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ligament collapse: any connection or unifying bond; a sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles or organs

tendon collapse: a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment

braid collapse: trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains; a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair; form or weave into a braid or braids; "braid hair"; decorate with braids or ribbons; "braid a collar"; make by braiding or interlacing; "lace a tablecloth"

ligature collapse: thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the flow of blood); a metal band used to attach a reed to the mouthpiece of a clarinet or saxophone; character consisting of two or more letters combined into one; (music) a group of notes connected by a slur

cord collapse: a line made of twisted fibers or threads; "the bundle was tied with a cord"; a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton; a light insulated conductor for household use; a unit of amount of wood cut for burning; 128 cubic feet; bind or tie with a cord; stack in cords; "cord firewood"

cable collapse: a very strong thick rope made of twisted hemp or steel wire; a television system that transmits over cables; a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power; a telegram sent abroad; a nautical unit of depth; send cables, wires, or telegrams; fasten with a cable; "cable trees"

twine collapse: make by twisting together or intertwining; "twine a rope"; coil around; "Wisteria twining the fence posts"

wire collapse: ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc; a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance; the finishing line on a racetrack; fasten with wire; "The columns were wired to the beams for support"; string on a wire; "wire beads"; provide with electrical circuits; "wire the addition to the house"

narration collapse: (rhetoric) the second section of an oration in which the facts are set forth; the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events; "his narration was hesitant"

narrative collapse: a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program; "his narrative was interesting"; "Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children"; consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story; "narrative poetry"

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

ensnare collapse: take or catch as if in a snare or trap; "I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police"

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

hot seat collapse: a difficult position where you are subjected to stress and criticism

gallows collapse: an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging

knot collapse: a sandpiper that breeds in the arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere; any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object; a tight cluster of people or things; "a small knot of women listened to his sermon"; something twisted and tight and swollen; "their muscles stood out in knots"; "the old man's fists were two great gnarls"; "his stomach was in knots"; a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged; "the saw buckled when it hit a knot"; tie or fasten into a knot; "knot the shoelaces"; make into knots; make knots out of; "She knotted der fingers"

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

gas chamber collapse: instrument of execution consisting of a sealed chamber into which poison gas is introduced; used to kill people or animals

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"

tangle collapse: something jumbled or confused; "a tangle of government regulations"; a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven; "they carved their way through the tangle of vines"

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

free hand collapse: freedom to do as you see fit; "many have doubts about giving him a free hand to attack"

mesh collapse: the act of interlocking or meshing; "an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check"; the number of opening per inch of a screen; measures size of particles; "a 100 mesh screen"; "100 mesh powdered cellulose"; work together in harmony

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