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long distance collapse: a telephone call made outside the local calling area; "I talked to her by long distance"

beam collapse: long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction; (nautical) breadth amidships; a column of light (as from a beacon); a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation; smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression; express with a beaming face or smile; "he beamed his approval"

vulnerable collapse: capable of being wounded or hurt; "vulnerable parts of the body"; susceptible to criticism or persuasion or temptation; "vulnerable to bribery"; "an argument vulnerable to refutation"; susceptible to attack; "a vulnerable bridge"

curl collapse: American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933); form a curl, curve, or kink; "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling"; play the Scottish game of curling; twist or roll into coils or ringlets; "curl my hair, please"

faraway collapse: very far away in space or time; "faraway mountains"; "the faraway future"; "troops landing on far-off shores"; "far-off happier times"; far removed mentally; "a faraway (or distant) look in her eyes"

triangulation collapse: a method of surveying; the area is divided into triangles and the length of one side and its angles with the other two are measured, then the lengths of the other sides can be calculated; a trigonometric method of determining the position of a fixed point from the angles to it from two fixed points a known distance apart; useful in navigation

dimension collapse: the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height); one of three Cartesian coordinates that determine a position in space; shape or form to required dimensions; indicate the dimensions on; "These techniques permit us to dimension the human heart"

go up collapse: be erected, built, or constructed; "New buildings are going up everywhere"

prospect collapse: the possibility of future success; "his prospects as a writer are excellent"; explore for useful or valuable things or substances, such as minerals; search for something desirable; "prospect a job"

exterminate collapse: kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many; "Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe"

referent collapse: something that refers; a term that refers to another term; the first term in a proposition; the term to which other terms relate; something referred to; the object of a reference; having reference; "judgments referent to the indictment"

mileage collapse: distance measured in miles; a travel allowance at a given rate per mile traveled; the ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of gallons of gasoline burned

uproot collapse: pull up by or as if by the roots; "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden"; destroy completely, as if down to the roots; "the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" "root out corruption"

allocate collapse: distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose; "I am allocating a loaf of bread to everyone on a daily basis"; "I'm allocating the rations for the camping trip"

far cry collapse: a disappointing disparity; "it was a far cry from what he had expected"; distance estimated in terms of the audibility of a cry; "it's a far cry from here"

swath collapse: a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing); the space created by the swing of a scythe or the cut of a mowing machine

reach collapse: the act of physically reaching or thrusting out; be in or establish communication with; "Our advertisements reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia"; move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense; "Government reaches out to the people"; reach a point in time, or a certain state or level; "The thermometer hit 100 degrees"; "This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour"; reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"; reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"; "We made it!"; "She may not make the grade"; to extend as far as; "The sunlight reached the wall"; "Can he reach?" "The chair must not touch the wall"

remove collapse: degree of figurative distance or separation; "just one remove from madness" or "it imitates at many removes a Shakespearean tragedy";; remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"; get rid of something abstract; "The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage"; "God takes away your sins"; shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes; "He removed his children to the countryside"; "Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city"; "remove a case to another court"; remove from a position or an office

dogleg collapse: a golf hole with a sharp angle in the fairway; angle that resembles the hind leg of a dog

responsible collapse: being the agent or cause; "determined who was the responsible party"; "termites were responsible for the damage"; worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable; "a responsible adult"; "responsible journalism"; "a responsible position"; "the captain is responsible for the ship's safety"; "the cabinet is responsible to the parliament"

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