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college collapse: a complex of buildings in which an institution of higher education is housed; British slang for prison; the body of faculty and students of a college; an institution of higher education created to educate and grant degrees; often a part of a university

justification collapse: the act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning; "the justification of barbarous means by holy ends"- H.J.Muller; something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary; "he considered misrule a justification for revolution"; a statement in explanation of some action or belief

percolator collapse: a coffeepot in which boiling water ascends through a central tube and filters back down through a basket of ground coffee beans

motor vehicle collapse: a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails

smelt collapse: small trout-like silvery marine or freshwater food fishes of cold northern waters; small cold-water silvery fish; migrate between salt and fresh water; extract (metals) by heating

confederation collapse: the act of forming an alliance or confederation; a union of political organizations

strainer collapse: a filter to retain larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids pass through

meerschaum collapse: a pipe having a bowl made of meerschaum; a white clayey mineral

transformer collapse: an electrical device by which alternating current of one voltage is changed to another voltage

containment collapse: the act of containing; keeping something from spreading; "the containment of the AIDS epidemic"; "the containment of the rebellion"; (physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor; a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully; "containment of communist expansion was a central principle of United States' foreign policy from 1947 to the 1975"

bombardier collapse: the member of a bomber crew responsible for using the bombsight and releasing the bombs on the target; a noncommissioned officer in the British artillery

compromise collapse: a middle way between two extremes; an accommodation in which both sides make concessions; "the newly elected congressmen rejected a compromise because they considered it `business as usual'"; settle by concession; make a compromise; arrive at a compromise; "nobody will get everything he wants; we all must compromise"; expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute; "The nuclear secrets of the state were compromised by the spy"

applique collapse: a decorative design made of one material sewn over another; sew on as a decoration

internationalism collapse: the doctrine that nations should cooperate because their common interests are more important than their differences

detente collapse: the easing of tensions or strained relations (especially between nations)

brinkmanship collapse: the policy of pushing a dangerous situation to the brink of disaster (to the limits of safety)

open door collapse: freedom of access; "he maintained an open door for all employees"

nationalism collapse: the doctrine that your national culture and interests are superior to any other; the doctrine that nations should act independently (rather than collectively) to attain their goals; the aspiration for national independence felt by people under foreign domination

golem collapse: (Jewish folklore) an artificially created human being that is given life by supernatural means

broom collapse: a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle; any of various shrubs of the genera Cytisus or Genista or Spartium having long slender branches and racemes of yellow flowers; finish with a broom

melting pot collapse: an environment in which many ideas and races are socially assimilated

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