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convection collapse: the transfer of heat through a fluid (liquid or gas) caused by molecular motion; (meteorology) the vertical movement of heat or other properties by massive motion within the atmosphere

fictionalize collapse: make into fiction; "The writer fictionalized the lives of his parents in his latest novel"

locomotive collapse: a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks; of or relating to locomotion

corruptible collapse: capable of being corrupted; "corruptible judges"; "dishonest politicians"; "a purchasable senator"; "a venal police officer"

envision collapse: picture to oneself; imagine possible; "I cannot envision him as President"

ephemeral collapse: lasting a very short time; "the ephemeral joys of childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth's transient beauty"; "love is transitory but at is eternal"; "fugacious blossoms"

axial collapse: situated on or along or in the direction of an axis; of or relating to or resembling an axis of rotation

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"

watchdog collapse: a dog trained to guard property; a guardian or defender against theft or illegal practices or waste; "she is the global watchdog for human rights abuses"

quaint collapse: strange in an interesting or pleasing way; "quaint dialect words"; "quaint streets of New Orleans, that most foreign of American cities"; very strange or unusual; odd or even incongruous in character or appearance; "the head terminating in the quaint duck bill which gives the animal its vernacular name"- Bill Beatty; "came forth a quaint and fearful sight"- Sir Walter Scott; "a quaint sense of humor"

transit collapse: cause or enable to pass through; "The canal will transit hundreds of ships every day"; revolve (the telescope of a surveying transit) about its horizontal transverse axis in order to reverse its direction; pass across (a sign or house of the zodiac) or pass across (the disk of a celestial body or the meridian of a place); "The comet will transit on September 11"; make a passage or journey from one place to another; "The tourists moved through the town and bought up all the souvenirs;" "Some travelers pass through the desert"

unconvincing collapse: not convincing; "unconvincing excuses"; "as unconvincing as a forced smile"

fiction collapse: a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact

slapdash collapse: in a careless or reckless manner; "the shelves were put up slapdash"

crank collapse: a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle; (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail; bend into the shape of a crank; fasten with a crank; rotate with a crank; start by cranking; "crank up the engine"

emancipated collapse: free from traditional social restraints; "an emancipated young woman pursuing her career"; "a liberated lifestyle"; freed from bondage

nomad collapse: a member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons

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"

coordinated collapse: being dexterous in the use of more than one set of muscle movements; "she was usually good with her hands and well coordinated"- Mary McCarthy; operating as a unit; "a unified utility system"; "a coordinated program"; intentionally matched; "curtains and walls were color coordinated"

vapor collapse: a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance

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?"

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

deluxe collapse: elegant and sumptuous; "a deluxe car"; "luxe accommodations"; rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms"

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