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cadenza collapse: a brilliant solo passage occuring near the end of a piece of music

spadework collapse: dull or routine preliminary work preparing for an undertaking

interpolation collapse: (mathematics) calculation of the value of a function between the values already known; a message (spoken or written) that is introduced or inserted; "with the help of his friend's interpolations his story was eventually told"; "with many insertions in the margins"

none collapse: a service in the Roman Catholic Church formerly read or chanted at 3 PM (the ninth hour counting from sunrise) but now somewhat earlier; a canonical hour that is the ninth hour of the day counting from sunrise; not any; "thou shalt have none other gods before me"; not at all or in no way; "seemed none too pleased with his dinner"; "shirt looked none the worse for having been slept in"; "none too prosperous"; "the passage is none too clear"

slavery collapse: the practice of owning slaves; work done under harsh conditions for little or no pay

impromptu collapse: an extemporaneous speech or remark; "a witty impromptu must not sound premeditated"; a short musical passage that seems to have been made spontaneously without advance preparation

dress down collapse: put on clothes that make a careless or ill-dressed impression

improvisation collapse: an unplanned expedient; a creation spoken or written or composed extemporaneously (without prior preparation)

treadmill collapse: a job involving drudgery and confinement; a mill that is powered by men or animals walking on a circular belt or climbing steps; an exercise device consisting of an endless belt on which a person can walk or jog without changing place

outfight collapse: to fight better than; get the better of; "the Rangers outfought the Maple Leafs"; "The French forces outfought the Germans"

sculpt collapse: shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it; "She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband"; create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material; "sculpt a swan out of a block of ice"

conk collapse: informal term for the nose; hit, especially on the head; "The stranger conked him and he fainted"

employment collapse: the occupation for which you are paid; "he is looking for employment"; "a lot of people are out of work"; the act of giving someone a job; the state of being employed or having a job; "they are looking for employment"; "he was in the employ of the city"

upend collapse: set, turn, or stand on end; "upend the box and empty the contents"; become turned or set on end; "the airplanes upended"

take the cake collapse: rank first; used often in a negative context; "He takes the cake for chutzpah!"

formalize collapse: make formal or official; "We formalized the appointment and gave him a title"

kneel collapse: supporting yourself on your knees; rest one's weight on one's knees; "In church you have to kneel during parts of the service"

outclass collapse: cause to appear in a lower class; "The Yankees outclassed Cincinnati"

amaze collapse: affect with wonder; "Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!"

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