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cannonade collapse: intense and continuous artillery fire; attack with canons or artillery

disconnected collapse: not plugged in or connected to a power source; "the iron is disconnected"; having been divided; having the unity destroyed; "Congress...gave the impression of...a confusing sum of disconnected local forces"-Samuel Lubell; "a league of disunited nations"- E.B.White; "a fragmented coalition"; "a split group"

fissure collapse: (anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes; break into fissures or fine cracks

available collapse: obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service; "kept a fire extinguisher available"; "much information is available through computers"; "available in many colors"; "the list of available candidates is unusually long"; convenient for use or disposal; "the house is available after July 1"; "2000 square feet of usable office space"; not busy; not otherwise committed; "he was not available for comment"; "he was available and willing to accompany her"

indisputable collapse: impossible to doubt or dispute; "indisputable (or sure) proof"

lubricate collapse: make slippery or smooth through the application of a lubricant; "lubricate the key"; apply a lubricant to; "lubricate my car"; have lubricating properties; "the liquid in this can lubricates well"

rent collapse: the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip"; a regular payment by a tenant to a landlord for use of some property; let for money; "We rented our apartment to friends while we were abroad"; hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services

breach collapse: a failure to perform some promised act or obligation; an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification)

corral collapse: collect or gather; "corralling votes for an election"; arrange wagons so that they form a corral; enclose in a corral; "corral the horses"

mesa collapse: a city in Arizona just east of Phoenix; originally a suburb of Phoenix; flat tableland with steep edges; "the tribe was relatively safe on the mesa but they had to descend into the valley for water"

isolate collapse: place or set apart; "They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates"; obtain in pure form; "The chemist managed to isolate the compound"; separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them

divide collapse: a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility); perform a division; "Can you divide 49 by seven?"; separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"

disjointed collapse: separated at the joint; "a dislocated knee"; "a separated shoulder"; taken apart at the joints; "a disjointed fowl"

plenary collapse: full in all respects; "a plenary session of the legislature"; "a diplomat with plenary powers"

wilderness collapse: a bewildering profusion; "the duties of citizenship are lost sight of in the wilderness of interests of individuals and groups"; "a wilderness of masts in the harbor"; a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition; "it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers"; a wooded region in northeastern Virginia near Spotsylvania where inconclusive battles were fought in the American Civil War; (politics) a state of disfavor; "he led the Democratic party back from the wilderness"

movable collapse: capable of being moved or conveyed from one place to another; (of personal property as opposed to real estate) can be moved from place to place (especially carried by hand)

eliminate collapse: kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population"; terminate or take out; "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"; remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations; remove from a contest or race; "The cyclist has eliminated all the competitors in the race"

break in collapse: make submissive, obedient, or useful; "The horse was tough to break"; "I broke in the new intern"; break so as to call inward; "He broke in the door"; start in a certain activity, enterprise, or role; intrude on uninvited; "The nosy couple broke in on our conversation"; enter someone's property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act; "Someone broke in while I was on vacation"; "They broke into my car and stole my radio!"

dialectic collapse: any formal system of reasoning that arrives at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments; a contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction; "this situation created the inner dialectic of American history"; of or relating to or employing dialectic; "the dialectical method"

closed collapse: not open or affording passage or access; "the many closed streets made travel difficult"; "our neighbors peeped from behind closed curtains"; used especially of mouth or eyes; "he sat quietly with closed eyes"; "his eyes were shut against the sunlight"; blocked against entry; "a closed porch"; (set theory) of an interval that contains both its endpoints; not having an open mind; "a closed mind unreceptive to new ideas"; not open to the general public; "a closed meeting"; with shutters closed

accessible collapse: capable of being reached; "a town accessible by rail"; easy to get along with or talk to; friendly; "an accessible and genial man"; easily obtained; "most students now have computers accessible"; "accessible money"; capable of being read with comprehension; "readily accessible to the nonprofessional reader"; "the tales seem more approachable than his more difficult novels"

deltoid collapse: a large triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint and serving to abduct and flex and extend and rotate the arm; of a leaf shape; suggesting a capital delta, with a point at the apex

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