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pinpoint collapse: the sharp point of a pin; a very brief moment; "they were strangers sharing a pinpoint of time together"; locate exactly; "can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?"; "The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome"

announce collapse: announce publicly or officially; "The President declared war"; foreshadow or presage; make known; make an announcement; "She denoted her feelings clearly"; give the names of; "He announced the winners of the spelling bee"

charge off collapse

generate collapse: bring into existence; "The new manager generated a lot of problems"; "The computer bug generated chaos in the office"; produce (energy); "We can't generate enough power for the entire city"; "The hydroelectric plant needs to generate more electricity"

straighten out collapse

importune collapse: beg persistently and urgently; "I importune you to help them"

apex collapse: the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars

italicize collapse: print in italics

ply collapse: (usually in combinations) one of several layers of cloth or paper or wood as in plywood; one of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread; often used in combination; "three-ply cord"; "four-ply yarn"; use diligently; "ply your wits!"; wield vigorously; "ply an axe"; join together as by twisting, weaving, or molding; "ply fabric"; travel a route regularly; "Ships ply the waters near the coast"; apply oneself diligently; "Ply one's trade"

decipher collapse: read with difficulty; "Can you decipher this letter?"; "The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs"

lionize collapse: assign great social importance to; "The film director was celebrated all over Hollywood"; "The tenor was lionized in Vienna"

sort out collapse

adopt collapse: take into one's family; "They adopted two children from Nicaragua"; take up and practice as one's own; choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"

scoff at collapse

avail collapse: a means of serving; "of no avail"; "there's no help for it"; use to one's advantage; "He availed himself of the available resources"; take or use; "She helped herself to some of the office supplies"; be of use to, be useful to; "It will avail them to dispose of their booty"

cover up collapse

splash collapse: the act of scattering water about haphazardly; a patch of bright color; "her red hat gave her outfit a splash of color"; the sound like water splashing; mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture; cause to appear splashed or spattered; "The mountain was splashed with snow"; strike and dash about in a liquid; "The boys splashed around in the pool"; soil or stain with a splashed liquid; make a splashing sound; "water was splashing on the floor"

focus collapse: maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; "in focus"; "out of focus"; maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea; "the controversy brought clearly into focus an important difference of opinion"; the concentration of attention or energy on something; "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no direction in his life"; a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section; a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges; a central point or locus of an infection in an organism; "the focus of infection"; put (an image) into focus; "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie"; become focussed or come into focus; "The light focused"; cause to converge on or toward a central point; "Focus the light on this image"

presume upon collapse

plainly collapse: in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment; "she was dressed plainly"; "they lived very simply"

monopolize collapse: have or exploit a monopoly of; "OPEC wants to monopolize oil"; have and control fully and exclusively; "He monopolizes the laser printer"

settle with collapse

minutiae collapse

lieu collapse

below the mark collapse

make known collapse

splurge collapse: an ostentatious display (of effort or extravagance etc.); be showy or ostentatious; indulge oneself; "I splurged on a new TV"

campaign collapse: an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa); a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort"; several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints); go on a campaign; go off to war; run, stand, or compete for an office or a position; "Who's running for treasurer this year?"

bearings collapse

instance collapse

beat about collapse

emergency collapse: a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action; "he never knew what to do in an emergency"; a state in which martial law applies; "the governor declared a state of emergency"

find collapse: come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds; "I feel that he doesn't like me"; "I find him to be obnoxious"; "I found the movie rather entertaining"; succeed in reaching; arrive at; "The arrow found its mark"; perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place; "I found myself in a difficult situation"; "When he woke up, he found himself in a hospital room"; obtain through effort or management; "She found the time and energy to take care of her aging parents"; "We found the money to send our sons to college"; come upon, as if by accident; meet with; "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day"; come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost; "Did you find your glasses?"; "I cannot find my gloves!"

roast collapse: a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion; (meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven; cook with dry heat, usually in an oven; "roast the turkey"

now collapse: the momentary present; "Now is a good time to do it"; "it worked up to right now"; used to preface a command or reproof or request; "now hear this!"; "now pay attention"; at the present moment; "goods now on sale"; "the now-aging dictator"; "they are now abroad"; "he is busy at present writing a new novel"; "it could happen any time now"; in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events; "President Kennedy now calls in the National Guard"; "Washington now decides to cross the Delaware"; "the ship is now listing to port"; in the immediate past; "told me just now"; (prefatory or transitional) indicates a change of subject or activity; "Now the next problem is..."

joke collapse: a triviality not to be taken seriously; "I regarded his campaign for mayor as a joke"; a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"; act in a funny or teasing way; tell a joke; speak humorously; "He often jokes even when he appears serious"

dovetailing collapse

locus collapse: the set of all points or lines that satisfy or are determined by specific conditions; "the locus of points equidistant from a given point is a circle"; the specific site of a particular gene on its chromosome

geared collapse: equipped with or connected by gears or having gears engaged

stretching collapse: act of expanding by lengthening or widening

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