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Exact Match:

parting: delivered at the moment of parting as if in flight or retreat; "paused to deliver a parting shot at the door"; "a Parthian volley of expletives from Uncle Billy"- Bret Harte

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stirrup cup collapse: a farewell drink (especially one offered to a horseman ready to depart); usually alcoholic

good bye collapse

adieu collapse: a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes"

farewell collapse: the act of departing politely; "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow"; an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting

valedictory collapse: of a speech expressing leave-taking; "a valedictory address"; of or relating to an occasion or expression of farewell; "a valedictory address"; "valedictory praise for his uniformly manly course"; "a suitable valedictory gesture"

disbandment collapse: the act of disbanding; "the orchestra faced the prospect of disbandment"

nonunion collapse: not belonging to or not allowing affiliation with a trade union; "nonunion carpenters"; "a nonunion contractor"

separatism collapse: a disposition toward schism and secession from a larger group; the principles and practices of separatists; "separatism is a serious problem in Quebec"; "demands for some form of separatism on grounds of religion have been perceived as a threat to mainstream education"

dislocation collapse: the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue; "the social dislocations resulting from government policies"; "his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London"; an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity; a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column)

aperitif collapse: taken before a meal as an appetizer

hegira collapse: the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 which marked the beginning of the Muslim era; the Muslim calendar begins in that year

disassociation collapse: the state of being unconnected in memory or imagination; "I could not think of him in disassociation from his wife"

follow through collapse: pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue; "Did he go through with the treatment?"; "He implemented a new economic plan"; "She followed up his recommendations with a written proposal"; carry a stroke to natural completion after hitting or releasing a ball

PS collapse

subscript collapse: a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character; written or printed below and to one side of another character

cutting remark collapse

demobilization collapse: act of changing from a war basis to a peace basis including disbanding or discharging troops; "demobilization of factories"; "immediate demobilization of the reserves"

sequitur collapse

segmentation collapse

getaway collapse: a rapid escape (as by criminals); "the thieves made a clean getaway"; "after the expose he had to take it on the lam"

nightcap collapse: the final game of a double header; a cloth cap worn in bed; an alcoholic drink taken at bedtime; often alcoholic

disengagement collapse: to break off a military action with an enemy

send off collapse

eye opener collapse: something surprising and revealing; an alcoholic drink intended to wake one up early in the morning

postscript collapse: a note appended to a letter after the signature

separative collapse: (of a word) referring singly and without exception to the members of a group; "whereas `each,' `every,' `either,' `neither,' and `none' are distributive or referring to a single member of a group, `which' in `which of the men' is separative"; used of an accent in Hebrew orthography; indicates that the word marked is separated to a greater or lesser degree rhythmically and grammatically from the word that follows it

leaving collapse

exodus collapse: a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment; the second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses; God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus

codicil collapse: a supplement to a will; a testamentary instrument intended to alter an already executed will

dispersal collapse

evacuation collapse: the act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion; especially for protection

highball collapse: a mixed drink made of alcoholic liquor mixed with water or a carbonated beverage and served in a tall glass

zoning collapse: dividing an area into zones or sections reserved for different purposes such as residence and business and manufacturing etc

walkout collapse: the act of walking out (of a meeting or organization) as a sign of protest; "there was a walkout by the Black members as the chairman rose to speak"; a strike in which the workers walk out

disconnection collapse: the act of breaking a connection

disunion collapse: the termination or destruction of union

parting shot collapse

subtraction collapse: the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole); "he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks"; an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated; "the subtraction of three from four leaves one"; "four minus three equals one"

egress collapse: the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent; (astronomy) the reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse

double take collapse: a delayed reaction indicating surprise

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