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jackknife collapse: a dive in which the diver bends to touch the ankles before straightening out; dive into the water bending the body at the waist at a right angle, like a jackknife

Pleiades collapse: a star cluster in the constellation Taurus; (Greek mythology) 7 daughters of Atlas and half-sisters of the Hyades; placed among the stars to save them from the pursuit of Orion

Hyades collapse: (Greek mythology) 7 daughters of Atlas and half-sisters of the Pleiades; they nurtured the infant Dionysus and Zeus placed them among the stars as a reward

kidney collapse: either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and water in urine; "urine passes out of the kidney through ureters to the bladder"

stratosphere collapse: the atmospheric layer between the troposphere and the mesosphere

cannonball collapse: a solid projectile that in former times was fired from a cannon

bail out collapse: remove (water) from a boat by dipping and throwing over the side; free on bail

explode collapse: increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner; "The population of India is exploding"; "The island's rodent population irrupted"; burst outward, usually with noise; "The champagne bottle exploded"; be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise; "His anger exploded"; cause to burst with a violent release of energy; "We exploded the nuclear bomb"; show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete; show a violent emotional reaction; "The boss exploded when he heard of the resignation of the secretary"; drive from the stage by noisy disapproval; cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/; destroy by exploding; "The enemy exploded the bridge"

din collapse: instill (into a person) by constant repetition; "he dinned the lessons into his students"

heighten collapse: make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity; "heightened interest"; become more extreme; "The tension heightened"; increase the height of; "The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars"

deflate collapse: become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air; "The balloons deflated"; reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices; "deflate the currency"; produce deflation in; "The new measures deflated the economy"; reduce or lessen the size or importance of; "The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence"; release contained air or gas from; "deflate the air mattress"; collapse by releasing contained air or gas; "deflate a balloon"

cocktail collapse: an appetizer served as a first course at a meal; a short mixed drink

kernel collapse: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"; a single whole grain of a cereal; "a kernel of corn"; the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone; "black walnut kernels are difficult to get out of the shell"

jumper collapse: (basketball) a player releases the basketball at the high point of a jump; a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing; a loose jacket or blouse worn by workmen; a small connector used to make temporary electrical connections; a coverall worn by children; an athlete who competes at jumping; "he is one hell of a jumper"; a person who jumps; "as the jumper neared the ground he lost control"; "the jumper's parachute opened"

axis collapse: the center around which something rotates; the 2nd cervical vertebra; serves as a pivot for turning the head; a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions; in World War II the alliance of Germany and Italy in 1936 which later included Japan and other nations; "the Axis opposed the Allies in World War II"; the main stem or central part about which plant organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged

distillation collapse: the process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapors

stun collapse: make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow; "stun fish"; overcome as with astonishment or disbelief; "The news stunned her"

stomach collapse: an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion; an appetite for food; "exercise gave him a good stomach for dinner"; an inclination or liking for things involving conflict or difficulty or unpleasantness; "he had no stomach for a fight"; bear to eat; "He cannot stomach raw fish"

plop collapse: the noise of a rounded object dropping into a liquid without a splash; with a short hollow thud; "plop came the ball down to the corner of the green"; drop with the sound of something falling into water; drop something with a plopping sound

cirrus collapse: a slender flexible animal appendage as on barnacles or crinoids or many insects; often tactile; a wispy white cloud (usually of fine ice crystals) at a high altitude (4 to 8 miles); usually coiled

zenith collapse: the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected

iris collapse: diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening; muscular diaphragm that controls the size of the pupil; it forms the colored portion of the eye; plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals

chameleon collapse: lizard of Africa and Madagascar able to change skin color and having a projectile tongue; a changeable or inconstant person

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