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lime collapse: the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees; any of various related trees bearing limes; cover with lime so as to induce growth; "lime the lawn"

servile collapse: submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior; "spoke in a servile tone"; "the incurably servile housekeeper"; "servile tasks such as floor scrubbing and barn work"

gold collapse: something likened to the metal in brightness or preciousness or superiority etc.; "the child was as good as gold"; "she has a heart of gold"; great wealth; "Whilst that for which all virtue now is sold, and almost every vice--almighty gold"--Ben Jonson; coins made of gold; a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia; made from or covered with gold; "gold coins"; "the gold dome of the Capitol"; "the golden calf"; "gilded icons"

scraggly collapse: lacking neatness or order; "the old man's scraggly beard"; "a scraggly little path to the door"

bedraggled collapse: limp and soiled as if dragged in the mud; "the beggar's bedraggled clothes"; "scarecrows in battered hats or draggled skirts"; in deplorable condition; "a street of bedraggled tenements"; "a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old pier"; "a tumble-down shack"

revel collapse: unrestrained merrymaking; celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities; "The members of the wedding party made merry all night"; "Let's whoop it up--the boss is gone!"

facilitate collapse: make easier; "you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge"; increase the likelihood of (a response); "The stimulus facilitates a delayed impulse"

fickle collapse: marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments; "fickle friends"; "a flirt's volatile affections"

halter collapse: either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight; a woman's top that fastens behind the back and neck leaving the back and arms uncovered; rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading; hang with a halter

tumult collapse: violent agitation; a state of commotion and noise and confusion

ease up collapse: reduce pressure or intensity; "he eased off the gas pedal and the car slowed down"; become less intense

sweepstakes collapse: a lottery in which the prize consists of the money paid by the participants

joyous collapse: full of or characterized by joy; "felt a joyous abandon"; "joyous laughter"

vanity collapse: the quality of being valueless or futile; "he rejected the vanities of the world"

govern collapse: direct or strongly influence the behavior of; "His belief in God governs his conduct"; exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?"; require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood; "most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German"

unsuppressed collapse: given vent to; "unsuppressed rage"; "unsuppressed feelings"

auditor collapse: a qualified accountant who inspects the accounting records and practices of a business or other organization; a student who attends a course but does not take it for credit

unblock collapse: make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account"; play the cards of (a suit) so that the last trick on which a hand can follow suit will be taken by a higher card in the hand of a partner who has the remaining cards of a combined holding; clear or remove an obstruction from; "the procedure unblocked his arteries"

degage collapse: showing lack of emotional involvement; "adopted a degage pose on the arm of the easy chair"- J.S.Perelman; "she may be detached or even unfeeling but at least she's not hypocritically effusive"; "an uninvolved bystander"; free and relaxed in manner; "rather degage after the nervousness he had shown at dinner"- Edmund Wilson

glossary collapse: an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field

adrift collapse: off course, wandering aimlessly; "there was a search for beauty that had somehow gone adrift"; floating freely; not anchored; "the boat wasset adrift"

unspecified collapse: not stated explicitly or in detail; "threatened unspecified reprisals"

evacuation collapse: the act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion; especially for protection

maneuver collapse: an action aimed at evading an opponent; a move made to gain a tactical end; a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill; "he made a great maneuver"; "the runner was out on a play by the shortstop"; a military training exercise; act in order to achieve a certain goal; "He maneuvered to get the chairmanship"; "She maneuvered herself into the directorship"

uncoerced collapse: not brought about by coercion or force; "the confession was uncoerced"

scratch pad collapse: pad for preliminary or hasty writing or notes or sketches etc; "scribbling block" is a British term

draw in collapse: pull inward or towards a center; "The pilot drew in the landing gear"; "The cat retracted his claws"

leash collapse: restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal

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