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valve collapse: control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid; device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone; a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it

tootle collapse: the sound of casual playing on a musical instrument; "he enjoyed hearing the tootles of their horns as the musicians warmed up"; play (a musical instrument) casually; "the saxophone player was tootling a sad melody"

siren collapse: eellike aquatic North American salamander with small forelimbs and no hind limbs; have permanent external gills; an acoustic device producing a loud often wailing sound as a signal or warning; a warning signal that is a loud wailing sound; a sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived; "Odysseus ordered his crew to plug their ears so they would not hear the Siren's fatal song"

dirge collapse: a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person

absurd collapse: a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless; "The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth"--Albert Camus; inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense; "the absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant"- Walter Lippman; incongruous;inviting ridicule; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous"

evasion collapse: the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver; nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do; "his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible"; "that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive"; the deliberate act of failing to pay money; "his evasion of all his creditors"; "he was indicted for nonpayment"; a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth

apropos collapse: of an appropriate or pertinent nature; by the way; "apropos, can you lend me some money for the weekend?"

flare collapse: (baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield; a device that produces a bright light for warning or illumination or identification; a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate; a sudden outburst of emotion; "she felt a flare of delight"; "she could not control her flare of rage"; am unwanted reflection in an optical system (or the fogging of an image that is caused by such a reflection); a sudden burst of flame; a shape that spreads outward; "the skirt had a wide flare"; a sudden recurrence or worsening of symptoms; "a colitis flare"; "infection can cause a lupus flare"; reddening of the skin spreading outward from a focus of infection or irritation; burn brightly; "Every star seemed to flare with new intensity"; shine with a sudden light; "The night sky flared with the massive bombardment"

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

dissolution collapse: the termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations); separation into component parts

dying collapse: in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be; "a dying man"; "his dying wish"; "a dying fire"; "a dying civilization"

cupola collapse: a roof in the form of a dome; a vertical cylindrical furnace for melting iron for casting

glance collapse: a quick look; throw a glance at; take a brief look at; "She only glanced at the paper"; "I only peeked--I didn't see anything interesting"

Angelus collapse: a prayer said 3 times a day by Roman Catholics in memory of the Annunciation

fleeting collapse: lasting for a markedly brief time; "a fleeting glance"; "fugitive hours"; "rapid momentaneous association of things that meet and pass"; "a momentary glimpse"

squeak collapse: a short high-pitched noise; "the squeak of shoes on powdery snow"; make a high-pitched, screeching noise; "The door creaked when I opened it slowly"

migration collapse: the movement of persons from one country or locality to another; the periodic passage of groups of animals (especially birds or fishes) from one region to another for feeding or breeding; (chemistry) the nonrandom movement of an atom or radical from one place to another within a molecule; a group of people migrating together (especially in some given time period)

saxhorn collapse: any of a family of brass wind instruments that resemble a bugle with valves

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