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outside collapse: the outer side or surface of something; the region that is outside of something; originating or belonging beyond some bounds:"the outside world"; "outside interests"; "an outside job"; on or toward an outer edge; "an outer lane"; "the outside lane"; functioning outside the boundaries or precincts of an organized unit; "extramural hospital care and treatment"; "extramural studies"; very unlikely; "an outside chance"; "a remote possibility"; "a remote contingency"; relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit; "an outside margin"; outside a building; "in summer we play outside"; on the outside; "outside, the box is black"

domestic collapse: a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household; produced in a particular country; "domestic wine"; "domestic oil"; of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation; "domestic issues such as tax rate and highway construction"; of or involving the home or family; "domestic worries"; "domestic happiness"; "they share the domestic chores"; "everything sounded very peaceful and domestic"; "an author of blood-and-thunder novels yet quite domestic in his taste"; converted or adapted to domestic use; "domestic animals"; "domesticated plants like maize"; of or relating to the home; "domestic servant"; "domestic science"

suffocate collapse: feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air; "The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating"; be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow"; suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of; "His job suffocated him"; become stultified, suppressed, or stifled; "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village"; impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"

strangle collapse: die from strangulation; kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air; "he tried to strangle his opponent"; "A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes"

open-and-shut collapse: so obvious as to be easily solved or decided; "an open-and-shut case"

palpable collapse: capable of being perceived by the senses or the mind; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt; "a barely palpable dust"; "felt sudden anger in a palpable wave"; "the air was warm and close--palpable as cotton"; can be felt by palpation; "a palpable tumor"

proved collapse: established beyond doubt; "a proven liar"; "a Soviet leader of proven shrewdness"

pervious collapse: admitting of passage or entrance; "pervious soil"; "a metal pervious to heat"

aboveboard collapse: without concealment or deception; honest; "their business was open and aboveboard"; "straightforward in all his business affairs"

noticeable collapse: capable or worthy of being perceived; "noticeable shadows under her eyes"; "noticeable for its vivid historical background"; "a noticeable lack of friendliness"; readily noticed; "a noticeable resemblance"

unmask collapse: reveal the true nature of; "The journal article unmasked the corrupt politician"; take the mask of; "unmask the imposter"

pictographic collapse: consisting of or characterized by the use of pictographs; "a pictographic script"; "pictographic stage in the development of writing"

unfurl collapse: unroll, unfold, or spread out or be unrolled, unfolded, or spread out from a furled state; "unfurl a banner"

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"

cloistered collapse: providing privacy or seclusion; "the cloistered academic world of books"; "sat close together in the sequestered pergola"; "sitting under the reclusive calm of a shade tree"; "a secluded romantic spot"; of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows

apparent collapse: clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view"

minuscule collapse: a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts; very small; "a minuscule kitchen"; "a minuscule amount of rain fell"; of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries

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