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observant collapse: paying close attention especially to details; quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception

kennel collapse: outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog; put up in a kennel; "kennel a dog"

conspicuous collapse: obvious to the eye or mind; "a tower conspicuous at a great distance"; "wore conspicuous neckties"; "made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening"

unconcealed collapse: not concealed or hidden; "her unconcealed hostility poisoned the atmosphere"; "watched with unconcealed curiosity"

open door collapse: freedom of access; "he maintained an open door for all employees"

batten collapse: a strip fixed to something to hold it firm; secure with battens; "batten down a ship's hatches"; furnish with battens; "batten ships"

evict collapse: expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process; "The landlord evicted the tenants after they had not paid the rent for four months"; expel or eject without recourse to legal process; "The landlord wanted to evict the tenants so he banged on the pipes every morning at 3 a.m."

approachable collapse: easily approached; "a site approachable from a branch of the Niger"; easy to meet or converse or do business with; "a friendly approachable person"

example collapse: an item of information that is representative of a type; "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10"; punishment intended as a warning to others; "they decided to make an example of him"

shank collapse: a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball; the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole; cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill; cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head; cylinder forming a long narrow part of something; the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle; a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg; hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction

plumb collapse: exactly vertical; "the tower of Pisa is far out of plumb"; exactly; "fell plumb in the middle of the puddle"; conforming to the direction of a plumb line; adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical; examine thoroughly and in great depth; measure the depth of something; weight with lead

prosecution collapse: the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior; the lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendant

implausible collapse: having a quality that provokes disbelief; "gave the teacher an implausible excuse"

invalid collapse: someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury; no longer valid; "the license is invalid"; having no cogency or legal force; "invalid reasoning"; "an invalid driver's license"; force to retire, remove from active duty, as of firemen

bombard collapse: address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage; "The speaker was barraged by an angry audience"; "The governor was bombarded with requests to grant a pardon to the convicted killer"; throw bombs at or attack with bombs; "The Americans bombed Dresden"

bald collapse: lacking hair on all or most of the scalp; "a bald pate"; "a bald-headed gentleman"; without the natural or usual covering; "a bald spot on the lawn"; "bare hills"; with no effort to conceal; "a barefaced lie"; grow bald; lose hair on one's head; "He is balding already"

controversial collapse: marked by or capable of arousing controversy; "the issue of the death penalty is highly controversial"; "Rushdie's controversial book"; "a controversial decision on affirmative action"

naked collapse: lacking any cover; "naked branches of the trees"; "lie on the naked rock"; devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure; "naked ambition"; "raw fury"; "you may kill someone someday with your raw power"; having no protecting or concealing cover; "naked to mine enemies"- Shakespeare; (of the eye or ear e.g.) without the aid of an optical or acoustical device or instrument; "visible to the naked eye"

at all collapse: in the slightest degree or in any respect; "Are you at all interested? No, not at all"; "was not in the least unfriendly"

however collapse: despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession); "although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like to try it"; "while we disliked each other, nevertheless we agreed"; "he was a stern yet fair master"; "granted that it is dangerous, all the same I still want to go"; in whatever way or manner; "Victory, however it was brought about, was sweet"; "however he did it, it was very clever"; to whatever degree or extent; "The results, however general, are important"; "they have begun, however reluctantly, to acknowledge the legitimacy of some of the opposition's concerns"; by contrast; on the other hand; "the first part was easy; the second, however, took hours"

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