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whirlwind collapse: a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth

suspend collapse: cause to be held in suspension in a fluid; "suspend the particles"; make inoperative or stop; "suspend payments on the loan"; hang freely; "The secret police suspended their victims from the ceiling and beat them"; bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.; render temporarily ineffective; "the prison sentence was suspended"

primogeniture collapse: right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son

hold off collapse: resist and fight to a standoff; "Dallas had enough of a lead to hold the Broncos off"

binding collapse: the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book; "the book had a leather binding"; strip sewn over or along an edge for reinforcement or decoration; the capacity to attract and hold something; causing constipation; hindering freedom of movement; "tight garments are uncomfortably binding"; executed with proper legal authority; "a binding contract"

put in collapse: make an application as for a job or funding; "We put in a grant to the NSF"; devote (time, effort, etc.) to a task; "He put in three hours every day at the hospital"

propose collapse: make a proposal, declare a plan for something; ask (someone) to marry you; "he popped the question on Sunday night"; "she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months"; "The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman"

adoring collapse: extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent; "adoring grandparents"; "deceiving her preoccupied and doting husband with a young captain"; "hopelessly spoiled by a fond mother"; showing adoration

scum collapse: a film of impurities or vegetation that can form on the surface of a liquid; remove the scum from

envelope collapse: any wrapper or covering; a flat rectangular paper container for papers; the bag containing the gas in a balloon; the maximum operating capability of a system; "test pilots try to push the envelope"; a natural covering (as by a fluid); "the spacecraft detected an envelope of gas around the comet"; a curve that is tangent to each of a family of curves

save collapse: (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring; "the goalie made a brilliant save"; "the relief pitcher got credit for a save"; make unnecessary an expenditure or effort; "This will save money"; "I'll save you the trouble"; "This will save you a lot of time"; to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer"; feather one's nest; have a nest egg; "He saves half his salary"; spend less; buy at a reduced price; spend sparingly, avoid the waste of; "This move will save money"; "The less fortunate will have to economize now"; bring into safety; "We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attack"

mortify collapse: hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh"; practice self-denial of one's body and appetites

mud collapse: slanderous remarks or charges; water soaked soil; soft wet earth; plaster with mud

extenuate collapse: lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of; "The circumstances extenuate the crime"

chalky collapse: of something having the color of chalk; "she turned chalky white"

wrapping collapse: the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped

deaden collapse: convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil; make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound"; become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor; lessen the momentum or velocity of; "deaden a ship's headway"; make vapid or deprive of spirit; "deadened wine"

corrode collapse: become destroyed by water, air, or an etching chemical such as an acid; "The metal corroded"; "The pipes rusted"; cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid; "The acid corroded the metal"; "The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink"

waive collapse: do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas"

shipwreck collapse: a wrecked ship (or a part of one); an accident that destroys a ship at sea; an irretrievable loss; "that was the shipwreck of their romance"; destroy a ship; "The vessel was shipwrecked"; cause to experience shipwreck; "They were shipwrecked in one of the mysteries at sea"; suffer failure, as in some enterprise; ruin utterly; "You have shipwrecked my career"

blitz collapse: a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment; attack suddenly and without warning; "Hitler blitzed Poland"

thirsty collapse: able to take in large quantities of moisture; "thirsty towels"; feeling a need or desire to drink; "after playing hard the children were thirsty"; needing moisture; "thirsty fields under a rainless sky"

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