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forestall collapse

fornication collapse: voluntary sexual intercourse between persons not married to each other

enchant collapse: hold spellbound

obsess collapse: be preoccupied with something; "She is obsessing over her weight"

talking collapse

curio collapse: something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting

monopolize collapse: have or exploit a monopoly of; "OPEC wants to monopolize oil"; have and control fully and exclusively; "He monopolizes the laser printer"

curiosity collapse: a state in which you want to learn more about something

dealing collapse: method or manner of conduct in relation to others; "honest dealing"

enslave collapse: make a slave of; bring into servitude

free love collapse

enthrall collapse

gossip collapse: a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; "the divorce caused much gossip"; a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others

interview collapse: the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists; "my interviews with teenagers revealed a weakening of religious bonds"; conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting; discuss formally with (somebody) for the purpose of an evaluation; "We interviewed the job candidates"; go for an interview in the hope of being hired; "The job candidate interviewed everywhere"

interplay collapse: reciprocal action and reaction

sit on collapse

anomaly collapse: (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun); a person who is unusual; deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule

adultery collapse: extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations; "adultery is often cited as grounds for divorce"

subjugate collapse: make subservient; force to submit or subdue

intercommunication collapse: mutual communication; communication with each other; "they intercepted intercommunication between enemy ships"

procure collapse: get by special effort; "He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed"

fascinate collapse: to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe; "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra"

prodigy collapse: an impressive or wonderful example of a particular quality; "the Marines are expected to perform prodigies of valor"; an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration; "she is a chess prodigy"

employ collapse

parole collapse: (law) a conditional release from imprisonment that entitles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as long as the terms of release are complied with; a promise; "he gave his word"; release a criminal from detention and place him on parole; "The prisoner was paroled after serving 10 years in prison"

rarity collapse: a rarified quality; "the tenuity of the upper atmosphere"; noteworthy scarcity

grab collapse: a mechanical device for gripping an object; capture the attention or imagination of; "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination"; take or grasp suddenly; "She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room"; make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand; "The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask"; obtain illegally or unscrupulously; "Grab power"

buy collapse: accept as true; "I can't buy this story"; obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store"; acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange; "She wanted to buy his love with her dedication to him and his work"; be worth or be capable of buying; "This sum will buy you a ride on the train"

tittle tattle collapse

traffic collapse: buying and selling; especially illicit trade; the amount of activity over a communication system during a given period of time; "heavy traffic overloaded the trunk lines"; "traffic on the internet is lightest during the night"; the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time; trade or deal a commodity; "They trafficked with us for gold"; deal illegally; "traffic drugs"

oddity collapse: a strange attitude or habit; eccentricity that is not easily explained

commerce collapse: transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services); social exchange, especially of opinions, attitudes, etc.

visit collapse: the act of going to see some person in a professional capacity; "a visit to the dentist"; the act of visiting in an official capacity (as for an inspection); the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time; "he dropped by for a visit"; a meeting arranged by the visitor to see someone (such as a doctor or lawyer) for treatment or advice; "he scheduled a visit to the dentist"; assail; "He was visited with a terrible illness that killed him quickly"; come to see in an official or professional capacity; "The governor visited the prison"; "The grant administrator visited the laboratory"; pay a brief visit; "The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens"; visit a place, as for entertainment; "We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning"; stay with as a guest; "Every summer, we visited our relatives in the country for a month"

speaking collapse: the utterance of intelligible speech

purchase collapse: the acquisition of something for payment; "they closed the purchase with a handshake"; a means of exerting influence or gaining advantage; "he could get no purchase on the situation"; something acquired by purchase

comment collapse: a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material; "he wrote an extended comment on the proposal"; explain or interpret something; make or write a comment on; "he commented the paper of his colleague"

discussion collapse: an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic; "the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic"; "his treatment of the race question is badly biased"; an exchange of views on some topic; "we had a good discussion"; "we had a word or two about it"

gab collapse

requisition collapse: an official form on which a request in made; "first you have to fill out the requisition"; the act of requiring; an authoritative request or demand, especially by a military or public authority that takes something over (usually temporarily) for military or public use; make a formal request for official services; demand and take for use or service, especially by military or public authority for public service

contact collapse: close interaction; "they kept in daily contact"; "they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings"; the act of touching physically; "her fingers came in contact with the light switch"; (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact; "they forget to solder the contacts"; a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication; a communicative interaction; "the pilot made contact with the base"; "he got in touch with his colleagues"; the physical coming together of two or more things; "contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull"; a person who is in a position to give you special assistance; "he used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor"; the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity; "litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid"

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