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

doorkeeper collapse: someone who guards an entrance; the lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church

Big Dipper collapse: a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major

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

subtitle collapse: secondary or explanatory title; translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen; supply (a movie) with subtitles

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

transcript collapse: a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record); something that has been transcribed; a written record (usually typewritten) of dictated or recorded speech; "he read a transcript of the interrogation"; "you can obtain a transcript of this radio program by sending a self-addressed envelope to the station"

literature collapse: the profession or art of a writer; "her place in literature is secure"; the humanistic study of a body of literature; "he took a course in Russian lit"; creative writing of recognized artistic value; published writings in a particular style on a particular subject; "the technical literature"; "one aspect of Waterloo has not yet been treated in the literature"

premise collapse: a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play"; take something as preexisting and given; set forth beforehand, often as an explanation; "He premised these remarks so that his readers might understand"

postulate collapse: (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning; take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom; "He posited three basic laws of nature"

mucus collapse: protective secretion of the mucous membranes; in the gut it lubricates the passage of food and protects the epithelial cells; in the nose and throat and lungs it can make it difficult for bacteria to penetrate the body through the epithelium

somehow collapse: in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means; "they managed somehow"; "he expected somehow to discover a woman who would love him"; "he tried to make is someway acceptable"; for some unspecified reason; "It doesn't seem fair somehow"; "he had me dead to rights but somehow I got away with it"; "for some reason they didn't seem to match"

hypostasis collapse: (metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality; any of the three persons of the Godhead constituting the Trinity especially the person of Christ in which divine and human natures are united; the accumulation of blood in an organ; the suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene

occurrence collapse: an instance of something occurring; "a disease of frequent occurrence"; "the occurrence (or presence) of life on other planets"

fiber collapse: a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth; a slender and greatly elongated solid substance

Levant collapse: the former name for the geographical area of the eastern Mediterranean that is now occupied by Lebanon and Syria and Israel; a heavy morocco often used in bookbinding; run off without paying a debt

Middle East collapse: the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century; "the Middle East is the cradle of Western civilization"

Antipodes collapse: any two places or regions on diametrically opposite sides of the Earth; "the North Pole and the South Pole are antipodes"

Orient collapse: (poetic) eastern; "the orient sun"; determine one's position with reference to another point; cause to point; "Orient the house towards the West"; be oriented; "The weather vane points North"; "the dancers toes pointed outward"

inconsiderable collapse: too small or unimportant to merit attention; "passed his life in an inconsiderable village"; "their duties were inconsiderable"; "had no inconsiderable influence"

prosthetics collapse: the branch of medicine dealing with the production and use of artificial body parts

text collapse: the words of something written; "there were more than a thousand words of text"; "they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech"; "he wants to reconstruct the original text"; the main body of a written work (as distinct from illustrations or footnotes etc.); "pictures made the text easier to understand"; a passage from the Bible that is used as the subject of a sermon; "the preacher chose a text from Psalms to introduce his sermon"

matter-of-fact collapse: concerned with practical matters; "a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem"; "a matter-of-fact account of the trip"; not fanciful or imaginative; "local guides describe the history of various places in matter-of-fact tones"; "a prosaic and unimaginative essay"

motif collapse: a design that consists of recurring shapes or colors; a theme that is elaborated on in a piece of music

item collapse: a whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection; "they reduced the price on many items"; a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list; "he noticed an item in the New York Times"; "she had several items on her shopping list"; "the main point on the agenda was taken up first"; (used when listing or enumerating items) also; "a length of chain, item a hook"-Philip Guedalla

exorcist collapse: someone who practices exorcism; one of the minor orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed in the Roman Catholic Church

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