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basis collapse: the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"; the most important or necessary part of something; "the basis of this drink is orange juice"

contact collapse: close interaction; "they kept in daily contact"; "they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings"; the act of touching physically; "her fingers came in contact with the light switch"; (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact; "they forget to solder the contacts"; a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication; a communicative interaction; "the pilot made contact with the base"; "he got in touch with his colleagues"; the physical coming together of two or more things; "contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull"; a person who is in a position to give you special assistance; "he used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor"; the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity; "litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid"

ablaze collapse: resembling flame in brilliance or color; "maple trees ablaze in autumn"; "flaming autumn leaves"; keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement; "his face all ablaze with excitement"- Bram Stoker; "he was aflame with desire"

brewing collapse: the production of malt beverages (as beer or ale) from malt and hops by grinding and boiling them and fermenting the result with yeast

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"

vertex collapse: the point of intersection of lines or the point opposite the base of a figure; the highest point (of something); "at the peak of the pyramid"

intaglio collapse: glyptic art consisting of a sunken or depressed engraving or carving on a stone or gem (as opposed to cameo)

put in collapse: make an application as for a job or funding; "We put in a grant to the NSF"; devote (time, effort, etc.) to a task; "He put in three hours every day at the hospital"

stigmatize collapse: mark with a stigma or stigmata; "They wanted to stigmatize the adulteress"; to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful; "He denounced the government action"; "She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock"

cynosure collapse: something that strongly attracts attention and admiration; "if he was the cynosure of all eyes he didn't notice"; something that provides guidance (as Polaris guides mariners); "let faith be your cynosure to walk by"

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

fundamental collapse: the lowest tone of a harmonic series; being or involving basic facts or principles; "the fundamental laws of the universe"; "a fundamental incomatibility between them"; "these rudimentary truths"; "underlying principles"; far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something; "the fundamental revolution in human values that has occurred"; "the book underwent fundamental changes"; "committed the fundamental error of confusing spending with extravagance"; "profound social changes"

estuary collapse: the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix

look to collapse: turn one's interests or expectations towards; "look to the future"; "this method looks to significant wavings"

arrive collapse: reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight"; succeed in a big way; get to the top; "After he published his book, he had arrived"; "I don't know whether I can make it in science!"; "You will go far, my boy!"

bar sinister collapse: a mark of bastardy; lines from top right to bottom left

surround collapse: extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property"; be around; "Developments surround the town"; "The river encircles the village"

stint collapse: an individuals prescribed share of work; "her stint as a lifeguard exhausted her"; supply sparingly and with restricted quantities; "sting with the allowance"

parse collapse: analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to (a sentence)

harbor collapse: a place of refuge and comfort and security; maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment"; hold back a thought or feeling about; "She is harboring a grudge against him"; keep in one's possession; of animals; secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)

terminus collapse: either end of a railroad or bus route; (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome

blistering collapse: very fast; capable of quick response and great speed; "a hot sports car"; "a blistering pace"; "got off to a hot start"; "in hot pursuit"; "a red-hot line drive"; hot enough to raise (or as if to raise) blisters; "blistering sun"

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