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blueprint collapse: photographic print of plans or technical drawings etc.; something intended as a guide for making something else; "a blueprint for a house"; "a pattern for a skirt"; make a blueprint of

black market collapse: an illegal market in which goods or currencies are bought and sold in violation of rationing or controls; people who engage in illicit trade

usury collapse: the act of lending money at an exorbitant rate of interest; an exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest

bloodshed collapse: the shedding of blood resulting in murder; "he avenged the bloodshed of his kinsmen"

grand tour collapse: a sightseeing tour of a building or institution; an extended cultural tour of Europe taken by wealthy young Englishmen (especially in the 18th century) as part of their education

questionnaire collapse: a form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information

rocketry collapse: the branch of engineering science that studies rocket design and operation

probe collapse: an investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity; an exploratory action or expedition; a flexible slender surgical instrument used to explore wounds or body cavities; an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities; "there was a congressional probe into the scandal"; question or examine thoroughly and closely; examine physically with or as if with a probe; "probe an anthill"

system collapse: instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity; "he bought a new stereo system"; "the system consists of a motor and a small computer"; the living body considered as made up of interdependent components forming a unified whole; "exercise helped him get the alcohol out of his system"; a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts; "the body has a system of organs for digestion"; a complex of methods or rules governing behavior; "they have to operate under a system they oppose"; "that language has a complex system for indicating gender"; a procedure or process for obtaining an objective; "they had to devise a system that did not depend on cooperation"; a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole; "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going"; (physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium; "in a static system oil cannot be replaced by water on a surface"; "a system generating hydrogen peroxide"

experiment collapse: the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation; a venture at something new or different; "as an experiment he decided to grow a beard"; the testing of an idea; "it was an experiment in living"; "not all experimentation is done in laboratories"; to conduct a test or investigation; "We are experimenting with the new drug in order to fight this disease"; try something new, as in order to gain experience; "Students experiment sexually"; "The composer experimented with a new style"

testing collapse: the act of subjecting to experimental test in order to determine how well something works; "they agreed to end the testing of atomic weapons"; an examination of the characteristics of something; "there are laboratories for commercial testing"; "it involved testing thousands of children for smallpox"

detection collapse: the act of detecting something; catching sight of something; a police investigation to determine the perpetrator; "detection is hard on the feet"; the perception that something has occurred or some state exists; "early detection can often lead to a cure"

enterprise collapse: a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness); "he had doubts about the whole enterprise"; readiness to embark on bold new ventures; an organization created for business ventures; "a growing enterprise must have a bold leader"

examination collapse: the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes); the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned; a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge; "when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions"

essay collapse: a tentative attempt; an analytic or interpretive literary composition

contrivance collapse: the faculty of contriving; inventive skill; "his skillful contrivance of answers to every problem"; an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.; "the plot contained too many improbable contrivances to be believable"; an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track"

verify collapse: confirm the truth of; "Please verify that the doors are closed"; "verify a claim"; attach or append a legal verification to (a pleading or petition)

program collapse: a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation; "the program lasted more than two hours"; a system of projects or services intended to meet a public need; "he proposed an elaborate program of public works"; "working mothers rely on the day care program"; (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute; "the program required several hundred lines of code"; an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event; "you can't tell the players without a program"; arrange a program of or for; "program the 80th birthday party"; write a computer program

space probe collapse: a rocket-propelled guided missile that can escape the earth's atmosphere; makes observations of the solar system that cannot be made by terrestrial observation

inspection collapse: a formal or official examination; "the platoon stood ready for review"; "we had to wait for the inspection before we could use the elevator"

substantiate collapse: solidify, firm, or strengthen; "The president's trip will substantiate good relations with the former enemy country"

investigation collapse: the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically

movement collapse: the act of changing the location of something; "the movement of cargo onto the vessel"; the driving and regulating parts of a mechanism (as of a watch or clock); "it was an expensive watch with a diamond movement"; a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata; "the second movement is slow and melodic"; a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something; a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals; "he was a charter member of the movement"; "politicians have to respect a mass movement"; "he led the national liberation front"

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