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effective collapse: existing in fact; not theoretical; real; "a decline in the effective demand"; "confused increased equipment and expenditure with the quantity of effective work done"; able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively; "people who will do nothing unless they get something out of it for themselves are often highly effective persons..."-G.B.Shaw; "effective personnel"; "an efficient secretary"; "the efficient cause of the revolution"; exerting force or influence; "the law is effective immediately"; "a warranty good for two years"; "the law is already in effect (or in force)"; producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect; "an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation"-LewisMumford; "effective teaching methods"; "effective steps toward peace"; "made an effective entrance"; "his complaint proved to be effectual in bringing action"; "an efficacious law"; works well as a means or remedy; "an effective reprimand"; "a lotion that is effective in cases of prickly heat"; ready for service; "the fort was held by about 100 effective soldiers"

pressing collapse: a metal or plastic part that is made by a mechanical press; compelling immediate action; "too pressing to permit of longer delay"; "the urgent words `Hurry! Hurry!'"; "bridges in urgent need of repair"

laureate collapse: someone honored for great achievements; figuratively someone crowned with a laurel wreath; worthy of the greatest honor or distinction; "The nation's pediatrician laureate is preparing to lay down his black bag"- James Traub

Jupiter collapse: the largest planet and the 5th from the sun; has many satellites and is one of the brightest objects in the night sky; (Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus

city hall collapse: a building that houses administrative offices of a municipal government

political party collapse

tonic collapse: a medicine that strengthens and invigorates; (music) the first note of a diatonic scale; lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine; used of syllables; "a tonic syllables carries the main stress in a word"; relating to or being the keynote of a major or minor scale; "tonic harmony"; employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words; "Chinese is a tonal language"; of or relating to or producing normal tone or tonus in muscles or tissue; "a tonic reflex"; "tonic muscle contraction"

captain collapse: a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers; the pilot in charge of an airship; the naval officer in command of a military ship; a policeman in charge of a precinct; an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant; the leader of a group of people; "a captain of industry"; be the captain of a sports team

underwriter collapse

eclampsia collapse: a toxic condition characterized by convulsions and possibly coma during or immediately after pregnancy

duet collapse: a musical composition for two performers; two performers or singers who perform together

momentous collapse: of very great significance; "deciding to drop the atom bomb was a very big decision"; "a momentous event"

upper collapse: piece of leather or synthetic material that forms the part of a shoe or boot above the sole that encases the foot; "Uppers come in many styles"; higher in place or position; "the upper bunk"; "in the upper center of the picture"; "the upper stories"; superior in rank or accomplishment; "the upper half of the class"; the topmost one of two

collaboration collapse: act of working jointly; "they worked either in collaboration or independently"; act of cooperating traitorously with an enemy that is occupying your country

surpassing collapse

librettist collapse: author of words to be set to music in an opera or operetta

sergeant collapse: any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the army or air force or marines ranking above a corporal

Mars collapse: a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color; "Mars has two satellites"; (Roman mythology) Roman god of war and agriculture; father of Romulus and Remus; counterpart of Greek Ares

insurance collapse: promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company

actuary collapse

frisk collapse: the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs; "he gave the suspect a quick frisk"; search as for concealed weapons by running the hands rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets; "The police frisked everyone at the airport"

Tammany Hall collapse: a political organization within the Democratic Party in New York City (late 1800's and early 1900's) seeking political control by corruption and bossism

attempt collapse: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"

temperament collapse: an adjustment of the intervals (as in tuning a keyboard instrument) so that the scale can be used to play in different keys; excessive emotionalism or irritability and excitability (especially when displayed openly)

transcendent collapse: beyond and outside the ordinary range of human experience or understanding; "philosophers...often explicitly reject the notion of any transcendent reality beyond thought...and claim to be concerned only with thought itself..."- W.P.Alston; "the unknowable mysteries of life"; exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence

troika collapse: a Russian carriage pulled by three horses abreast; a modern Russian triumvirate

read collapse: something that is read; "the article was a very good read"; to hear and understand; "I read you loud and clear!"; interpret something that is written or printed; "read the advertisement"; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?"; look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed; "The King will read the proclamation at noon"; interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior; "She read the sky and predicted rain"; "I can't read his strange behavior"; "The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball"; obtain data from magnetic tapes; "This dictionary can be read by the computer"; indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'"; audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role; "He is auditioning for `Julius Caesar' at Stratford this year"; have or contain a certain wording or form; "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?"

preeminent collapse

force majeure collapse

search collapse: an investigation seeking answers; "a thorough search of the ledgers revealed nothing"; "the outcome justified the search"; boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas; "right of search"; the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone; the examination of alternative hypotheses; "his search for a move that would avoid checkmate was unsuccessful"; an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property; "they wrote a program to do a table lookup"; try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county"; subject to a search; "The police searched the suspect"; "We searched the whole house for the missing keys"; search or seek; "We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest"; "Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!"

morale collapse: a state of individual psychological well-being based upon a sense of confidence and usefulness and purpose

election collapse: the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice; "her election of medicine as a profession"; a vote to select the winner of a position or political office; "the results of the election will be announced tonight"; the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists); the status or fact of being elected; "they celebrated his election"

praxis collapse

inflexibility collapse: the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe; a lack of physical flexibility

troubadour collapse

insurance policy collapse

self-important collapse

team spirit collapse

inevitability collapse: the quality of being unavoidable

Pluto collapse: a small planet and the farthest known planet from the sun; has the most elliptical orbit of all the planets; "Pluto was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930"; (Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone; a cartoon character created by Walt Disney

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