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spot collapse: a business establishment for entertainment; "night spot"; a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value; "an eight spot"; a small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red"; a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance; "they changed his spot on the program"; a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising; a mark on a playing card (shape depending on the suit); a small quantity; "a spot of tea"; "a bit of paper"; mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition; "spot the areas that one should clearly identify"; become spotted; "This dress spots quickly"; make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth"

tinker collapse: formerly a person (traditionally a Gypsy) who traveled from place to place mending pots and kettles and other metal utensils as a way to earn a living; a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts; try to fix or mend; "Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right"; "She always fiddles with her van on the weekend"; work as a tinker or tinkerer

joining collapse: the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication); "the joining of hands around the table"; "there was a connection via the internet"

lose collapse: fail to win; "We lost the battle but we won the war"; suffer the loss of a person through death or removal; "She lost her husband in the war"; "The couple that wanted to adopt the child lost her when the biological parents claimed her"; allow to go out of sight; "The detective lost the man he was shadowing after he had to stop at a red light"; miss from one's possessions; lose sight of; "I've lost my glasses again!"; fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense; "She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat"; fail to get or obtain; "I lost the opportunity to spend a year abroad"; fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit; "I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!"; "The company turned a loss after the first year"

least collapse: something that is of no importance; "it is the least I can do"; "that is the least of my concerns"; used to form the superlative; "The garter snake is the least dangerous snake"

amiss collapse: in an improper or mistaken or unfortunate manner; "if you think him guilty you judge amiss"; "he spoke amiss"; "no one took it amiss when she spoke frankly"

restrict collapse: place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"; place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school"; place under restrictions; limit access to; "This substance is controlled"

below collapse: at a later place; "see below"; in or to a place that is lower; (in writing) see below; "vide infra"

disjunct collapse: progressing melodically by intervals larger than a major second; used of distributions, as of statistical or natural populations; "disjunct distribution of king crabs"; marked by separation of or from usually contiguous elements; "little isolated worlds, as abruptly disjunct and unexpected as a palm-shaded well in the Sahara"- Scientific Monthly; having deep constrictions separating head, thorax, and abdomen, as in insects

Paul collapse: (New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an apostle; "Paul's name was Saul prior to his conversion to Christianity"; United States feminist (1885-1977)

unmethodical collapse: not efficient or methodical; "the project failed through unmethodical planning"

atomize collapse: break up into small particles; "the fine powder had been atomized by air"; spray very finely; "atomize perfume"

assign collapse: select something or someone for a specific purpose; "The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise"; decide as to where something belongs in a scheme; "The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class"; transfer one's right to; give out or allot; "We were assigned new uniforms"

pustule collapse: a small inflamed elevation of skin containing pus; a blister filled with pus

inflect collapse: change the form of a word in accordance as required by the grammatical rules of the language

pragmatism collapse: (philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value

engrave collapse: carve, cut, or etch a design or letters into; "engrave the pen with the owner's name"; carve, cut, or etch into a block used for printing or print from such a block; "engrave a letter"; impress or affect deeply; "The event engraved itself into her memory"

astonishing collapse: so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm; "such an enormous response was astonishing"; "an astounding achievement"; "the amount of money required was staggering"; "suffered a staggering defeat"; "the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying"

unclassified collapse: not arranged in any specific grouping; not subject to a security classification

projector collapse: an optical instrument that projects an enlarged image onto a screen; an optical device for projecting a beam of light

aimless collapse: continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another; "a drifting double-dealer"; "the floating population"; "vagrant hippies of the sixties"

stand still collapse: remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile; "Traffic stood still when the funeral procession passed by"

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