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ordeal collapse: a primitive method of determining a person's guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under divine control; escape was usually taken as a sign of innocence; a severe or trying experience

kill collapse: the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile; "the pilot reported two kills during the mission"; destroy a vitally essential quality of or in; "Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods"; cause to cease operating; "kill the engine"; tire out completely; "The daily stress of her work is killing her"; mark for deletion, rub off, or erase; "kill these lines in the President's speech"; cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"; cause the death of, without intention; "She was killed in the collision of three cars"; deprive of life; "AIDS has killed thousands in Africa"; hit with great force; "He killed the ball"; hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games; "She killed the ball"; overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration; "The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!"; be the source of great pain for; "These new shoes are killing me!"; thwart the passage of; "kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal"; be fatal; "cigarettes kill"; "drunken driving kills"

blank check collapse: a check that has been signed but with the amount payable left blank

impart collapse: tell or deposit (information) knowledge; "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"

simplify collapse: make simpler or easier or reduce in complexity or extent; "We had to simplify the instructions"; "this move will simplify our lives"

naturalize collapse: make into a citizen; "The French family was naturalized last year"; make more natural or lifelike; adopt to another place; "The stories had become naturalized into an American setting"; explain with reference to nature

cleft collapse: a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin); having one or more incisions reaching nearly to the midrib

expand collapse: become larger in size or volume or quantity; "his business expanded rapidly"; make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity; "expand the house by adding another wing"; extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands"

screwball collapse: a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown

diggings collapse: temporary living quarters; an excavation for ore or precious stones or for archaeology

town meeting collapse: government of a town by an assembly of the qualified voters; a meeting of the inhabitants of a town

exigency collapse: a pressing or urgent situation; "the health-care exigency"

bounty collapse: a ship of the British navy; in 1789 part of the crew mutinied against their commander William Bligh and set him afloat in an open boat; generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely; payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military

careful collapse: exercising caution or showing care or attention; "they were careful when crossing the busy street"; "be careful to keep her shoes clean"; "did very careful research"; "careful art restorers"; "careful of the rights of others"; "careful about one's behavior"; with care and dignity; "walking at the same measured pace"; "with all deliberate speed"; mindful of the future in spending money; "careful with money"; cautiously attentive; "careful of her feelings"; "heedful of his father's advice"; full of cares or anxiety; "Thou art careful and troubled about many things"-Luke 10.41

estrange collapse: arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness; "She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious"; remove from customary environment or associations; "Her busy schedule removed her from her duties as a mother"

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

employable collapse: a person who is qualified and ready to work; physically and mentally capable of working at a regular job and available

lipstick collapse: makeup that is used to color the lips; apply lipstick to; "She lipsticked her mouth"; form by tracing with lipstick; "The clown had lipsticked circles on his cheeks"

bare collapse: completely unclothed; "bare bodies"; "naked from the waist up"; "a nude model"; having everything extraneous removed including contents; "the bare walls"; "the cupboard was bare"; providing no shelter or sustenance; "bare rocky hills"; "barren lands"; "the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes"; "the desolate surface of the moon"; "a stark landscape"; lacking its natural or customary covering; "a bare hill"; "bare feet"; lacking a surface finish such as paint; "bare wood"; "unfinished furniture"; lay bare; "bare your breasts"; "bare your feelings"

preview collapse: a screening for a select audience in advance of release for the general public; an advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future; watch (a movie or play) before it is released to the general public

mare collapse: female equine animal; a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon

concentrated collapse: gathered together or made less diffuse; "their concentrated efforts"; "his concentrated attention"; "concentrated study"; "a narrow thread of concentrated ore"; of or relating to a solution whose dilution has been reduced; intensely focused; "her concentrated passion held them at bay"

stiffen collapse: make stiff or stiffer; "Stiffen the cream by adding gelatine"; become stiff or stiffer; "He stiffened when he saw his boss enter the room"; restrict; "Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations"

occur collapse: come to one's mind; suggest itself; "It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary"; "A great idea then came to her"; to be found to exist; "sexism occurs in many workplaces"; "precious stones occur in a large area in Brazil"

shellac collapse: a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood; lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white; cover with shellac; "She wanted to shellac the desk to protect it from water spots"

cause collapse: a justification for something existing or happening; "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice"; events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something; "they are trying to determine the cause of the crash"; give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"

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