the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock

manor collapse: the mansion of a lord or wealthy person; the landed estate of a lord (including the house on it)

possibility collapse: a possible alternative; "bankruptcy is always a possibility"; a future prospect or potential; "this room has great possibilities"; capability of existing or happening or being true; "there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired"

oath collapse: a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury; a solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness, regarding your future acts or behavior; "they took an oath of allegiance"

subscribe collapse: adopt as a belief; "I subscribe to your view on abortion"; receive or obtain by regular payment; "We take the Times every day"; offer to buy, as of stocks and shares; "The broker subscribed 500 shares"

clay collapse: United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852); United States general who commanded United States forces in Europe from 1945 to 1949 and who oversaw the Berlin airlift (1897-1978); a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired

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