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treacle collapse: an expression that is excessively sweet and sentimental; a pale cane syrup

formulation collapse: the style of expressing yourself; "he suggested a better formulation"; "his manner of expression showed how much he cared"; a substance prepared according to a formula

format collapse: the general appearance of a publication; the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing); divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data; "Please format this disk before entering data!"; determine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science); set (printed matter) into a specific format; "Format this letter so it can be printed out"

taste collapse: a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds; "a wine tasting"; the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth; "his cold deprived him of his sense of taste"; the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus; "the candy left him with a bad taste"; "the melon had a delicious taste"; delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values); "arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success"; "to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste"; a brief experience of something; "he got a taste of life on the wild side"; "she enjoyed her brief taste of independence"; a small amount eaten or drunk; "take a taste--you'll like it"; experience briefly; "The ex-slave tasted freedom shortly before she died"; perceive by the sense of taste; "Can you taste the garlic?"; distinguish flavors; "We tasted wines last night"; have flavor; taste of something

organism collapse: a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently; a system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body; "the social organism"

handicraft collapse: a craft that requires skillful hands; a work produced by hand labor

hallowed collapse: worthy of religious veneration; "the sacred name of Jesus"; "Jerusalem's hallowed soil"

merciful collapse: (used conventionally of royalty and high nobility) gracious; "our merciful king"; showing or giving mercy; "sought merciful treatment for the captives"; "a merciful god"

batch collapse: a collection of things or persons to be handled together; all the loaves of bread baked at the same time; (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty"; batch together; assemble or process as a batch

groundwork collapse: preliminary preparation as a basis or foundation; "we are prepared today because of groundwork that was done ten years ago"

retribution collapse: the act of correcting for your wrongdoing; a justly deserved penalty

mining collapse: the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth; laying explosive mines in concealed places to destroy enemy personnel and equipment

generation collapse: the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production; the production of heat or electricity; "dams were built for the generation of electricity"; group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent; the normal time between successive generations; "they had to wait a generation for that prejudice to fade"; a stage of technological development or innovation; "the third generation of computers"

navigation collapse: the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place; ship traffic; "the channel will be open to navigation as soon as the ice melts"

repercussion collapse: a remote or indirect consequence of some action; "his declaration had unforeseen repercussions"; "reverberations of the market crash were felt years later"

molasses collapse: thick dark syrup produced by boiling down juice from sugar cane; especially during sugar refining

kowtow collapse: a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission

adultery collapse: extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations; "adultery is often cited as grounds for divorce"

annihilation collapse: destruction by annihilating something; total destruction; "bomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll"

making collapse: (usually plural) the components needed for making or doing something; "the recipe listed all the makings for a chocolate cake"

changeless collapse: remaining the same for indefinitely long times; persistent in occurrence and unvarying in nature; "maintained a constant temperature"; "principles of unvarying validity"

mintage collapse: act or process of minting coins; fee paid to a mint by the government for minting a coin

refund collapse: the act of returning money received previously; money returned to a payer; pay back; "Please refund me my money"

delicacy collapse: subtly skillful handling of a situation; smallness of stature; refined taste; tact

everlasting collapse: any of various plants of various genera of the family Compositae having flowers that can be dried without loss of form or color

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