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ablation collapse: surgical removal of a body part or tissue; the erosive process that reduces the size of glaciers

nothing collapse: a nonexistent thing; a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it"; in no way; to no degree; "he looks nothing like his father"

arboretum collapse: a facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated for exhibition

erosion collapse: (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it); a gradual decline of something; "after the accounting scandal there was an erosion of confidence in the auditors"; condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind

jungle collapse: a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival; an impenetrable equatorial forest

soap collapse: a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats; street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate; money offered as a bribe; rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning

baby collapse: a project of personal concern to someone; "this project is his baby"; a very young mammal; "baby rabbits"; (slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women; the youngest member of a group (not necessarily young); "the baby of the family"; "the baby of the Supreme Court"; a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk; "isn't she too young to have a baby?"

scrub collapse: the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water; dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes; (of domestic animals) not selectively bred; wash thoroughly; "surgeons must scrub prior to an operation"; clean with hard rubbing; "She scrubbed his back"

abrasion collapse: erosion by friction; an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off

washout collapse: the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway); "from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water"; the channel or break produced by erosion of relatively soft soil by water; "it was several days after the storm before they could repair the washout and open the road"

enema collapse: injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes

tend collapse: manage or run; "tend a store"; have care of or look after; "She tends to the children"; have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence"

poultice collapse: a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc.; dress by covering with a therapeutic substance

ablate collapse: remove an organ or bodily structure; wear away through erosion or vaporization

stuff collapse: miscellaneous unspecified objects; "the trunk was full of stuff"; unspecified qualities required to do or be something; "the stuff of heros"; "you don't have the stuff to be a United States Marine"; a critically important or characteristic component; "suspense is the very stuff of narrative"; senseless talk; "don't give me that stuff"; information in some unspecified form; "it was stuff I had heard before"; "there's good stuff in that book"; informal terms for personal possessions; "did you take all your clobber?"; fill tightly with a material; "stuff a pillow with feathers"; "The old lady wants to have her dead poodle stuffed by the taxidermist"; treat with grease, fill, and prepare for mounting; "stuff a bearskin"; obstruct; "My nose is all stuffed"; "Her arteries are blocked"; fill completely; "The child stuffed his pockets with candy"

subaltern collapse: a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain

rub collapse: the act of rubbing or wiping; "he gave the hood a quick rub"; move over something with pressure; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin"; cause friction; "my sweater scratches"; scrape or rub as if to relieve itching; "Don't scratch your insect bites!"

hug collapse: a tight or amorous embrace; "come here and give me a big hug"; fit closely or tightly; "The dress hugged her hips"

groom collapse: a man who has recently been married; a man participant in his own marriage ceremony; care for one's external appearance; "He is always well-groomed"

rasp collapse: a coarse file with sharp pointed projections; uttering in an irritated tone; utter in a grating voice; scrape with a rasp

hanger collapse: anything from which something can be hung; a worker who hangs something

shrimp collapse: small slender-bodied chiefly marine decapod crustaceans with a long tail and single pair of pincers; many species are edible; fish for shrimp

forest collapse: the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area; land that is covered with trees and shrubs

apprentice collapse: works for an expert to learn a trade; be or work as an apprentice; "She apprenticed with the great master"

subordinate collapse: an assistant subject to the authority or control of another; lower in rank or importance; subject or submissive to authority or the control of another; "a subordinate kingdom"; make subordinate, dependent, or subservient; "Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler"; rank or order as less important or consider of less value; "Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools"

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