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tangent collapse: ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle; a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point

serrate collapse: notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex; make saw-toothed or jag the edge of; "serrate the edges of the teeth"

torn collapse: disrupted by the pull of contrary forces; "torn between love and hate"; "torn by conflicting loyalties"; "torn by religious dissensions"

bristle collapse: a stiff hair; a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic; react in an offended or angry manner; "He bristled at her suggestion that he should teach her how to use the program"; rise up as in fear; "The dog's fur bristled"; "It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!"

skid collapse: an unexpected slide; one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects; move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"; slide without control; "the car skidded in the curve on the wet road"; apply a brake or skid to; elevate onto skids

tinny collapse: thin and metallic in sound; lacking resonance; "an unpleasant tinny voice"; of or containing tin

sneak in collapse: enter surreptitiously; "He sneaked in under cover of darkness"; "In this essay, the author's personal feelings creep in"

airline collapse: a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers; a hose that carries air under pressure

cutter collapse: a cutting implement; a tool for cutting; a sailing vessel with a single mast set further back than the mast of a sloop; someone whose work is cutting (as e.g. cutting cloth for garments); someone who carves the meat

list collapse: a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics); give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of; "List the states west of the Mississippi"; tilt to one side; "The balloon heeled over"; "the wind made the vessel heel"; "The ship listed to starboard"; cause to lean to the side; "Erosion listed the old tree"; include in a list; "Am I listed in your register?"

shunt collapse: implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body; a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current; a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another; "an arteriovenus shunt"; transfer to another track, of trains; provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt

adjoin collapse: attach or add; "I adjoin a copy of your my lawyer's letter"

unquiet collapse: characterized by unrest or disorder; "unquiet days of riots"; "following the assassination of Martin Luter King ours was an unquiet nation"; "spent an unquiet night tossing and turning"

impatient collapse: restless or short of temper under delay or opposition; "impatient with the slower students"; "impatient of criticism"

avert collapse: turn away or aside; "They averted their eyes when the King entered"

sidle collapse: move sideways; move unobtrusively or furtively; "The young man began to sidle near the pretty girl sitting on the log"

rumple collapse: become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won't wrinkle"

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"

blade collapse: the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge; flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water; the part of the skate that slides on the ice; a broad flat body part (as of the shoulder or tongue); a cut of beef from the shoulder blade; something long and thin resembling a blade of grass; "a blade of lint on his suit"; a dashing young man; "gay young blades bragged of their amorous adventures"; especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole

crest collapse: a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal; (heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet; the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave; reach a high point; "The river crested last night"

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