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rhomboid collapse: any of several muscles of the upper back that help move the shoulder blade; a parallelogram with adjacent sides of unequal lengths; an oblique-angled parallelogram with only the opposite sides equal; shaped like a rhombus or rhomboid; "rhomboidal shapes"

diagonal collapse: (mathematics) a set of entries in a square matrix running diagonally either from the upper left to lower right entry or running from the upper right to lower left entry; an oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard; "the bishop moves on the diagonals"; a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric; (geometry) a straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent; at an angle; especially connecting two nonadjacent corners of a plane figure or any two corners of a solid that are not in the same face; "a diagonal line across the page"

oblique collapse: any grammatical case other than the nominative; slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; "the oblique rays of the winter sun"; "acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles"; "the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base"

carving collapse: removing parts to create a desired shape; a sculpture created by removing material (as wood or ivory or stone) in order to create a desired shape

mannequin collapse: a life-size dummy used to display clothes; a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too fat to be a mannequin"

orbital collapse: of or relating to the eye socket; "orbital scale"; "orbital arch"; of or relating to an orbit; "orbital revolution"; "orbital velocity"

underhand collapse: with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level; "an underhand pitch"; "an underhand stroke"

slash collapse: a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument; an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind); cut drastically; "Prices were slashed"; cut open; "she slashed her wrists"; cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete

biceps collapse: any skeletal muscle having two origins (but especially the muscle that flexes the forearm)

scarecrow collapse: an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds

sloping collapse: having a slanting form or direction; "an area of gently sloping hills"; "a room with a sloping ceiling"

bias collapse: a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation; slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric; "a bias fold"; cause to be biased; influence in an unfair way; "you are biasing my choice by telling me yours"

sinistral collapse: of or on the left; "a sinistral gastropod shell with the apex upward has its opening on the left when facing the observer"; "a sinistral flatfish lies with the left eye uppermost"; preferring to use left foot or hand or eye; "sinistral individuals exhibit dominance of the left hand and eye"

glitter collapse: the quality of shining with a bright reflected light; the occurrence of a small flash or spark; be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening"

pitching collapse: (baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team

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

adornment collapse: the action of decorating yourself with something colorful and interesting; a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness

backhanded collapse: roundabout or ambiguous; "attacks from that source amounted to a backhanded compliment to his integrity"; "a backhanded and dishonest way of reaching his goal"

splurge collapse: an ostentatious display (of effort or extravagance etc.); be showy or ostentatious; indulge oneself; "I splurged on a new TV"

tipped collapse: having a tip; or having a tip as specified (used in combination); "a rubber-tipped cane"

slant collapse: a biased way of looking at or presenting something; present with a bias; "He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders"; lie obliquely; "A scar slanted across his face"

add collapse: make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of; "We added two students to that dorm room"; "She added a personal note to her letter"; "Add insult to injury"; "Add some extra plates to the dinner table"; make an addition by combining numbers; "Add 27 and 49, please!"; state or say further; "`It doesn't matter,' he supplied"; constitute an addition; "This paper will add to her reputation"

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