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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"

climax collapse: the decisive moment in a novel or play; "the deathbed scene is the climax of the play"; arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness; the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding; "the climax of the artist's career"; "in the flood tide of his success"; the most severe stage of a disease

impartiality collapse: an inclination to weigh both views or opinions equally

lie collapse: a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth; position or manner in which something is situated; Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968); tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive; "Don't lie to your parents"; "She lied when she told me she was only 29"; be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position; "The sick man lay in bed all day"; "the books are lying on the shelf"; be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position; have a place in relation to something else; "The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West"; "The responsibility rests with the Allies"; be and remain in a particular state or condition; "lie dormant"

motif collapse: a design that consists of recurring shapes or colors; a theme that is elaborated on in a piece of music

nuance collapse: a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude; "without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor"; "don't argue about shades of meaning"

self-restraint collapse: exhibiting restraint imposed on the self; "an effective temperateness in debate"

recess collapse: an enclosure that is set back or indented; a small concavity; make a recess in; "recess the piece of wood"; put into a recess; "recess lights"

applicable collapse: readily applicable or practical; capable of being applied; having relevance; "gave applicable examples to support her argument"

reside collapse: make one's home in a particular place or community; "may parents reside in Florida"

interface collapse: (chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases); (computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially a computer and a hard disk drive or other peripherals); the overlap where two theories or phenomena affect each other or have links with each other; "the interface between chemistry and biology"; (computer science) a program that controls a display for the user (usually on a computer monitor) and that allows the user to interact with the system

escutcheon collapse: a shield; especially one displaying a coat of arms; (nautical) a plate on a ship's stern on which the name is inscribed

core collapse: a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil; the chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile material where the reaction takes place; a small group of indispensable persons or things; "five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program"; the center of an object; "the ball has a titanium core"; the central part of the Earth; a cylindrical sample of soil or rock obtained with a hollow drill; remove the core or center from; "core an apple"

connote collapse: involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic; "solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well"

annulet collapse: a small ring; molding in the form of a ring; at top of a column; (heraldry) a charge in the shape of a circle; "a hollow roundel"

problem collapse: a question raised for consideration or solution; "our homework consisted of ten problems to solve"; a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved; "she and her husband are having problems"; "it is always a job to contact him"; "urban problems such as traffic congestion and smog"

exist collapse: have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?"; support oneself; "he could barely exist on such a low wage"; "Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?"; "Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day"

basis collapse: the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"; the most important or necessary part of something; "the basis of this drink is orange juice"

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