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archaic collapse: little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type; "archaic forms of life"; "primitive mammals"; "the okapi is a short-necked primitive cousin of the giraffe"

big business collapse: commercial enterprises organized and financed on a scale large enough to influence social and political policies; "big business is growing so powerful it is difficult to regulate it effectively"

balance of trade collapse: the difference in value over a period of time of a country's imports and exports of merchandise; "a nation's balance of trade is favorable when its exports exceed its imports"

rubberneck collapse: a person who stares inquisitively; strain to watch; stare curiously; "The cars slowed down and the drivers rubbernecked after the accident"

adobe collapse: sun-dried brick; used in hot dry climates; the clay from which adobe bricks are made

gross national product collapse: former measure of the United States economy; the total market value of goods and services produced by all citizens and capital during a given period (usually 1 yr)

palpable collapse: capable of being perceived by the senses or the mind; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt; "a barely palpable dust"; "felt sudden anger in a palpable wave"; "the air was warm and close--palpable as cotton"; can be felt by palpation; "a palpable tumor"

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"

latitudinarian collapse: a person who is broad-minded and tolerant (especially in standards of religious belief and conduct)

clearing house collapse: a central collection place where banks exchange checks or drafts; participants maintain an account against which credits or debits are posted

trust company collapse: an organization (usually with a commercial bank) that is engaged as a trustee or fiduciary or agent in handling trust funds or estates of custodial arrangements or stock transfers or related services

textile collapse: of or relating to fabrics or fabric making; "textile research"

charcoal collapse: a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a drawing made with a stick of black carbon material; a very dark grey color; a carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air; of a very dark grey; draw, trace, or represent with charcoal

things collapse: any movable possession (especially articles of clothing); "she packed her things and left"

datum collapse: an item of factual information derived from measurement or research

documented collapse: furnished with or supported by documents; "the first documented case of shark attack in those waters"

supernaturalism collapse: the quality of being attributed to power that seems to violate or go beyond natural forces; a belief in forces beyond ordinary human understanding

distillate collapse: a purified liquid produced by condensation from a vapor during distilling; the product of distilling

cornerstone collapse: a stone at the outer corner of two intersecting masonry walls; a stone in the exterior of a large and important building; usually carved with a date and laid with appropriate ceremonies

mineral kingdom collapse: all inorganic objects; contrasts with animal and plant kingdoms

economics collapse: the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management

universe collapse: everything stated or assumed in a given discussion; everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence"

unknown collapse: a variable whose values are solutions of an equation; an unknown and unexplored region; "they came like angels out the unknown"; not known; "an unknown amount"; "an unknown island"; "an unknown writer"; "an unknown source"; not known to exist; "things obscurely felt surged up from unsuspected depths in her"- Edith Wharton

seclude collapse: keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book"

system collapse: instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity; "he bought a new stereo system"; "the system consists of a motor and a small computer"; the living body considered as made up of interdependent components forming a unified whole; "exercise helped him get the alcohol out of his system"; a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts; "the body has a system of organs for digestion"; a complex of methods or rules governing behavior; "they have to operate under a system they oppose"; "that language has a complex system for indicating gender"; a procedure or process for obtaining an objective; "they had to devise a system that did not depend on cooperation"; a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole; "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going"; (physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium; "in a static system oil cannot be replaced by water on a surface"; "a system generating hydrogen peroxide"

order of the day collapse: the order of business for an assembly on a given day

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