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fascinate collapse: to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe; "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra"

appearance collapse: the act of appearing in public view; "the rookie made a brief appearance in the first period"; "it was Bernhardt's last appearance in America"; pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression; "they try to keep up appearances"; "that ceremony is just for show"; formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action; outward or visible aspect of a person or thing; a mental representation; "I tried to describe his appearance to the police"; the event of coming into sight

siege collapse: the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack

downbeat collapse: the first beat of a musical measure (as the conductor's arm moves downward)

long time collapse: a prolonged period of time; "we've known each other for ages"; "I haven't been there for years and years"

debunk collapse: expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas; "The physicist debunked the psychic's claims"

rodeo collapse: an exhibition of cowboy skills; an enclosure for cattle that have been rounded up

ordeal collapse: a primitive method of determining a person's guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under divine control; escape was usually taken as a sign of innocence; a severe or trying experience

semblance collapse: an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading; "he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity"; "he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction"; "the situation soon took on a different color"

armistice collapse: a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms

envelope collapse: any wrapper or covering; a flat rectangular paper container for papers; the bag containing the gas in a balloon; the maximum operating capability of a system; "test pilots try to push the envelope"; a natural covering (as by a fluid); "the spacecraft detected an envelope of gas around the comet"; a curve that is tangent to each of a family of curves

eon collapse: (Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe; an immeasurably long period of time; "oh, that happened eons ago"; the longest division of geological time

lustrous collapse: brilliant; "set a lustrous example for others to follow"; "lustrous actors of the time"

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"

folklore collapse: the unwritten literature (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture

Jonah collapse: a book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale; a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him; (Old Testament) Jonah did not wish to become a prophet so God caused a great storm to throw him overboard from a ship; he was saved by being swallowed by a whale that vomited him out onto dry land

typify collapse: express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol; "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?"; embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; "The fugue typifies Bach's style of composition"

displace collapse: force to move; "the refugees were displaced by the war"; take the place of; move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment; "The war uprooted many people"

understudy collapse: an actor able to replace a regular performer when required; be an understudy or alternate for a role

individualize collapse: make or mark or treat as individual; "The sounds were individualized by sharpness and tone"

shining collapse: the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it; "the shining of shoes provided a meager living"; "rbry Dunday he gave his car a good polishing"; marked by exceptional merit; "had shining virtues and few faults"; "a shining example"

demythologize collapse: remove the mythical element from (writings); "the Bible should be demythologized and examined for its historical value"

mumbo jumbo collapse: language that is unnecessarily difficult to understand

vulgarize collapse: act in a vulgar manner; "The drunkard tends to vulgarize"

aureole collapse: the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse

diastole collapse: the widening of the chambers of the heart between two contractions when the chambers fill with blood

psychological moment collapse: the most appropriate time for achieving a desired effect

moment of truth collapse: a crucial moment on which much depends; the moment in a bullfight when the matador kills the bull

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