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propagation collapse: the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions; the movement of a wave through a medium

price tag collapse: a tag showing the price of the article it is attached to

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"

enunciation collapse: the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience

take down collapse: reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture"

rebuke collapse: an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face"

besiege collapse: harass, as with questions or requests; "The press photographers besieged the movie star"; surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna"; cause to feel distressed or worried; "She was besieged by so many problems that she got discouraged"

fog collapse: droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground; an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance

plaint collapse: a written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court law asking for the grievance to be redressed

swallow collapse: the act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips"; small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations; a small amount of liquid food; "a sup of ale"; believe or accept without questioning or challenge; "Am I supposed to swallow that story?"; keep from expressing; "I swallowed my anger and kept quiet"; take back what one has said; "He swallowed his words"; utter indistinctly; "She swallowed the last words of her speech"; engulf and destroy; "The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries"; pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking; "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!"

platypus collapse: small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae

armadillo collapse: burrowing chiefly nocturnal mammal with body covered with strong horny plates

partake collapse: consume; "She didn't touch her food all night"; have, give, or receive a share of; "We shared the cake"; have some of the qualities or attributes of something

impound collapse: place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't stray"; take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"

set down collapse: cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place; "set down your bags here"; put or settle into a position; "The hotel was set down at the bottom of the valley"

glossary collapse: an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field

close in collapse: advance or converge on; "The police were closing in on him"

alveolus collapse: a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways

pygmy collapse: any member of various peoples having an average height of less than five feet; an unusually small individual

enshrine collapse: enclose in a shrine; "the saint's bones were enshrined in the cathedral"; hold sacred

borough collapse: an English town that forms the constituency of a member of parliament; one of the administrative divisions of a large city

digest collapse: a periodical that summarizes the news; soften or disintegrate by means of chemical action, heat, or moisture; make more concise; "condense the contents of a book into a summary"; soften or disintegrate, as by undergoing exposure to heat or moisture; systematize, as by classifying and summarizing; "the government digested the entire law into a code"; become assimilated into the body; "Protein digests in a few hours"; arrange and integrate in the mind; "I cannot digest all this information"; put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"; convert food into absorbable substances; "I cannot digest milk products"

scholiast collapse: a scholar who writes explanatory notes on an author (especially an ancient commentator on a classical author)

carry over collapse: transfer or persist from one stage or sphere of activity to another; transfer from one time period to the next; transport from one place or state to another; "Adam would have been carried over into the life eternal"; hold over goods to be sold for the next season

ceiling collapse: the overhead upper surface of a room; "he hated painting the ceiling"; (meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds; maximum altitude at which a plane can fly (under specified conditions); an upper limit on what is allowed; "they established a cap for prices"

vocabulary collapse: a language user's knowledge of words; the system of techniques or symbols serving as a means of expression (as in arts or crafts); "he introduced a wide vocabulary of techniques"; a listing of the words used in some enterprise

opossum collapse: nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America

harmony collapse: compatibility in opinion and action; an agreeable sound property; the structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords; agreement of opinions; a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole

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