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gall collapse: abnormal swelling of plant tissue caused by insects or microorganisms or injury; a skin sore caused by chafing; irritate or vex; "It galls me that we lost the suit"

temperament collapse: an adjustment of the intervals (as in tuning a keyboard instrument) so that the scale can be used to play in different keys; excessive emotionalism or irritability and excitability (especially when displayed openly)

predisposition collapse: a disposition in advance to react in a particular way; an inclination beforehand to interpret statements in a particular way

crave collapse: plead or ask for earnestly; have a craving, appetite, or great desire for

microfiche collapse: small sheet of microfilm on which many pages of material have been photographed; a magnification system is used to read the material

tincture collapse: (pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution; a substances that colors metals; stain or tint with a color; "The leaves were tinctured with a bright red"

pigeonhole collapse: a specific (often simplistic) category; treat or classify according to a mental stereotype; "I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European"; place into a small compartment

coffer collapse: a chest especially for storing valuables; an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome

inflexibility collapse: the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe; a lack of physical flexibility

drone collapse: stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen; a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone; an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control; talk in a monotonous voice; make a monotonous low dull sound; "The harmonium was droning on"

dullness collapse: without sharpness or clearness of edge or point; "the dullness of the pencil made his writing illegible"; lack of sensibility; "there was a dullness in his heart"; "without him the dullness of her life crept into her work no matter how she tried to compartmentalize it."; a lack of visual brightness; "the brightness of the orange sky was reflected in the dullness of the orange sea"; the quality of lacking interestingness; "the stories were of a dullness to bring a buffalo to its knees"; the quality of being slow to understand

legal collapse: allowed by official rules; "a legal pass receiver"; established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules; having legal efficacy or force; "a sound title to the property"; of or relating to jurisprudence; "legal loophole"; relating to or characteristic of the profession of law; "the legal profession"

wear away collapse: diminish, as by friction; "Erosion wore away the surface"

tone down collapse: make less strong or intense; soften; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"

saturate collapse: cause (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance

bellwether collapse: sheep that leads the herd often wearing a bell; someone who assumes leadership of a movement or activity

lighten collapse: become lighter; "The room lightened up"; become more cheerful; "after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit"; reduce the weight on; make lighter; "she lightened the load on the tired donkey"; make more cheerful; "the conversation lightened me up a bit"

lock up collapse: secure by locking; "lock up the house before you go on vacation"

deposit collapse: the act of putting something somewhere; a payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met; the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating; money given as security for an article acquired for temporary use; "his deposit was refunded when he returned the car"; money deposited in a bank; put into a bank account; "She deposits her paycheck every month"

arraign collapse: accuse of a wrong or an inadequacy; call before a court to answer an indictment

musketry collapse: the technique of using small arms (especially in battle); musketeers and their muskets collectively

battalion collapse: an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies; a large indefinite number; "a battalion of ants"; "a multitude of TV antennas"; "a plurality of religions"

phalanx collapse: any of the bones of the fingers or toes; a body of troops in close array; any closely ranked crowd of people

brigade collapse: army unit smaller than a division; form or unite into a brigade

polish collapse: the property of being smooth and shiny; the Slavic language of Poland; a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality; "they performed with great polish"; "I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"; "almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"--Joseph Conrad; a preparation used in polishing; of or relating to Poland or its people or culture; "Polish sausage"; bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state; "polish your social manners"; improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; "refine one's style of writing"; make (a surface) shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes"

routine collapse: an unvarying or habitual method or procedure; a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program; occurring at fixed times or predictable intervals; "made her routine trip to the store"

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