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experimental collapse: relying on observation or experiment; "experimental results that supported the hypothesis"; of the nature of or undergoing an experiment; "an experimental drug"; relating to or based on experiment; "experimental physics"

carelessly collapse: without care or concern; "carelessly raised the children's hopes without thinking of their possible disappointment"

memorialize collapse: address in a memorial; "The President memorialized the heroes of the battle"

striate collapse: marked with stria or striations; mark with striae or striations

discolor collapse: change color, often in an undesired manner; "The shirts discolored"; cause to lose or change color; "The detergent discolored my shirts"; lose color or turn colorless; "The painting discolored"

linear collapse: of or in or along or relating to a line; involving a single dimension; "a linear measurement"; designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree; measured lengthwise; "cost of lumber per running foot"; of a leaf shape; long and narrow

define collapse: give a definition for the meaning of a word; "Define `sadness'"; determine the nature of; "What defines a good wine?"; show the form or outline of; "The tree was clearly defined by the light"; "The camera could define the smallest object"

freckle collapse: a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin; mark with freckles; become freckled; "I freckle easily"

heuristic collapse: a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem; of or relating to or using a general formulation that serves to guide investigation

characterize collapse: be characteristic of; "What characterizes a Venetian painting?"

malinger collapse: avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill

Frau collapse: a German courtesy title or form of address for an adult woman

cutoff collapse: a device that terminates the flow in a pipe; a designated limit beyond which something cannot function or must be terminated

misplay collapse: play wrong or in an unskillful manner; play incorrectly, e.g., play a wrong note

allocate collapse: distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose; "I am allocating a loaf of bread to everyone on a daily basis"; "I'm allocating the rations for the camping trip"

haphazard collapse: marked by great carelessness; "a most haphazard system of record keeping"; "slapdash work"; "slipshod spelling"; "sloppy workmanship"; dependent upon or characterized by chance; "a haphazard plan of action"; "his judgment is rather hit-or-miss"; without care; in a slapdash manner; "the Prime Minister was wearing a grey suit and a white shirt with a soft collar, but his neck had become thinner and the collar stood away from it as if it had been bought haphazard"

misprint collapse: a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind; print incorrectly

defect collapse: a failing or deficiency; "that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information"; an imperfection in a bodily system; "visual defects"; "this device permits detection of defects in the lungs"; an imperfection in a device or machine; "if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer"; desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army; "If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot"

scarify collapse: puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals; "The men in some African tribes scarify their faces"; break up; "scarify soil"; scratch the surface of; "scarify seeds"

keynote collapse: a fundamental or central idea; the principal theme in a speech or literary work; set the keynote of; "Comfort keynotes this designer's Fall collection"; give the keynote address to (an audience)

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