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smoke collapse: the act of smoking tobacco or other substances; "he went outside for a smoke"; "smoking stinks"; something with no concrete substance; "his dreams all turned to smoke"; "it was just smoke and mirrors"; an indication of some hidden activity; "with all that smoke there must be a fire somewhere"; a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas; a hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being produced by combustion; "the fire produced a tower of black smoke that could be seen for miles"; inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes; "We never smoked marijuana"; "Do you smoke?"

baffle collapse: a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy; check the emission of (sound)

boil collapse: a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus; cook in boiling liquid; "boil potatoes"; bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point; "boil this liquid until it evaporates"; come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor; "Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius"

propagate collapse: multiply sexually or asexually; cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering; transmit or cause to broaden or spread; "This great civilization was propagated throughout the land"; transmit; "propagate sound or light through air"; travel through the air; "sound and light propagate in this medium"; transmit from one generation to the next; "propagate these characteristics"

unveil collapse: remove the veil from; "Women must not unveil themselves in public in Islamic societies"; remove the cover from; "unveil a painting"

fume collapse: be mad, angry, or furious; emit a cloud of fine particles; "The chimney was fuming"

happiness collapse: emotions experienced when in a state of well-being; state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy

suspense collapse: an uncertain cognitive state; "the matter remained in suspense for several years"; excited anticipation of an approaching climax; "the play kept the audience in suspense"; apprehension about what is going to happen

delight collapse: a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction; "his delight to see her was obvious to all"; take delight in; "he delights in his granddaughter"

throne collapse: the position and power of an exalted person (a sovereign or bishop) who is entitled to sit in a chair of state on ceremonial occasions; the chair of state of a monarch, bishop, etc.; "the king sat on his throne"; sit on the throne as a ruler

sign up collapse: join a club, an activity, etc. with the intention to join or participate, "Sign up for yoga classes"

round up collapse: seek out and bring together; "round up some loyal followers"

transform collapse: change in outward structure or looks; "He transformed into a monster"; "The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle"; increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage); change (a bacterial cell) into a genetically distinct cell by the introduction of DNA from another cell of the same or closely related species; convert (one form of energy) to another; "transform energy to light"; change or alter in form, appearance, or nature; "This experience transformed her completely"; "She transformed the clay into a beautiful sculpture"; "transubstantiate one element into another"; subject to a mathematical transformation

exaltation collapse: a flock of larks (especially a flock of larks in flight overhead); the location of a planet in the zodiac at which it is believed to exert its maximum influence

fracture collapse: the act of cracking something; breaking of hard tissue such as bone; "it was a nasty fracture"; "the break seems to have been caused by a fall"; fracture a bone of; "I broke my foot while playing hockey"; break (a bone); "She broke her clavicle"; become fractured; "The tibia fractured from the blow of the iron pipe"; violate or abuse; "This writer really fractures the language"; break into pieces; "The pothole fractured a bolt on the axle"; interrupt, break, or destroy; "fracture the balance of power"

construct collapse: draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions; "construct an equilateral triangle"; make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"; create by organizing and linking ideas, arguments, or concepts; "construct a proof"; "construct an argument"; create by linking linguistic units; "construct a sentence"; "construct a paragraph"

neurosis collapse: a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction

storm collapse: a direct and violent assault on a stronghold; a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightening; a violent commotion or disturbance; "the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away"; "it was only a tempest in a teapot"; attack by storm; attack suddenly; take by force; "Storm the fort"; blow hard; "It was storming all night"; rain, hail, or snow hard and be very windy, often with thunder or lightning; "If it storms, we'll need shelter"

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