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groundwork collapse: preliminary preparation as a basis or foundation; "we are prepared today because of groundwork that was done ten years ago"

scenery collapse: the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale; "they worked all night painting the scenery"; the appearance of a place

conservatism collapse: a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes

thumb collapse: the part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb; the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb

continent collapse: the European mainland; "Englishmen like to visit the Continent but they wouldn't like to live there"; one of the large landmasses of the earth; "there are seven continents"; "pioneers had to cross the continent on foot"; having control over urination and defecation

public school collapse: a tuition free school in the United States supported by taxes and controlled by a school board; private independent secondary school in Great Britain supported by endowment and tuition

stapes collapse: the stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea

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

military collapse: the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"; associated with or performed by armed services as contrasted with civilians; "military police"; characteristic of or associated with soldiers or the military; "military uniforms"; of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare; "military law"

auditorium collapse: the area of a theater or concert hall where the audience sits

shipwreck collapse: a wrecked ship (or a part of one); an accident that destroys a ship at sea; an irretrievable loss; "that was the shipwreck of their romance"; destroy a ship; "The vessel was shipwrecked"; cause to experience shipwreck; "They were shipwrecked in one of the mysteries at sea"; suffer failure, as in some enterprise; ruin utterly; "You have shipwrecked my career"

stirrup collapse: support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet go

rug collapse: floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)

banal collapse: repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"

marrow collapse: the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones; large elongated squash with creamy to deep green skins; very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones; any of various squash plants grown for their elongated fruit with smooth dark green skin and whitish flesh

refraction collapse: the change in direction of a propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to another

centralize collapse: make central; "The Russian government centralized the distribution of food"

hence collapse: from this time; "a year hence it will be forgotten"; from this place; "get thee hence!"

moderate collapse: not extreme; "a moderate penalty"; "temperate in his response to criticism"; being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme; "moderate prices"; "a moderate income"; "a moderate fine"; "moderate demands"; "a moderate estimate"; "a moderate eater"; "moderate success"; "a kitchen of moderate size"; "the X-ray showed moderate enlargement of the heart"; marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes; "moderate in his demands"; "restrained in his response"; make less fast or intense; "moderate your speed"; preside over; "John moderated the discussion"

container collapse: any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)

proletarian collapse: a member of the working class (not necessarily employed); "workers of the world--unite!"; belonging to or characteristic of the proletariat; the lowest class of citizens of ancient Rome who had no property

anvil collapse: a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering

canvas collapse: a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents); the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete; "the boxer picked himself up off the canvas"; an oil painting on canvas fabric; the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account; "the crowded canvas of history"; "the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound"; cover with canvas; "She canvassed the walls of her living room so as to conceal the ugly cracks"

ether collapse: a colorless volatile highly inflammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic; a medium that was once supposed to fill all space and to support the propagation of electromagnetic waves; any of a class of organic compounds that have two hydrocarbon groups linked by an oxygen atom

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