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apartheid collapse: a social policy or racial segregation involving political and economic and legal discrimination against people who are not Whites; the former official policy in South Africa

porridge collapse: soft food made by boiling oatmeal or other meal or legumes in water or milk until thick

peace offering collapse: something offered to an adversary in the hope of obtaining peace

dodder collapse: a leafless annual parasitic vine of the genus Cuscuta having whitish or yellow filamentous stems; obtain nourishment through haustoria

wan collapse: lacking vitality as from weariness or illness or unhappiness; "a wan smile"; become pale and sickly

boy collapse: (ethnic slur) offensive and disparaging term for Black man; "get out of my way, boy"; a friendly informal reference to a grown man; "he likes to play golf with the boys"

hooch collapse: an illicitly distilled (and usually inferior) alcoholic liquor

potato collapse: an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland; annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a garden vegetable; vines are poisonous

spud collapse: a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds; initiate drilling operations, as for petroleum; "The well was spudded in April"

pulp collapse: the soft inner part of a tooth; an inexpensive magazine printed on poor quality paper; any soft or soggy mass; "he pounded it to a pulp"; a soft moist part of a fruit; a mixture of cellulose fibers; reduce to pulp; "pulp fruit"; "pulp wood"; remove the pulp from, as from a fruit

fascism collapse: a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism)

sling collapse: bandage to support an injured forearm; consisting of a wide triangular piece of cloth hanging from around the neck; a simple weapon consisting of a looped strap in which a projectile is whirled and then released; a highball with liquor and water with sugar and lemon or lime juice; hurl as if with a sling

crumb collapse: small piece of e.g. bread or cake; a very small quantity of something; "he gave only a crumb of information about his plans"; "there were few crumbs of comfort in the report"; remove crumbs from; "crumb the table"; break into crumbs; coat with bread crumbs; "crumb a cutlet"

funk collapse: an earthy type of jazz combining it with blues and soul; has a heavy bass line that accentuates the first beat in the bar; United States biochemist (born in Poland) who showed that several diseases were caused by dietary deficiencies and who coined the term `vitamin' for the chemicals involved (1884-1967); a state of nervous depression; "he was in a funk"

sallow collapse: any of several Old World shrubby broad-leaved willows having large catkins; some are important sources for tanbark and charcoal; unhealthy looking; cause to become sallow; "The illness has sallowed her face"

lackluster collapse: lacking luster or shine; "staring with lackluster eyes"; "lusterless hair"; lacking brilliance or vitality; "a dull lackluster life"; "a lusterless performance"

enlightenment collapse: education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge; a movement in the 18th century that advocated the use of reason in the reappraisal of accepted ideas and social institutions

procurer collapse: someone who obtains or acquires; "the procurer of opera tickets"

frost collapse: United States poet famous for his lyrical poems on country life in New England (1874-1963); the formation of frost or ice on a surface; ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside); damage by frost; "The icy precipitation frosted the flowers and they turned brown"; cover with frost; "ice crystals frosted the glass"; provide with a rough or speckled surface or appearance; "frost the glass"; "she frosts her hair"; decorate with frosting; "frost a cake"

pudding collapse: any of various soft sweet desserts thickened usually with flour and baked or boiled or steamed; (British) the dessert course of a meal (`pud' is used informally); any of various soft thick unsweetened baked dishes; "corn pudding"

announcement collapse: a formal public statement; "the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war"; "a declaration of independence"; a public statement about something that is happening or going to happen; "the announcement appeared in the local newspaper"; "the promulgation was written in English"

compress collapse: a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever); squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"; make more compact by or as if by pressing; "compress the data"

pale collapse: abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress; "the pallid face of the invalid"; "her wan face suddenly flushed"; lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness; "a pale rendition of the aria"; "pale prose with the faint sweetness of lavender"; "a pallid performance"; very light colored; highly diluted with white; "pale seagreen"; "pale blue eyes"; not full or rich; "high, pale, pure and lovely song"; (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble; "the pale light of a half moon"; "a pale sun"; "the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street"; "a pallid sky"; "the pale (or wan) stars"; "the wan light of dawn"; turn pale, as if in fear

blanch collapse: cook (vegetables) briefly; "Parboil the beans before freezing them"

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