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bombardment collapse: the act (or an instance) of subjecting a body or substance to the impact of high-energy particles (as electrons or alpha rays)

spat collapse: a young oyster or other bivalve; a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles; spawn; "oysters spat"; engage in a brief and petty quarrel; strike with a sound like that of falling rain; "Bullets were spatting the leaves"; become permanently attached; "mollusks or oysters spat"; come down like raindrops; "Bullets were spatting down on us"

farseeing collapse: planning prudently for the future; "large goals that required farsighted policies"; "took a long view of the geopolitical issues"

rejoinder collapse: (law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication; a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"

bloated collapse: abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas; "hungry children with bloated stomachs"; "he had a grossly distended stomach"; "eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids"; "swollen hands"; "tumescent tissue"; "puffy tumid flesh"

outburst collapse: a sudden violent disturbance; a sudden violent happening; "an outburst of heavy rain"; "a burst of lightning"

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

marshal collapse: a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law; (in some countries) a military officer of highest rank; arrange in logical order; "marshal facts or arguments"; place in proper rank; "marshal the troops"; lead ceremoniously, as in a procession

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"

splat collapse: a slat of wood in the middle of the back of a straight chair; a single splash; "he heard a splat as it hit the floor"; flatten on impact; "The snowballs splatted on the trees"; split open and flatten for cooking; "splat fish over an open fire"; give off the sound of a bullet flattening on impact

become collapse: enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!"; come into existence; "What becomes has duration"; undergo a change or development; "The water turned into ice"; "Her former friend became her worst enemy"; "He turned traitor"; enhance the appearance of; "Mourning becomes Electra"; "This behavior doesn't suit you!"

cannonade collapse: intense and continuous artillery fire; attack with canons or artillery

laughter collapse: the activity of laughing; the manifestation of joy or mirth or scorn; "he enjoyed the laughter of the crowd"

money collapse: wealth reckoned in terms of money; "all his money is in real estate"; the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender; "we tried to collect the money he owed us"; the official currency issued by a government or national bank; "he changed his money into francs"

unplanned collapse: without apparent forethought or prompting or planning; "an unplanned economy"; "accepts an unplanned order"; "an unplanned pregnancy"; "unplanned remarks"

cure collapse: prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve; "cure meats"; "cure pickles"; "cure hay"; be or become preserved; "the apricots cure in the sun"; make (substances) hard and improve their usability; "cure resin"; "cure cement"; "cure soap"

ready collapse: poised for action; "their guns were at the ready"; brought into readiness; "dinner is ready"; completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress; "get ready"; "she is ready to resign"; "the bridge is ready to collapse"; "I am ready to work"; "ready for action"; "ready for use"; "the soup will be ready in a minute"; "ready to learn to read"; mentally disposed; "he was ready to believe her"

unblinking collapse: not shrinking from danger; showing no visible emotion; "stood unblinking and accepted a sentence of a year"

compliant collapse: disposed or willing to comply; "children compliant with the parental will"

eager collapse: having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy; "eager to learn"; "eager to travel abroad"; "eager for success"; "eager helpers"; "an eager look"

teem collapse: be teeming, be abuzz; "The garden was swarming with bees"; "The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen"; "her mind pullulated with worries"

cagey collapse: characterized by great cautious and wariness; "a cagey avoidance of a definite answer"; "chary of the risks involved"; "a chary investor"; showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound"

impaired collapse: diminished in strength, quality, or utility; "impaired eyesight"

damaged collapse: harmed or injured or spoiled; "I won't buy damaged goods"; "the storm left a wake of badly damaged buildings"

torrent collapse: a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid); "the houses were swept away in the torrent"

volley collapse: a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces; utter rapidly; "volley a string of curses"; make a volley; discharge in, or as if in, a volley; "the attackers volleyed gunshots at the civilians"; hit before it touches the ground; "volley the tennis ball"; be dispersed in a volley; "gun shots volleyed at the attackers"

eruption collapse: the emergence of a tooth as it breaks through the gum; (of volcanos) pouring out fumes of lava (or a deposit so formed); symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible

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