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family collapse: primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family"; people descended from a common ancestor; "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower"; a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was asleep"; "the teacher asked how many people made up his home"; (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera; "sharks belong to the fish family"; an association of people who share common beliefs or activities; "the message was addressed not just to employees but to every member of the company family"; "the church welcomed new members into its fellowship"

gradation collapse: the act of arranging in grades; relative position in a graded series; "always a step behind"; "subtle gradations in color"; "keep in step with the fashions"

hangover collapse: something that has survived from the past; "a holdover from the sixties"; "hangovers from the 19th century"; disagreeable aftereffects from the use of drugs (especially alcohol)

diameter collapse: the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference; a straight line connecting the center of a circle with two points on its perimeter (or the center of a sphere with two points on its surface)

hurricane collapse: a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving a 73-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)

appointment collapse: (law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment; "she allocated part of the trust to her church by appointment"; the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"; the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed; "he applied for an appointment in the treasury"; (usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)

typhoon collapse: a tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans

affiliation collapse: the act of becoming formally connected or joined; "welcomed the affiliation of the research center with the university"; a social or business relationship; "a valuable financial affiliation"; "he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team"; "many close associations with England"

weather map collapse: (meteorology) a map showing the principal meteorological elements at a given time and over an extended region

interface collapse: (chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases); (computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially a computer and a hard disk drive or other peripherals); the overlap where two theories or phenomena affect each other or have links with each other; "the interface between chemistry and biology"; (computer science) a program that controls a display for the user (usually on a computer monitor) and that allows the user to interact with the system

recurrence collapse: happening again (especially at regular intervals); "the return of spring"

railroad collapse: transport by railroad; supply with railroad lines; "railroad the West"

vector collapse: a variable quantity that can be resolved into components; any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease; "mosquitos are vectors of malaria and yellow fever"; "fleas are vectors of the plague"; "aphids are transmitters of plant diseases"; "when medical scientists talk about vectors they are usually talking about insects"; a straight line segment whose length is magnitude and whose orientation in space is direction

brood collapse: the young of an animal cared for at one time; sit on (eggs); "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs"; think moodily or anxiously about something; hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing; "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long"

descent collapse: the act of changing your location in a downward direction; a movement downward; a downward slope or bend; the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors

steering collapse: the act of steering a ship; the act of setting and holding a course; "a new council was installed under the direction of the king"

following collapse: a group of followers or enthusiasts; immediately following in time or order; "the following day"; "next in line"; "the next president"; "the next item on the list"; going or proceeding or coming after in the same direction; "the crowd of following cars made the occasion seem like a parade"; "tried to outrun the following footsteps"

blizzard collapse: a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds

chain reaction collapse: a series of chemical reactions in which the product of one is a reactant in the next; a self-sustaining nuclear reaction; a series of nuclear fissions in which neutrons released by splitting one atom leads to the splitting of others

gale collapse: a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale

navigation collapse: the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place; ship traffic; "the channel will be open to navigation as soon as the ice melts"

bourn collapse: an archaic term for a goal or destination; an archaic term for a boundary

tempest collapse: (literary) a violent wind; "a tempest swept over the island"

string out collapse: set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series; "the houses were strung out in a long row"

trunk collapse: luggage consisting of a large strong case used when traveling or for storage; the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber

airline collapse: a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers; a hose that carries air under pressure

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