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shrug collapse: a gesture involving the shoulders; raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation

logistics collapse: handling an operation that involves providing labor and materials be supplied as needed

motivation collapse: the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior; "we did not understand his motivation"; "he acted with the best of motives"; the act of motivating; providing incentive; the condition of being motivated; "his motivation was at a high level"

timekeeper collapse: a clerk who keeps track of the hours worked by employees; (sports) an official who keeps track of the time elapsed

cause collapse: a justification for something existing or happening; "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice"; events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something; "they are trying to determine the cause of the crash"; give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"

motion collapse: the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"; a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"; a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote; "he made a motion to adjourn"; "she called for the question"; a state of change; "they were in a state of steady motion"

monsoon collapse: a seasonal wind in southern Asia; blows from the southwest (bringing rain) in summer and from the northeast in winter; any wind that changes direction with the seasons; rainy season in southern Asia when the southwestern monsoon blows, bringing heavy rains

activity collapse: any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"; (chemistry) the capacity of a substance to take part in a chemical reaction; "catalytic activity"

timer collapse: a timepiece that measures a time interval and signals its end; a regulator that activates or deactivates a mechanism at set times

palm collapse: the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers; any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves; a linear unit based on the length or width of the human hand

genre collapse: a class of art (or artistic endeavor) having a characteristic form or technique; a kind of literary or artistic work

incident collapse: a single distinct event; a public disturbance; "the police investigated an incident at the bus station"; falling or striking of light rays on something; "incident light"

onrush collapse: a forceful forward rush or flow; "from the bow she stared at the mesmerising onrush of the sea where it split and foamed"; "the explosion interrupted the wild onrush of her thoughts"

finger collapse: one of the parts of a glove that provides covering for a finger or thumb; any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb); "her fingers were long and thin"; the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure; indicate the fingering for the playing of musical scores for keyboard instruments; feel or handle with the fingers; "finger the binding of the book"; search for on the computer; "I fingered my boss and found that he is not logged on in the afternoons"

commitment collapse: the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital); the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action; "his long commitment to public service"; "they felt no loyalty to a losing team"; an engagement by contract involving financial obligation; "his business commitments took him to London"; a message that makes a pledge

inhalation collapse: the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing

brigade collapse: army unit smaller than a division; form or unite into a brigade

battalion collapse: an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies; a large indefinite number; "a battalion of ants"; "a multitude of TV antennas"; "a plurality of religions"

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