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prognostic collapse

divinatory collapse: resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy; "the high priest's divinatory pronouncement"; "mantic powers"; "a kind of sibylline book with ready and infallible answers to questions"

logical collapse: capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning; "a logical mind"

daffy collapse

credulous collapse: disposed to believe on little evidence; "the gimmick would convince none but the most credulous"; showing a lack of judgment or experience; "so credulous he believes everything he reads"

unintelligent collapse: lacking intelligence; "a dull job with lazy and unintelligent co-workers"

cheeky collapse

come at collapse

panpipe collapse: a primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound together

saxophone collapse

sweet potato collapse: the edible tuberous root of the sweet potato vine which is grown widely in warm regions of the United States; pantropical vine widely cultivated in several varieties for its large sweet tuberous root with orange flesh

ocarina collapse: egg-shaped terra cotta wind instrument with a mouthpiece and finger holes

almighty collapse: having unlimited power

sleep collapse: a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended; "he didn't get enough sleep last night"; "calm as a child in dreamless slumber"; a torpid state resembling deep sleep; a period of time spent sleeping; "he felt better after a little sleep"; "there wasn't time for a nap"; be asleep; be able to accommodate for sleeping; "This tent sleeps six people"

pulsate collapse: expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it"; move with or as if with a regular alternating motion; "the city pulsated with music and excitement"

churl collapse

ducat collapse: formerly a gold coin of various European countries

doubloon collapse: a former Spanish gold coin

gold piece collapse

moronic collapse: having a mental age of between eight and twelve years

antic collapse: a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement; ludicrously odd; "Hamlet's assumed antic disposition"; "fantastic Halloween costumes"; "a grotesque reflection in the mirror"

Jehovah collapse

coffer collapse: a chest especially for storing valuables; an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome

bizarre collapse: conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual; "restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit"; "famed for his eccentric spelling"; "a freakish combination of styles"; "his off-the-wall antics"; "the outlandish clothes of teenagers"; "outre and affected stage antics"

biggety collapse

pestle collapse: a club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar; a heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone; grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar; "pestle the garlic"

scintillate collapse: physics: fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon; "the phosphor fluoresced"; give off; "the substance scintillated sparks and flashes"

loony collapse

shocker collapse: a sensational message (in a film or play or novel); a shockingly bad person

bushwhack collapse: cut one's way through the woods or bush; live in the bush as a fugitive or as a guerilla

scholarly collapse: characteristic of scholars or scholarship; "scholarly pursuits"; "a scholarly treatise"; "a scholarly attitude"

prophetic collapse: foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention; "prophetic writings"; "prophetic powers"; "words that proved prophetic"

wade into collapse

pummel collapse: strike, usually with the fist; "The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators"

yen collapse: the basic unit of money in Japan; equal to 100 sen

assail collapse: attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"

piddle collapse: waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently

disrespectful collapse: exhibiting lack of respect; rude and discourteous; "remarks disrespectful of the law"; "disrespectful in the presence of his parents"; "disrespectful toward his teacher"

roughhew collapse

civilized collapse: having a high state of culture and development both social and technological; "terrorist acts that shocked the civilized world"; marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polite society"

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