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octet collapse: a musical composition written for eight performers; eight people considered as a unit; a set of eight similar things considered as a unit; eight performers or singers who perform together

felon collapse: a purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail

conspiracy collapse: a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot); a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act; a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose

impel collapse: urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate

cockpit collapse: compartment where the pilot sits while flying the aircraft; seat where the driver sits while driving a racing car; an enclosure for cockfights

colosseum collapse: a large amphitheater in Rome whose construction was begun by Vespasian about AD 75 or 80

position paper collapse: a report that explains or justifies or recommends some particular policy

lockout collapse: a management action resisting employee's demands; employees are barred from entering the workplace until they agree to terms

yea collapse: an affirmative; "The yeas have it"; not only so, but; "I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice"

platform collapse: a raised horizontal surface; "the speaker mounted the platform"; any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons; the combination of a particular computer and a particular operating system; a document stating the aims and principles of a political party; "their candidate simply ignored the party platform"; "they won the election even though they offered no positive program"

act on collapse: regulate one's behavior in accordance with certain information, ideas, or advice; "The Founding Fathers acted on certain moral principles"

fountain collapse: a plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water; an artificially produced flow of water; a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises

ether collapse: a colorless volatile highly inflammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic; a medium that was once supposed to fill all space and to support the propagation of electromagnetic waves; any of a class of organic compounds that have two hydrocarbon groups linked by an oxygen atom

unfolding collapse: a developmental process; "the flowering of antebellum culture"

theophany collapse: a visible (but not necessarily material) manifestation of a deity to a human person

marrow collapse: the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones; large elongated squash with creamy to deep green skins; very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones; any of various squash plants grown for their elongated fruit with smooth dark green skin and whitish flesh

concourse collapse: a coming together of people; a wide hallway in a building where people can walk

handling collapse: the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means; manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something

galvanize collapse: stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock; cover with zinc; "galvanize steel"

reply collapse: the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply"

tone collapse: (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages; "the Beijing dialect uses four tones"; the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author; "the general tone of articles appearing in the newspapers is that the government should withdraw"; "from the tone of her behavior I gathered that I had outstayed my welcome"; a steady sound without overtones; "they tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies"; a musical interval of two semitones; the quality of a person's voice; "he began in a conversational tone"; "he spoke in a nervous tone of voice"; give a healthy elasticity to; "Let's tone our muscles"; change to a color image; "tone a photographic image"; change the color or tone of; "tone a negative"; vary the pitch of one's speech; utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically; "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again"

elevation collapse: drawing of an exterior of a structure; (ballet) the height of a dancer's leap or jump; "a dancer of exceptional elevation"; distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level); "there was snow at the higher elevations"; the event of something being raised upward; "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"; "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity"; angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)

motivate collapse: give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"

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