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farcical collapse: broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce; "the wild farcical exuberance of a clown"; "ludicrous green hair"

flame collapse: criticize harshly, on the e-mail; be in flames or aflame; "The sky seemed to flame in the Hawaiian sunset"

showcase collapse: a setting in which something can be displayed to best effect; "it was a showcase for democracy in Africa"

appear collapse: come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon"; come into being or existence, or appear on the scene; "Then the computer came along and changed our lives"; "Homo sapiens appeared millions of years ago"; be issued or published; "Did your latest book appear yet?"; "The new Woody Allen film hasn't come out yet"; appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc.; "Gielgud appears briefly in this movie"; "She appeared in `Hamlet' on the London stage"; seem to be true, probable, or apparent; "It seems that he is very gifted"; "It appears that the weather in California is very bad"; present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority; "He had to appear in court last month"; "She appeared on several charges of theft"

throng collapse: press tightly together or cram; "The crowd packed the auditorium"

peekaboo collapse: a game played with young children; you hide your face and suddenly reveal it as you say boo!

alfresco collapse: in the open air; "an alfresco lunch"; "an open-air theater"

pencil collapse: a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood; a cosmetic in a long thin stick; designed to be applied to a particular part of the face; "an eyebrow pencil"; a figure formed by a set of straight lines or light rays meeting at a point; graphite (or a similar substance) used in such a way as to be a medium of communication; "the words were scribbled in pencil"; "this artist's favorite medium is pencil"; write, draw, or trace with a pencil; "he penciled a figure"

grenadier collapse: deep-sea fish with a large head and body and long tapering tail; an infantryman equipped with grenades

transparent collapse: easily understood or seen through (because of a lack of subtlety); "a transparent explanation"; "a transparent lie"

semigloss collapse: a paint that dries with a finish between glossy and flat

pancake collapse: a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle

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"

airiness collapse: lightness in movement or manner; the property of something weightless and insubstantial; the property of something spacious and abounding in fresh air

collaborate collapse: work together on a common enterprise of project; "The soprano and the pianist did not get together very well"; "We joined forces with another research group"; cooperate as a traitor; "he collaborated with the Nazis when they occupied Paris"

stick together collapse: be loyal to one another, especially in times of trouble; "The two families stuck together throughout the war"

incandescence collapse: light from heat; the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised

knead collapse: make uniform; "knead dough"; "work the clay until it is soft"

undervalue collapse: esteem lightly; assign too low a value to; "Don't underestimate the value of this heirloom-you may sell it at a good price"

boxer collapse: a breed of stocky medium-sized short-haired dog with a brindled coat and square-jawed muzzle developed in Germany; someone who fights with his fists for sport; a member of a nationalistic Chinese secret society that led an unsuccessful rebellion in 1900 against foreign interests in China

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