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clerestory collapse: part of an interior wall rising above the adjacent roof with windows admitting light

eccentric collapse: a person with an unusual or odd personality; not having a common center; not concentric; "eccentric circles"

lesbian collapse: a resident of Lesbos; a female homosexual; of female homosexuality

butch collapse: offensive terms for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine; pejorative synonym for lesbian; used of men; markedly masculine in appearance or manner

nonconformist collapse: someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct; a Protestant in England who is not a member of the Church of England; not conforming to some norm or socially approved pattern of behavior or thought; "their rabidly nonconformist deportment has made them legendary"; "the old stubborn nonconformist spirit of the early settlers"

ground floor collapse: the floor of a building that is at or nearest to the level of the ground around the building; becoming part of a venture at the beginning (regarded as position of advantage); "he got in on the ground floor"

lap of luxury collapse: in conditions of wealth and comfort; "he was raised in the lap of luxury"

summer school collapse: an academic session during the summer; usually for remedial or supplementary study

quaint collapse: strange in an interesting or pleasing way; "quaint dialect words"; "quaint streets of New Orleans, that most foreign of American cities"; very strange or unusual; odd or even incongruous in character or appearance; "the head terminating in the quaint duck bill which gives the animal its vernacular name"- Bill Beatty; "came forth a quaint and fearful sight"- Sir Walter Scott; "a quaint sense of humor"

unusual collapse: not commonly encountered; "two-career families are no longer unusual"; not usual or common or ordinary; "a scene of unusual beauty"; "a man of unusual ability"; "cruel and unusual punishment"; "an unusual meteorite"

clearing house collapse: a central collection place where banks exchange checks or drafts; participants maintain an account against which credits or debits are posted

trust company collapse: an organization (usually with a commercial bank) that is engaged as a trustee or fiduciary or agent in handling trust funds or estates of custodial arrangements or stock transfers or related services

nut collapse: a small (usually square or hexagonal) metal block with internal screw thread to be fitted onto a bolt; Egyptian goddess of the sky; usually large hard-shelled seed; gather nuts

homosexual collapse: someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex; sexually attracted to members of your own sex

invert collapse: make an inversion (in a musical composition); "here the theme is inverted"

alien collapse: being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world; "alien customs"; "exotic plants in a greenhouse"; "exotic cuisine"; not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something; "an economic theory alien to the spirit of capitalism"; "the mysticism so foreign to the French mind and temper"; "jealousy is foreign to her nature"; transfer property or ownership; "The will aliened the property to the heirs"

plaza collapse: mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace; "a good plaza should have a movie house"; "they spent their weekends at the local malls"; a public square with room for pedestrians; "they met at Elm Plaza"; "Grosvenor Place"

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