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street collapse: a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings; "they walked the streets of the small town"; "he lives on Nassau Street"; the part of a thoroughfare between the sidewalks; the part of the thoroughfare on which vehicles travel; "be careful crossing the street"; people living or working on the same street; "the whole street protested the absence of street lights"; a situation offering opportunities; "he worked both sides of the street"; "cooperation is a two-way street"; the streets of a city viewed as a depressed environment in which there is poverty and crime and prostitution and dereliction; "she tried to keep her children off the street"

idiosyncratic collapse: peculiar to the individual; "we all have our own idiosyncratic gestures"; "Michelangelo's highly idiosyncratic style of painting"

isolationism collapse: a policy of nonparticipation in international economic and political relations

basket collapse: a score in basketball made by throwing the ball through the hoop; a container that is usually woven and has handles; horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball; the quantity contained in a basket

privy collapse: hidden from general view or use; "a privy place to rest and think"; "a secluded romantic spot"; "a secret garden"

duet collapse: a musical composition for two performers; two performers or singers who perform together

aggression collapse: violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked; deliberately unfriendly behavior; the act of initiating hostilities; a disposition to behave aggressively; a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack

ambition collapse: a strong drive for success; a cherished desire; "his ambition is to own his own business"; have as one's ambition

collaboration collapse: act of working jointly; "they worked either in collaboration or independently"; act of cooperating traitorously with an enemy that is occupying your country

pike collapse: any of several elongate long-snouted freshwater game and food fishes widely distributed in cooler parts of the northern hemisphere; medieval weapon consisting of a spearhead attached to a long pole or pikestaff; superseded by the bayonet; a sharp point (as on the end of a spear); highly valued northern freshwater fish with lean flesh

attempt collapse: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"

informal collapse: not formal; "conservative people unaccustomed to informal dress"; "an informal free-and-easy manner"; "an informal gathering of friends"; used of spoken and written language; not officially recognized or controlled; "an informal agreement"; "a loose organization of the local farmers"

specific collapse: a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease; "quinine is a specific for malaria"; stated explicitly or in detail; "needed a specific amount"; (sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique; "rules with specific application"; "demands specific to the job"; "a specific and detailed account of the accident"; being or affecting a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition; used also of stains or dyes used in making microscope slides; "quinine is highly specific for malaria"; "a specific remedy"; "a specific stain is one having a specific affinity for particular structural elements"; relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species; "specific characters"

corpus collapse: the main part of an organ or other bodily structure; a collection of writings; "he edited the Hemingway corpus"

troika collapse: a Russian carriage pulled by three horses abreast; a modern Russian triumvirate

expedition collapse: a journey organized for a particular purpose; a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country; an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose; "an expedition was sent to explore Mars"

guideline collapse: a light line that is used in lettering to help align the letters

unquestionable collapse: not open to question; "an unquestionable (or unequivocal) loss of prestige"; incapable of being questioned; "unquestionable authority"

morale collapse: a state of individual psychological well-being based upon a sense of confidence and usefulness and purpose

enterprise collapse: a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness); "he had doubts about the whole enterprise"; readiness to embark on bold new ventures; an organization created for business ventures; "a growing enterprise must have a bold leader"

inside collapse: the inner or enclosed surface of something; the region that is inside of something; away from the outer edge; "an inner lane"; "the inside lane"; relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space; "he reached into his inside jacket pocket"; "inside out"; "an inside pitch is between home plate and the batter"; confined to an exclusive group; "privy to inner knowledge"; "inside information"; "privileged information"; within a building; "in winter we play inside"; on the inside; "inside, the car is a mess"

familiarity collapse: an act of undue intimacy; close or warm friendship; "the absence of fences created a mysterious intimacy in which no one knew privacy"; usualness by virtue of being familiar or well known

exploit collapse: use or manipulate to one's advantage; "He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy"; draw from; make good use of; "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely"

schema collapse: an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world

transaction collapse: the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities); "no transactions are possible without him"; "he has always been honest is his dealings with me"

information collapse: (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome; "the signal contained thousands of bits of information"; knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction; a message received and understood; formal accusation of a crime

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