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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

bygone collapse: past events to be put aside; "let bygones be bygones"; well in the past; former; "bygone days"; "dreams of foregone times"; "sweet memories of gone summers"; "relics of a departed era"

former collapse: the first of two or the first mentioned of two; "Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today"

ill-considered collapse: not given careful consideration; "ill-considered actions often result in disaster"; "an ill-judged attempt"

eleventh hour collapse: the latest possible moment; "money became available at the eleventh hour"; "at the last minute the government changed the rules"

unsuitable collapse: not appropriate for a purpose or occasion; "unsuitable attire for the office"; "said all the wrong things"; not meant or adapted for a particular purpose; "a solvent unsuitable for use on wood surfaces"; not conducive to good moral development; "the movie is unsuitable for children"

obstructed collapse: shut off to passage or view or hindered from action; "a partially obstructed passageway"; "an obstructed view"; "justice obstructed is not justice"

ill-advised collapse: without careful prior deliberation or counsel; "ill-advised efforts"; "it would be ill-advised to accept the offer"; "took the unadvised measure of going public with the accusations"

prior collapse: the head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot

inappropriate collapse: not suitable for a particular occasion etc; "noise seems inappropriate at a time of sadness"; "inappropriate shoes for a walk on the beach"; "put inappropriate pressure on them"; not in keeping with what is correct or proper; "completely inappropriate behavior"

unfavorable collapse: (of winds or weather) tending to hinder or oppose; "unfavorable winds"; not encouraging or approving or pleasing; "unfavorable conditions"; "an unfavorable comparison"; "unfavorable comments", "unfavorable impression"; not favorable; "made an unfavorable impression"; "unfavorable reviews"

unfit collapse: not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition; "fat and very unfit"; "certified as unfit for army service"; "drunk and unfit for service"; below the required standards for a purpose; "an unfit parent"; "unfit for human consumption"

unready collapse: not prepared or in a state of readiness; slow to understand or respond; "she cursed her unready tongue"

earth collapse: the abode of mortals (as contrasted with heaven or hell); "it was hell on earth"; the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on; "the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world"; the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface; "they dug into the earth outside the church"; once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles); connect to the earth; "earth the circuit"; hide in the earth like a hunted animal

high time collapse: the latest possible moment; "it is high time you went to work"

blocked collapse: completely obstructed or closed off; "the storm was responsible for many blocked roads and bridges"; "the drain was plugged"; closed to traffic; "the repaving results in many blocked streets"

once collapse: on one occasion; "once I ran into her"; at a previous time; "at one time he loved her"; "her erstwhile writing"; "she was a dancer once";; as soon as; "once we are home, we can rest"

later collapse: comparative of the adverb `late'; "he stayed later than you did"

unfortunate collapse: a person who suffers misfortune; unsuitable or regrettable; "an unfortunate choice of words"; "an unfortunate speech"; not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune; "an unfortunate turn of events"; "an unfortunate decision"; "unfortunate investments"; "an unfortunate night for all concerned"

bear down collapse: exert a force or cause a strain upon; "This tax bears down on the lower middle class"; pay special attention to; "The lectures bore down on the political background"; exert full strength; "The pitcher bore down"; contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery

dust collapse: fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air; "the furniture was covered with dust"; free microscopic particles of solid material; "astronomers say that the empty space between planets actually contains measurable amounts of dust"; remove the dust from; "dust the cabinets"; rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape; "The artist dusted the charcoal drawing down to a faint image"; cover with a light dusting of a substance; "dust the bread with flour"

overwork collapse: the act of working too much or too long; "he became ill from overwork"; use too much; "This play has been overworked"; work excessively hard; "he is exploiting the students"

behind collapse: in or to or toward the rear; "he followed behind"; "seen from behind, the house is more imposing than it is from the front"; "the final runners were far behind"; remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from; "when he died he left much unfinished work behind"; "left a large family behind"; "the children left their books behind"; "he took off with a squeal of tires and left the other cars far behind"; in debt; "he fell behind with his mortgage payments"; "a month behind in the rent"; "a company that has been run behindhand for years"; "in arrears with their utility bills"; in or into an inferior position; "fell behind in his studies"; "their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers"; of timepieces; "the clock is almost an hour slow"; "my watch is running behind"

fore collapse: near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane; "the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments"

interrupt collapse: a signal that temporarily stops the execution of a program so that another procedure can be carried out; terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty"; destroy the peace or tranquility of; "Don't interrupt me when I'm reading"; interfere in someone else's activity; "Please don't interrupt me while I'm on the phone"; make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages"

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