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embezzlement collapse: the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else

sandwich collapse: two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them; insert or squeeze tightly between two people or objects; "She was sandwiched in her airplane seat between two fat men"; make into a sandwich

coordination collapse: the regulation of diverse elements into an integrated and harmonious operation; the skillful and effective interaction of movements; the grammatical relation of two constituents having the same grammatical form

proficiency collapse: the quality of having great facility and competence; skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity; "practice greatly improves proficiency"

unfortunate collapse: a person who suffers misfortune; unsuitable or regrettable; "an unfortunate choice of words"; "an unfortunate speech"; not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune; "an unfortunate turn of events"; "an unfortunate decision"; "unfortunate investments"; "an unfortunate night for all concerned"

misinterpretation collapse: putting the wrong interpretation on; "his misinterpretation of the question caused his error"; "there was no mistaking her meaning"

capability collapse: the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally; "he worked to the limits of his capability"; an aptitude that may be developed; the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment; "the capability of a metal to be fused"

abstemious collapse: sparing in consumption of especially food and drink; "the pleasures of the table, never of much consequence to one naturally abstemious"- John Galsworthy; marked by temperance in indulgence; "abstemious with the use of adverbs"; "a light eater"; "a light smoker"; "ate a light supper"

skimp collapse: work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially

alibi collapse: (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question; exonerate by means of an alibi

negligence collapse: failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances; the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern

bum collapse: of very poor quality; flimsy; be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day"

smoke screen collapse: an action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure; "requesting new powers of surveillance is just a smokescreen to hide their failures"; (military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements

virtuosity collapse: technical skill or fluency or style exhibited by a virtuoso

vagabond collapse: anything that resembles a vagabond in having no fixed place; "pirate ships were vagabonds of the sea"

component collapse: an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system"; an abstract part of something; "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech"

inconclusive collapse: not conclusive; not putting an end to doubt or question; "an inconclusive reply"; "inconclusive evidence"; "the inconclusive committee vote"; leading to no final results or outcome; "an inconclusive experiment"

overlap collapse: the property of partial coincidence in time; a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena; "there was no overlap between their proposals"; coincide partially or wholly; "Our vacations overlap"; extend over and cover a part of; "The roofs of the houses overlap in this crowded city"

sleazy collapse: of cloth; thin and loosely woven; "the coat has a sleazy lining"

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