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contracted collapse: reduced in size or pulled together; "the contracted pupils of her eyes"

brusque collapse: marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him"

fleet collapse: a group of warships organized as a tactical unit; a group of steamships operating together under the same ownership; group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership; group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership; moving very fast; "fleet of foot"; "the fleet scurrying of squirrels"; "a swift current"; "swift flight of an arrow"; "a swift runner"

cut across collapse: be contrary to ordinary procedure or limitations; "Opinions on bombing the Serbs cut across party lines"

least collapse: something that is of no importance; "it is the least I can do"; "that is the least of my concerns"; used to form the superlative; "The garter snake is the least dangerous snake"

inconsiderable collapse: too small or unimportant to merit attention; "passed his life in an inconsiderable village"; "their duties were inconsiderable"; "had no inconsiderable influence"

below collapse: at a later place; "see below"; in or to a place that is lower; (in writing) see below; "vide infra"

transience collapse: an impermanence that suggests the inevitability of ending or dying

path collapse: a way especially designed for a particular use; an established line of travel or access; a line or route along which something travels or moves; "the hurricane demolished houses in its path"; "the track of an animal"; "the course of the river"

perishable collapse: food that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated; liable to perish; subject to destruction or death or decay; "this minute and perishable planet"; "perishable foods such as butter and fruit"

retrench collapse: make a reduction, as in one's workforce; "The company had to retrench"; tighten one's belt; use resources carefully

hapless collapse: deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life"

unmade collapse: (of a bed) not having the sheets and blankets set in order; "an unmade bed with tangled sheets and blankets"

bit collapse: the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press; "he looked around for the right size bit"; piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding; "the horse was not accustomed to a bit"; a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye"; a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states; "there are 8 bits in a byte"

unsatisfactory collapse: not giving satisfaction; "shops should take back unsatisfactory goods"; "her performance proved to be unsatisfactory"; "life is becoming increasingly unsatifactory"; "our discussion was very unsatisfactory"

inferiority collapse: an inferior quality; the quality of being a competitive disadvantage; the state of being inferior

brevity collapse: the attribute of being brief or fleeting; the use of brief expressions

condense collapse: undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; "water condenses"; "The acid distills at a specific temperature"; compress or concentrate; "Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan"; develop due to condensation; "All our planets condensed out of the same material"; become more compact or concentrated; "Her feelings condensed"; cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid; "The cold air condensed the steam"; remove water from; "condense the milk"

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