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importunity collapse: insistent solicitation and entreaty; "his importunity left me no alternative but to agree"

ensemble collapse: a coordinated outfit (set of clothing); an assemblage of parts or details (as in a work of art) considered as forming a whole; a group of musicians playing or singing together; "a string ensemble"; a cast other than the principles

containment collapse: the act of containing; keeping something from spreading; "the containment of the AIDS epidemic"; "the containment of the rebellion"; (physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor; a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully; "containment of communist expansion was a central principle of United States' foreign policy from 1947 to the 1975"

nag collapse: remind or urge constantly; "she nagged to take a vacation"; bother persistently with trivial complaints; "She nags her husband all day long"; worry persistently; "nagging concerns and doubts"

compromise collapse: a middle way between two extremes; an accommodation in which both sides make concessions; "the newly elected congressmen rejected a compromise because they considered it `business as usual'"; settle by concession; make a compromise; arrive at a compromise; "nobody will get everything he wants; we all must compromise"; expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute; "The nuclear secrets of the state were compromised by the spy"

internationalism collapse: the doctrine that nations should cooperate because their common interests are more important than their differences

string quartet collapse: an instrumental quartet with 2 violins and a viola and a cello

emergency collapse: a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action; "he never knew what to do in an emergency"; a state in which martial law applies; "the governor declared a state of emergency"

brinkmanship collapse: the policy of pushing a dangerous situation to the brink of disaster (to the limits of safety)

detente collapse: the easing of tensions or strained relations (especially between nations)

open door collapse: freedom of access; "he maintained an open door for all employees"

gore collapse: a triangular piece of cloth; coagulated blood from a wound; Vice President of the United States under Bill Clinton (born in 1948); wound by piercing with a sharp or penetrating object or instrument; cut into gores; "gore a skirt"

nationalism collapse: the doctrine that your national culture and interests are superior to any other; the doctrine that nations should act independently (rather than collectively) to attain their goals; the aspiration for national independence felt by people under foreign domination

diarrhea collapse: frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor

necrosis collapse: the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)

fibrillation collapse: act or process of forming fibrils; muscular twitching involving individual muscle fibers acting without coordination

caressing collapse: affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs); showing love; "caressive words"

recommend collapse: make attractive or acceptable; "Honesty recommends any person"; push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day"

manner of speaking collapse: your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally; "his manner of speaking was quite abrupt"; "her speech was barren of southernisms"; "I detected a slight accent in his speech"

elite collapse: a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status

plead collapse: appeal or request earnestly; "I pleaded with him to stop"; enter a plea, as in courts of law; "She pleaded not guilty"; offer as an excuse or plea; "She was pleading insanity"; make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts

idiom collapse: an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up

urge collapse: a strong restless desire; "why this urge to travel?"; an instinctive motive; "profound religious impulses"; force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies"

clause collapse: (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence

marketing collapse: shopping at a market; "does the weekly marketing at the supermarket"; the commercial processes involved in promoting and selling and distributing a product or service; "most companies have a manager in charge of marketing"

alphabetize collapse: arrange in alphabetical order; "Alphabetize the list"; provide with an alphabet; "Cyril and Method alphabetized the Slavic languages"

weather map collapse: (meteorology) a map showing the principal meteorological elements at a given time and over an extended region

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