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grinding collapse: a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears); matter resulting from the process of grinding; "vegetable grindings clogged the drain"; the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice

investigate collapse: conduct an inquiry or investigation of; "The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities"; "inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady"; investigate scientifically; "Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese"

initiation collapse: the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"; "he regards the fork as a modern introduction"; a formal entry into an organization or position or office; "his initiation into the club"; "he was ordered to report for induction into the army"; "he gave a speech as part of his installation into the hall of fame"

powwow collapse: a council of or with Native Americans; hold a powwow, talk, conference or meeting

virtu collapse: objet d'art collectively (especially fine antiques); artistic quality; love of or taste for fine objects of art

concentration collapse: strengthening the amount of a substance in a unit amount of another substance (as of a solute in a mixture) by removing the other substance; bringing together military forces; (chemistry) the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume (expressed as moles/cubic meter); the spatial property of being crowded together; complete attention; intense mental effort; increase in density

postmortem collapse: discussion of an event after it has occurred; occurring or done after death; "postmortem changes"; "a postmortem examination to determine cause of death"; "postmortal wounds"; after death or after an event; "a postmortem examination to determine the cause of death"; "the postmortem discussion of the President's TV address"

swot collapse: an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or studying excessively

domain collapse: a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about; "it was a limited domain of discourse"; "here we enter the region of opinion"; "the realm of the occult"; territory over which rule or control is exercised; "his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land"; the set of values of the independent variable for which a function is defined

preoccupation collapse: the mental state of being preoccupied by something; an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention

orchestration collapse: the act of arranging a piece of music for an orchestra and assigning parts to the different musical instruments; an arrangement of events that attempts to achieve a maximum effect; "the skillful orchestration of his political campaign"; an arrangement of a piece of music for performance by an orchestra or band

area collapse: a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants"; the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area"; a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve; "in the abdominal region"; a subject of study; "it was his area of specialization"; "areas of interest include..."; a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography); "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country"

nightmare collapse: a terrifying or deeply upsetting dream; a situation resembling a terrifying dream

study collapse: a room used for reading and writing and studying; "he knocked lightly on the closed door of the study"; a state of deep mental absorption; "she is in a deep study"; applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading); "mastering a second language requires a lot of work"; "no schools offer graduate study in interior design"; a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique; "a study in spiccato bowing"; someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play); "he is a quick study"; learn by reading books; "He is studying geology in his room"; "I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now"; be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning; think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes; "He is meditating in his study"; give careful consideration to; "consider the possibility of moving"

voluntary collapse: composition (often improvised) for a solo instrument (especially solo organ) and not a regular part of a religious service or musical performance; of your own free will or design; not forced or compelled; "man is a voluntary agent"; "participation was voluntary"; "voluntary manslaughter"; "voluntary generosity in times of disaster"; "voluntary social workers"; "a voluntary confession"; controlled by individual volition; "voluntary motions"; "voluntary muscles"

loft collapse: floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage; a raised shelter in which pigeons are kept; floor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space; lay out a full-scale working drawing of the lines of a vessel's hull; kick or strike high in the air; "loft a ball"; propel through the air; "The rocket lofted the space shuttle into the air"; store in a loft

focus on collapse: center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work"

abstraction collapse: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples; the act of withdrawing or removing something; an abstract painting; the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances; a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance; "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person"

omen collapse: a sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen before going into battle"

inspect collapse: look over carefully; "Please inspect your father's will carefully"

involvement collapse: a connection of inclusion or containment; "he escaped involvement in the accident"; "there was additional involvement of the liver and spleen"

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