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inroad collapse: an encroachment or intrusion; "they made inroads in the United States market"; an invasion or hostile attack

miss collapse: a form of address for an unmarried woman; a failure to hit (or meet or find etc); fail to experience; "Fortunately, I missed the hurricane"; fail to reach; "The arrow missed the target"; feel or suffer from the lack of; "He misses his mother"; fail to reach or get to; "She missed her train"; fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind; "I missed that remark"; "She missed his point"; "We lost part of what he said"; fail to attend an event or activity; "I missed the concert"; "He missed school for a week"; be without; "This soup lacks salt"; "There is something missing in my jewellery box!"; be absent; "The child had been missing for a week"

par collapse: (golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course; "a par-5 hole"; "par for this course is 72"; make a score (on a hole) equal to par

weakening collapse: the act of reducing the strength of something; becoming weaker; moderating by making pain or sorrow weaker

collapse collapse: a mishap caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in; an abrupt failure of function or health; lose significance, effectiveness, or value; "The school system is collapsing"; "The stock market collapsed"; break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"; cause to burst; "The ice broke the pipe"; fold or close up; "fold up your umbrella"; "collapse the music stand"

zenith collapse: the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected

ablation collapse: surgical removal of a body part or tissue; the erosive process that reduces the size of glaciers

etiology collapse: the philosophical study of causation; the cause of a disease

miles per hour collapse: the ratio of the distance traveled (in miles) to the time spent traveling (in hours); a speedometer reading for the momentary rate of travel

quits collapse: on equal terms by payment or requital; "we're now quits"; "finally quits with the loan"

dissolution collapse: the termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations); separation into component parts

breakage collapse: the act of breaking something; "the breakage was unavoidable"; reimbursement for goods damaged while in transit or in use; the quantity broken; "the total breakage was huge"

forum collapse: a public facility to meet for open discussion; a public meeting or assembly for open discussion

dying collapse: in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be; "a dying man"; "his dying wish"; "a dying fire"; "a dying civilization"

diamond collapse: a playing card in the minor suit that has one or more red rhombuses on it; "he led a small diamond"; "diamonds were trumps"; a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem; very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem

powdery collapse: as if dulled in color with a sprinkling of powder; "a powdery blue"

dazed collapse: in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; "he had a dazed expression on his face"; "lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow"; "was stupid from fatigue"; stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion)

erosion collapse: (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it); a gradual decline of something; "after the accounting scandal there was an erosion of confidence in the auditors"; condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind

mat collapse: a thick flat pad used as a floor covering; sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports; a small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it; mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture; a mass that is densely tangled or interwoven; "a mat of weeds and grass"

consequently collapse: (sentence connectors) because of the reason given; "consequently, he didn't do it"; "continued to have severe headaches and accordingly returned to the doctor"; as a consequence; "he had good reason to be grateful for the opportunities which they had made available to him and which consequently led to the good position he now held"

turkey collapse: large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food; an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual; "the first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned"; flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted; a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; achieved independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1923

circus collapse: performance given by a traveling company of acrobats clowns and trained animals; "the children always love to go to the circus"; a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment; "it was so funny it was a circus"; "the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere"; a genus of haws comprising the harriers; an arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent; "they used the elephants to help put up the circus"; (antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games; a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals; "he ran away from home to join the circus"

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