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secretly collapse: not openly; inwardly; "they were secretly delighted at his embarrassment"; "hoped secretly she would change her mind"; in secrecy; not openly; "met secretly to discuss the invasion plans"; "the children secretly went to the movies when they were supposed to be at the library"; "they arranged to meet in secret"

iron curtain collapse: an impenetrable barrier to communication or information especially as imposed by rigid censorship and secrecy; used by Winston Churchill in 1946 to describe the demarcation between democratic and communist countries

straw collapse: a thin paper or plastic tube used to such liquids into the mouth; plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder; of a pale yellow color like straw; straw colored; cover or provide with or as if with straw; "cows were strawed to weather the snowstorm"

rusticate collapse: lend a rustic character to; "rusticate the house in the country"; give (stone) a rustic look; send to the country; "He was rusticated for his bad behavior"; live in the country and lead a rustic life

unmask collapse: reveal the true nature of; "The journal article unmasked the corrupt politician"; take the mask of; "unmask the imposter"

unfurl collapse: unroll, unfold, or spread out or be unrolled, unfolded, or spread out from a furled state; "unfurl a banner"

cream collapse: toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin; the part of milk containing the butterfat; the best people or things in a group; "the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War"; add cream to one's coffee, for example; put on cream, as on one's face or body; "She creams her face every night"; beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!"; make creamy by beating; "Cream the butter"

yellow collapse: yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons; of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk; cowardly or treacherous; "the little yellow stain of treason"-M.W.Straight; "too yellow to stand and fight"; changed to a yellowish color by age; "yellowed parchment"; turn yellow; "The pages of the book began to yellow"

seclude collapse: keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book"

conceal collapse: hold back; keep from being perceived by others; "She conceals her anger well"

overlay collapse: put something on top of something else; "cover the meat with a lot of gravy"

revealing collapse: disclosing unintentionally; "a telling smile"; "a telltale panel of lights"; "a telltale patch of oil on the water marked where the boat went down"; showing or making known; "her dress was scanty and revealing"

veil collapse: to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil; "women in Afghanistan veil their faces"

unveiling collapse: putting on display for the first time; "he attended the unveiling of the statue"

alibi collapse: (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question; exonerate by means of an alibi

discovery collapse: the act of discovering something; a productive insight; something that is discovered; (law) compulsory pretrial disclosure of documents relevant to a case; enables one side in a litigation to elicit information from the other side concerning the facts in the case

classify collapse: arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"; declare unavailable, as for security reasons; "Classify these documents"

cope collapse: come to terms or deal successfully with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"

condiment collapse: a preparation (a sauce or relish or spice) to enhance flavor or enjoyment; "mustard and ketchup are condiments"

unsheathe collapse: draw from a sheath or scabbard; "the knight unsheathed his sword"

smoke screen collapse: an action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure; "requesting new powers of surveillance is just a smokescreen to hide their failures"; (military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements

unwrap collapse: make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case"; remove the outer cover or wrapping of; "Let's unwrap the gifts!"; "undo the parcel"

unveil collapse: remove the veil from; "Women must not unveil themselves in public in Islamic societies"; remove the cover from; "unveil a painting"

repression collapse: the act of repressing; control by holding down; "his goal was the repression of insolence"; (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious; a state of forcible subjugation; "the long repression of Christian sects"

lay over collapse: interrupt a journey temporarily, e.g., overnight; "We had to stop over in Venezuela on our flight back from Brazil"

apocalypse collapse: a cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil

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