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countermine collapse: (military) a tunnel dug to defeat similar activities by the enemy; destroy enemy mines with one's own mines; "We countermined the banks of the river"

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

portico collapse: a porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area

rider collapse: a clause that is appended to a legislative bill; a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel); a traveler who actively rides a vehicle (as a bicycle or motorcycle)

cybernetics collapse: (biology) the field of science concerned with processes of communication and control (especially the comparison of these processes in biological and artificial systems)

bionics collapse: application of biological principals to the study and design of engineering systems (especially electronic systems)

merging collapse: the act of joining together as one; "the merging of the two groups occurred quickly"; "there was no meeting of minds"

dealings collapse: social or verbal interchange (usually followed by `with')

irresponsible collapse: showing lack of care for consequences; "behaved like an irresponsible idiot"; "hasty and irresponsible action"

ford collapse: the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse; a shallow area in a stream that can be forded; United States manufacturer of automobiles who pioneered mass production (1863-1947); 38th President of the United States; appointed vice president and succeeded Nixon when Nixon resigned (1913-); English writer and editor (1873-1939); son of Henry Ford (1893-1943); grandson of Henry Ford (1917-1987); United States film maker (1896-1973); cross a river where it's shallow

private collapse: an enlisted man of the lowest rank; "our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value"; concerning things deeply private and personal; "private correspondence"; "private family matters"; confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy; "a private place"; "private discussions"; "private lessons"; "a private club"; "a private secretary"; "private property"; "the former President is now a private citizen"; "public figures struggle to maintain a private life"

epiphany collapse: a divine manifestation; twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus

speech collapse: (language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets"; the exchange of spoken words; "they were perfectly comfortable together without speech"; something spoken; "he could hear them uttering merry speeches"

osmosis collapse: diffusion of molecules through a semipermeable membrane from a place of higher concentration to a place of lower concentration until the concentration on both sides is equal

interchange collapse: mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information); a junction of highways on different levels that permits traffic to move from one to another without crossing traffic streams; reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)

mystery collapse: something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained; "how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one of nature's secrets"; a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie

radio collapse: a communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic waves; medium for communication; indicating radiation or radioactivity; "radiochemistry"; transmit messages via radio waves; "he radioed for help"

afflatus collapse: a strong creative impulse; divine inspiration; "divine afflatus"

ambulatory collapse: a covered walkway (as in a cloister); "it has an ambulatory and seven chapels"; relating to or adapted for walking; "an ambulatory corridor"

electronics collapse: the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices

sidelight collapse: light carried by a boat that indicates the boat's direction; vessels at night carry a red light on the port bow and a green light on the starboard bow

handout collapse: giving money or food or clothing to a needy person; an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation

reply collapse: the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply"

linkage collapse: the act of linking things together; a mechanical system of rods or springs or pivots that transmits power or motion; (genetics) traits that tend to be inherited together as a consequence of an association between their genes; all of the genes of a given chromosome are linked (where one goes they all go); an associative relation

arcade collapse: a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns; a covered passageway; often between streets with shops or stalls

apocalypse collapse: a cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil

bulletin collapse: a brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast); make public by bulletin

channel collapse: a passage for water (or other fluids) to flow through; "the fields were crossed with irrigation channels"; "gutters carried off the rainwater into a series of channels under the street"; a television station and its programs; "a satellite TV channel"; "surfing through the channels"; "they offer more than one hundred channels"; a path over which electrical signals can pass; "a channel is typically what you rent from a telephone company"; (often plural) a means of communication or access; "it must go through official channels"; "lines of communication were set up between the two firms"; a deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbor or a strait linking two larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels; "the ship went aground in the channel"; direct the flow of; "channel information towards a broad audience"

exclusive collapse: a news report that is reported first by one news organization; "he got a scoop on the bribery of city officials"; excluding much or all; especially all but a particular group or minority; "exclusive clubs"; "an exclusive restaurants and shops"; not divided or shared with others; "they have exclusive use of the machine"; "sole rights of publication"

entrenchment collapse: an entrenched fortification; a position protected by trenches

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