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stage whisper collapse: a loud whisper that can be overheard; on the stage it is heard by the audience but it supposed to be inaudible to the rest of the cast

tacky collapse: (of a glutinous liquid such as paint) not completely dried and slightly sticky to the touch; "tacky varnish"

seamy collapse: morally degraded; "a seedy district"; "the seamy side of life"; "sleazy characters hanging around casinos"; "sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls"- Seattle Weekly; "the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils"- James Joyce; "the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal"; showing a seam

weakly collapse: in a weak or feeble manner or to a minor degree; "weakly agreed to a compromise"; "wheezed weakly"; "he was weakly attracted to her"

clutch collapse: a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism; "this year's model has an improved clutch"; a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism; "he smoothely released the clutch with one foot and stepped on the gas with the other"; a number of birds hatched at the same time; a tense critical situation; "he is a good man in the clutch"

metier collapse: an occupation for which you are especially well suited; "in law he found his true metier"

under collapse: further down; "see under for further discussion"; down below; "get under quickly!"; below the horizon; "the sun went under"; below some quantity or limit; "fifty dollars or under"; in or into a state of subordination or subjugation; "we must keep our disappointment under"; down to defeat, death, or ruin; "their competitors went under"; into unconsciousness; "this will put the patient under"; through a range downward; "children six and under will be admitted free"

handling collapse: the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means; manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something

nefarious collapse: extremely wicked; "nefarious schemes"; "a villainous plot"; "a villainous band of thieves"

scummy collapse: covered with scum; "the scummy surface of the polluted pond"

littoral collapse: the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean; of or relating to a coastal or shore region

social science collapse: the branch of science that studies society and the relationships of individual within a society

shading collapse: a gradation involving small or imperceptible differences between grades; graded markings that indicate light or shaded areas in a drawing or painting

credit union collapse: a cooperative depository financial institution whose members can obtain loans from their combined savings

seizure collapse: the taking possession of something by legal process; a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease; "he suffered an epileptic seizure"

eviscerate collapse: having been disembowelled; take away a vital or essential part of; "the compromise among the parties eviscerated the bill that had been proposed"; remove the contents of; "eviscerate the stomach"

abject collapse: showing humiliation or submissiveness; "an abject apology"; of the most contemptible kind; "abject cowardice"; "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick"; most unfortunate or miserable; "the most abject slaves joined in the revolt"; "abject poverty"; showing utter resignation or hopelessness; "abject surrender"

vested interest collapse: groups that seek to control a social system or activity from which they derive private benefit; (law) an interest in which there is a fixed right to present or future enjoyment and that can be conveyed to another

measurement collapse: the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate"

migraine collapse: a severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently in women than men

unrecognizable collapse: defying recognition as e.g. because of damage or alteration

reliquary collapse: a container where religious relics are stored or displayed (especially relics of saints)

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