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sculpt collapse: shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it; "She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband"; create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material; "sculpt a swan out of a block of ice"

mural collapse: a painting that is applied to a wall surface; of or relating to walls; "mural painting"

ontology collapse: the metaphysical study of the nature of being and existence

inhibition collapse: (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires; the quality of being inhibited; (physiology) the process whereby nerves can retard or prevent the functioning of an organ or part; "the inhibition of the heart by the vagus nerve"

scaffold collapse: a temporary arrangement erected around a building for convenience of workers; a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded); provide with a scaffold for support; "scaffold the building before painting it"

introspective collapse: given to examining own sensory and perceptual experiences

enclave collapse: an enclosed territory that is culturally distinct from the foreign territory that surrounds it

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"

close up collapse: very close; "without my reading glasses I can hardly see things close up"; "even firing at close range he missed"; refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent; "The children shut up when their father approached"; unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of; "close the circuit"; "close a wound"; "close a book"; "close up an umbrella"; cease to operate or cause to cease operating; "The owners decided to move and to close the factory"; "My business closes every night at 8 P.M."; "close up the shop"

subjective collapse: taking place within the mind and modified by individual bias; "a subjective judgment"

stencil collapse: device that has a sheet perforated with printing through which ink or paint can pass to create a printed pattern; mark or print with a stencil

epidemiology collapse: the branch of medical science dealing with the transmission and control of disease

vision collapse: the perceptual experience of seeing; "the runners emerged from the trees into his clear vision"; "he had a visual sensation of intense light"; a vivid mental image; "he had a vision of his own death"; a religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance; "he had a vision of the Virgin Mary"

aesthetics collapse: (art) the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste (emphasizing the evaluative criteria that are applied to art); "traditional aesthetics assumed the existence of universal and timeless criteria of artistic value"

vacuum collapse: an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction; a region that is devoid of matter; the absence of matter; clean with a vacuum cleaner; "vacuum the carpets"

barricade collapse: a barrier (usually thrown up hastily so as to impede the advance of an enemy); "they stormed the barricade"; block off with barricades; prevent access to by barricading; "The street where the President lives is always barricaded"; render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road"

calibrate collapse: make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring; "calibrate an instrument"; "graduate a cylinder"; measure the caliber of; "calibrate a gun"; mark (the scale of a measuring instrument) so that it can be read in the desired units; "he calibrated the thermometer for the Celsius scale"

sanatorium collapse: a hospital for recuperation or for the treatment of chronic diseases

forbid collapse: command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"

hospital collapse: a health facility where patients receive treatment; a medical institution where sick or injured people are given medical or surgical care

vantage collapse: place or situation affording some advantage (especially a comprehensive view or commanding perspective)

formalize collapse: make formal or official; "We formalized the appointment and gave him a title"

enumerate collapse: specify individually; "She enumerated the many obstacles she had encountered"; "The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug"

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