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house of cards collapse: an unstable construction with playing cards; "he built three levels of his cardcastle before it collapsed"; a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control; "his proposal was nothing but a house of cards"; "a real estate bubble"

mirror collapse: polished surface that forms images by reflecting light; a faithful depiction or reflection; "the best mirror is an old friend"; reflect or resemble; "The plane crash in Milan mirrored the attack in the World Trade Center"; reflect as if in a mirror; "The smallest pond at night mirrors the firmament above"

membrane collapse: a thin pliable sheet of material; a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects organs or cells of animals

veneer collapse: coating consisting of a thin layer of superior wood glued to a base of inferior wood; cover with veneer; "veneer the furniture to protect it"

seat belt collapse: a safety belt used in a car or plane to hold you in your seat in case of an accident

lightning rod collapse: a metallic conductor that is attached to a high point and leads to the ground; protects the building from destruction by lightning; someone who is a frequent target of negative reactions and serves to distract attention from another

windshield collapse: transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehicle

palladium collapse: a silver-white metallic element of the platinum group that resembles platinum; occurs in some copper and nickel ores; does not tarnish at ordinary temperatures and is used (alloyed with gold) in jewelry

interrogation collapse: formal systematic questioning; a transmission that will trigger an answering transmission from a transponder

questioning collapse: a request for information; perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know); "he had a quizzical expression"

clapboard collapse: a long thin board with one edge thicker than the other; used as siding by lapping one board over the board below; cover with clapboards

objective collapse: the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed; belonging to immediate experience of actual things or events; "objective benefits"; "an objective example"; "there is no objective evidence of anything of the kind"; undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena; "an objective appraisal"; "objective evidence"; emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings, insertion of fictional matter, or interpretation; "objective art"; serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes; "objective case"; "accusative endings"

vase collapse: an open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to hold flowers

wallpaper collapse: a decorative paper for the walls of rooms; cover with wallpaper

disk collapse: a flat circular plate; something with a round shape like a flat circular plate

contraceptive collapse: an agent or device intended to prevent conception; capable of preventing conception or impregnation; "contraceptive devices and medications"

safety collapse: a score in American football; a player is tackled behind his own goal line; a safe place; "He ran to safety"; the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions; "insure the safety of the children"; "the reciprocal of safety is risk"

decal collapse: the art of transfering designs from specially prepared paper to a wood or glass or metal surface; a design fixed to some surface or a paper bearing the design to be transferred to the surface

quiz collapse: an examination consisting of a few short questions; examine someone's knowledge of something; "The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs"

parchment collapse: skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on; a superior paper resembling sheepskin

wafer collapse: thin disk of unleavened bread used in a religious service (especially in the celebration of the Eucharist); a small thin crisp cake or cookie; a small adhesive disk of paste; used to seal letters

friable collapse: (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency; "light sandy soil"; easily broken into small fragments or reduced to powder; "friable sandstone"; "friable carcinomatous tissue"; "friable curds formed in the stomach"

insulation collapse: the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity; the state of being isolated or detached; "the insulation of England was preserved by the English Channel"

plank collapse: an endorsed policy in the platform of a political party; cook and serve on a plank; "Planked vegetable"; "Planked shad"; cover with planks; "The streets were planked"; set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise; "He planked the money on the table"; "He planked himself into the sofa"

fissile collapse: capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; "fissile crystals"; "fissile wood"

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