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pitched collapse: set at a slant; "a pitched rather than a flat roof"; (of sound) set to a certain pitch or key; usually used as a combining form; "high-pitched"

zero collapse: the quantity that registers a reading of zero on a scale; a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number; indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration; "a zero score"; indicating an initial point or origin; of or relating to the null set (a set with no members); adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun); "He zeroed in his rifle at 200 yards"; adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value

equivocal collapse: uncertain as a sign or indication; "the evidence from bacteriologic analysis was equivocal"; open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead; "an equivocal statement"; "the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates"; "the officer's equivocal behavior increased the victim's uneasiness"; "popularity is an equivocal crown"; "an equivocal response to an embarrassing question"; open to question; "aliens of equivocal loyalty"; "his conscience reproached him with the equivocal character of the union into which he had forced his son"-Anna Jameson

systole collapse: the contraction of the chambers of the heart (especially the ventricles) to drive blood into the aorta and pulmonary artery

dramatics collapse: participation in theatrical productions as an extracurricular activity

live collapse: exerting force or containing energy; "live coals"; "tossed a live cigarette out the window"; "got a shock from a live wire"; "live ore is unmined ore"; "a live bomb"; "a live ball is one in play"; of current relevance; "a live issue"; "still a live option"; in current use or ready for use; "live copy is ready to be set in type or already set but not yet proofread"; abounding with life and energy; "the club members are a really live bunch"; actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing; "a live television program"; "brought to you live from Lincoln Center"; "live entertainment involves performers actually in the physical presence of a live audience"; charged with an explosive; "live ammunition"; "a live bomb"; not recorded; "the opera was broadcast live"; lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style; "we had to live frugally after the war"; pursue a positive and satisfying existence; "You must accept yourself and others if you really want to live"

block out collapse: plan where and when songs should be inserted into a theatrical production, or plan a theatrical production in general; indicate roughly; "We sketched out our plan"

phenomenon collapse: any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning; a remarkable development

hero collapse: the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem; (Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her; (classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god; a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength; "RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain"; Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)

digit collapse: a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates; one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration; "0 and 1 are digits"

substitute collapse: a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another; an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced; put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items; "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"; "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk"; be a substitute; "The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague"; "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet"; act as a substitute; "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold"

deviate collapse: turn aside; turn away from; cause to turn away from a previous or expected course; "The river was deviated to prevent flooding"; be at variance with; be out of line with

price tag collapse: a tag showing the price of the article it is attached to

finger collapse: one of the parts of a glove that provides covering for a finger or thumb; any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb); "her fingers were long and thin"; the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure; indicate the fingering for the playing of musical scores for keyboard instruments; feel or handle with the fingers; "finger the binding of the book"; search for on the computer; "I fingered my boss and found that he is not logged on in the afternoons"

indirect collapse: not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination; "sometimes taking an indirect path saves time"; "you must take an indirect course in sailing"; extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action; "making indirect but legitimate inquiries"; "an indirect insult"; "doubtless they had some indirect purpose in mind"; "though his methods are indirect they are not dishonest"; "known as a shady indirect fellow"; having intervening factors or persons or influences; "reflection from the ceiling provided a soft indirect light"; "indirect evidence"; "an indirect cause"; not as a direct effect or consequence; "indirect benefits"; "an indirect advantage"

modality collapse: a method of therapy that involves physical or electrical therapeutic treatment; a particular sense; a classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility

personage collapse: another word for person; a person not meriting identification; "a strange personage appeared at the door"

puppet collapse: a doll with a hollow head of a person or animal and a cloth body; intended to fit over the hand and be manipulated with the fingers; a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer

impersonate collapse: represent another person with comic intentions; assume or act the character of; "She impersonates Madonna"; "The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man"

systematize collapse: arrange according to a system or reduce to a system; "systematize our scientific knowledge"

vogue collapse: the popular taste at a given time; "leather is the latest vogue"; "he followed current trends"; "the 1920s had a style of their own"

personalize collapse: make personal or more personal; "personalized service"

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