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nomination collapse: the act of officially naming a candidate; "the Republican nomination for Governor"; the condition of having been proposed as a suitable candidate for appointment or election; "there was keen competition for the nomination"; "his nomination was hotly protested"

opener collapse: a hand tool used for opening sealed containers (bottles or cans); the first event in a series; "she played Chopin for her opener"; "the season's opener was a game against the Yankees"

muteness collapse: a refusal to speak when expected; "his silence about my contribution was surprising"

elocution collapse: an expert manner of speaking involving control of voice and gesture

reply collapse: the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply"

quavering collapse: (of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear; "the old lady's quavering voice"; "spoke timidly in a tremulous voice"

ethnic group collapse: people of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture

larynx collapse: a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech

constituency collapse: the body of voters who elect a representative for their area

keep quiet collapse: refrain from divulging sensitive information; keep quiet about confidential information; "Don't tell him any secrets--he cannot keep his mouth shut!"

debut collapse: the presentation of a debutante in society; appear for the first time in public; "The new ballet that debuts next months at Covent Garden, is already sold out"; make one's debut; "This young soprano debuts next month at the Metropolitan Opera"; present for the first time to the public; "The band debuts a new song or two each month"

directness collapse: trueness of course toward a goal; "rivaling a hawk in directness of aim"

linguistic collapse: consisting of or related to language; "linguistic behavior"; "a linguistic atlas"; "lingual diversity"; of or relating to the scientific study of language; "linguistic theory"

cloudy collapse: (of especially liquids) clouded as with sediment; "a cloudy liquid"; "muddy coffee"; "murky waters"; full of or covered with clouds; "cloudy skies"; lacking definite form or limits; "gropes among cloudy issues toward a feeble conclusion"- H.T.Moore; "nebulous distinction between pride and conceit"

frill collapse: a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim; an external body part consisting of feathers or hair about the neck of a bird or other animal; (paleontology) a bony plate that curves upward behind the skull of many ceratopsian dinosaurs

austerity collapse: the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)

information collapse: (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome; "the signal contained thousands of bits of information"; knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction; a message received and understood; formal accusation of a crime

tongue collapse: the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot; a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity; a manner of speaking; "he spoke with a thick tongue"; "she has a glib tongue"; the tongue of certain animals used as meat; any long thin projection that is transient; "tongues of flame licked at the walls"; "rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark"; lick or explore with the tongue; articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments

part of speech collapse: one of the traditional categories of words intended to reflect their functions in a grammatical context

adjective collapse: the word class that qualifies nouns; a word that expresses an attribute of something; relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law ; "adjective law"

preposition collapse: a function word that combines with a noun or pronoun or noun phrase to form a prepositional phrase that can have an adverbial or adjectival relation to some other word; (linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element before another (as placing a modifier before the word it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix before the base to which it is attached)

participle collapse: a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses

adverb collapse: the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses; a word that modifies something other than a noun

euphuism collapse: an elegant style of prose of the Elizabethan period; characterized by balance and antithesis and alliteration and extended similes with and allusions to nature and mythology; any artificially elegant style of language

afflicted collapse: mentally or physically unfit; grievously affected especially by disease

truck collapse: an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling; convey (goods etc.) by truck; "truck fresh vegetables across the mountains"

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