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case collapse: a portable container for carrying several objects; "the musicians left their instrument cases backstage"; a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home; bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase"; the actual state of things; "that was not the case"; nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence; a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument; "he stated his case clearly"; a problem requiring investigation; "Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir"; an occurrence of something; "it was a case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths"; a person requiring professional services; "a typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor"; the quantity contained in a case; a specific state of mind that is temporary; "a case of the jitters"; look over, usually with the intention to rob; "They men cased the housed"

ganglion collapse: an encapsulated neural structure consisting of a collection of cell bodies or neurons

exploratory collapse: serving in or intended for exploration or discovery; "an exploratory operation"; "exploratory reconnaissance"; "digging an exploratory well in the Gulf of Mexico"; "exploratory talks between diplomats"

bald collapse: lacking hair on all or most of the scalp; "a bald pate"; "a bald-headed gentleman"; without the natural or usual covering; "a bald spot on the lawn"; "bare hills"; with no effort to conceal; "a barefaced lie"; grow bald; lose hair on one's head; "He is balding already"

earthy collapse: hearty and lusty; "an earthy enjoyment of life"; not far removed from or suggestive of nature; "the earthy taste of warm milk fresh from the cow"; "earthy smells of new-mown grass"; of or consisting of or resembling earth; "it had an earthy smell"; "only a little earthy bank separates me from the edge of the ocean"

monad collapse: (biology) a single-celled microorganism (especially a flagellate protozoan); a singular metaphysical entity from which material properties are said to derive; (chemistry) an atom having a valence of one

positively collapse: extremely; "it was positively monumental"; so as to be positive; in a positive manner; "she intended her remarks to be interpreted positively"

parchment collapse: skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on; a superior paper resembling sheepskin

article collapse: one of a class of artifacts; "an article of clothing"; nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication; (grammar) a determiner that may indicate the specificity of reference of a noun phrase; a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will); bind by a contract; especially for a training period

transaction collapse: the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities); "no transactions are possible without him"; "he has always been honest is his dealings with me"

matter collapse: (used with negation) having consequence; "they were friends and it was no matter who won the games"; a vaguely specified concern; "several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well"; a problem; "is anything the matter?"; written works (especially in books or magazines); "he always took some reading matter with him on the plane"

implementation collapse: the act of implementing (providing a practical means for accomplishing something); carrying into effect

substantially collapse: in a strong substantial way; "the house was substantially built"

undertaking collapse: any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings"; the trade of a funeral director

verily collapse: in truth; beyond doubt or question; "trust in the Lord...and verily thou shalt be fed"- Ps 37:3; truly or confidentially; "I verily think so"

cerebrum collapse: anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres; dominant part of the brain in humans

cerebellum collapse: a major division of the vertebrate brain; situated above the medulla oblongata and beneath the cerebrum in humans

indication collapse: something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary; "there were indications that it was time to leave"; something that serves to indicate or suggest; "an indication of foul play"; "indications of strain"; "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease"; (medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure; "the presence of bacterial infection was an indication for the use of antibiotics"; the act of indicating or pointing out by name

unromantic collapse: neither expressive of nor exciting sexual love or romance

historically collapse: with respect to history; "this is historically interesting"; throughout history; "historically they have never coexisted peacefully"

aspect collapse: a characteristic to be considered; a distinct feature or element in a problem; "he studied every facet of the question"; the beginning or duration or completion or repetition of the action of a verb

heuristic collapse: a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem; of or relating to or using a general formulation that serves to guide investigation

reasonable collapse: marked by sound judgment; "sane nuclear policy"; showing reason or sound judgment; "a sensible choice"; "a sensible person"

actually collapse: used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the opposite of that stated; surprisingly; "you may actually be doing the right thing by walking out"; "she actually spoke Latin"; "they thought they made the rules but in reality they were only puppets"; "people who seem stand-offish are in reality often simply nervous"; in actual fact; "to be nominally but not actually independent"; "no one actually saw the shark"; "large meteorites actually come from the asteroid belt"; as a sentence modifier to add slight emphasis; "actually, we all help clear up after a meal"; "actually, I haven't seen the film"; "I'm not all that surprised actually"; "she hasn't proved to be too satisfactory, actually"; at the present moment; "the transmission screen shows the picture that is actually on the air"

contents collapse: a list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they start

chemical element collapse: any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter

elementary particle collapse: (physics) a particle that is less complex than an atom; regarded as constituents of all matter

literally collapse: (intensifier before a figurative expression) without exaggeration; "our eyes were literally pinned to TV during the Gulf War"; in a literal sense; "literally translated"; "he said so literally"

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