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promontory collapse: a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)

atoll collapse: an island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a lagoon

sandbank collapse: a submerged bank of sand near a shore or in a river; can be exposed at low tide

island collapse: a zone or area resembling an island; a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

ford collapse: the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse; a shallow area in a stream that can be forded; United States manufacturer of automobiles who pioneered mass production (1863-1947); 38th President of the United States; appointed vice president and succeeded Nixon when Nixon resigned (1913-); English writer and editor (1873-1939); son of Henry Ford (1893-1943); grandson of Henry Ford (1917-1987); United States film maker (1896-1973); cross a river where it's shallow

cape collapse: a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter; a strip of land projecting into a body of water

Gordian knot collapse: an intricate knot tied by Gordius, the king of Phrygia, and cut by the sword of Alexander the Great after he heard that whoever undid it would become ruler of Asia; any very difficult problem; insoluble in its own terms

oxymoron collapse: conjoining contradictory terms (as in `deafening silence')

reef collapse: a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water; reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef; roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area; lower and bring partially inboard; "reef the sailboat's mast"

paradox collapse: (logic) a statement that contradicts itself; "`I always lie' is a paradox because if it is true it must be false"

delta collapse: the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet; a low triangular area where a river divides before entering a larger body of water

shoal collapse: a stretch of shallow water; a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide

shallow collapse: lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center; "shallow water"; "a shallow dish"; "a shallow cut"; "a shallow closet"; "established a shallow beachhead"; "hit the ball to shallow left field"; not deep or strong; not affecting one deeply; "shallow breathing"; "a night of shallow fretful sleep"; "in a shallow trance"; lacking depth of intellect or knowledge; concerned only with what is obvious; "shallow people"; "his arguments seemed shallow and tedious"; become shallow; "the lake shallowed over time"; make shallow; "The silt shallowed the canal"

mixed marriage collapse: marriage of two people from different races or different religions or different cultures; "the families of both partners in a mixed marriage often disapprove"

miscegenation collapse: reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons)

shelf collapse: a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects

breakwater collapse: a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away

forearm collapse: the part of the superior limb between the elbow and the wrist; arm in advance of a confrontation

misalliance collapse: an unsuitable alliance (especially with regard to marriage)

maze collapse: complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost

node collapse: (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network; any bulge or swelling of an anatomical structure or part; (astronomy) a point where an orbit crosses a plane; (physics) the point of minimum displacement in a periodic system; any thickened enlargement; a connecting point at which several lines come together

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