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tinge collapse: affect as in thought or feeling; "My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"; "The sadness tinged his life"

perception collapse: the process of perceiving; knowledge gained by perceiving; "a man admired for the depth of his perception"; a way of conceiving something; "Luther had a new perception of the Bible"

rationality collapse: the quality of being consistent with or based on logic; the state of having good sense and sound judgment; "his rationality may have been impaired"; "he had to rely less on reason than on rousing their emotions"

caress collapse: a gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it); "he showered her with caresses"; "soft music was a fond caress"; "the caresses of the breeze played over his face"; touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner; "He caressed her face"; "They caressed in the back seat of the taxi"

experience collapse: the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities; "a man of experience"; "experience is the best teacher"; the content of direct observation or participation in an event; "he had a religious experience"; "he recalled the experience vividly"; an event as apprehended; "a surprising experience"; "that painful experience certainly got our attention"; go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "undergo a strange sensation"; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling"; go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam"

sobriety collapse: abstaining from excess; moderation in or abstinence from alcohol or other drugs

incumbency collapse: the office of an incumbent; a duty that is incumbent upon you

kiss collapse: a light glancing touch; "there was a brief kiss of their hands in passing"; the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof); any of several bite-sized candies; a cookie made of egg whites and sugar; touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.; "The newly married couple kissed"; "She kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered the room"; touch lightly or gently; "the blossoms were kissed by the soft rain"

implicative collapse: tending to suggest or imply; "artifacts suggestive of an ancient society"; "an implicative statement"

allegorical collapse: used in or characteristic of or containing allegory; "allegorical stories"; "an allegorical painting of Victory leading an army"

referential collapse: referring or pointing to something; "symbols are inherently referential"

mannered collapse: having unnatural mannerisms; "brief, mannered and unlifelike idiom"

audition collapse: a test of the suitability of a performer; perform in order to get a role; "She auditioned for a role on Broadway"

graze collapse: the act of grazing; a superficial abrasion; scrape gently; "graze the skin"; break the skin (of a body part) by scraping; "She was grazed by the stray bullet"

suggestion collapse: the sequential mental process in which one thought leads to another by association; an idea that is suggested; "the picnic was her suggestion"; a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection; "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse"; persuasion formulated as a suggestion

horizon collapse: the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated; "It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge"; the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet; the great circle on the celestial sphere whose plane passes through the sensible horizon and the center of the Earth; a specific layer or stratum of soil or subsoil in a vertical cross section of land

import collapse: commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country; an imported person brought from a foreign country; "the lead role was played by an import from Sweden"; "they are descendants of indentured importees"; bring in from abroad

intelligible collapse: well articulated or enunciated, and loud enough to be heard distinctly; "intelligible pronunciation"

diagnostic collapse: characteristic or indicative of e.g. a disease; "a diagnostic sign of yellow fever"; "diagnostic information"; "a rash symptomatic of scarlet fever"; "symptomatic of insanity"; "a rise in crime symptomatic of social breakdown"; concerned with diagnosis; used for furthering diagnosis; "a diagnostic clinic"; "a diagnostic reading test"; "diagnostic information"

denotative collapse: having the power of explicitly denoting or designating or naming; in accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term

connotative collapse: having the power of implying or suggesting something in addition to what is explicit

semantic collapse: of or relating to meaning or the study of meaning; "semantic analysis"

presumption collapse: a kind of discourtesy in the form of an act of presuming; "his presumption was intolerable"; audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to; "he despised them for their presumptuousness"; (law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed

scent collapse: an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced; catch the scent of; get wind of; "The dog nosed out the drugs"

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