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depletion collapse: the act of decreasing something markedly; the state of being depleted

doddering collapse: mentally or physically infirm with age; "his mother was doddering and frail"

benthos collapse: organisms (plants and animals) that live at or near the bottom of a sea; a region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones

nutrition collapse: the scientific study of food and drink (especially in humans); (physiology) the organic process of nourishing or being nourished; the processes by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance

mash collapse: mixture of ground animal feeds; a mixture of mashed malt grains and hot water; used in brewing

friend collapse: a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers); a person you know well and regard with affection and trust; "he was my best friend at the university"

plant collapse: a living organism lacking the power of locomotion; buildings for carrying on industrial labor; "they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles"; something planted secretly for discovery by another; "the police used a plant to trick the thieves"; "he claimed that the evidence against him was a plant"; an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience; put firmly in the mind; "Plant a thought in the students' minds"; place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive; "Plant a spy in Moscow"; "plant bugs in the dissident's apartment"; put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground; "Let's plant flowers in the garden"; place into a river; "plant fish"

digestion collapse: learning and coming to understand ideas and information; "his appetite for facts was better than his digestion"; the organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body; the process of decomposing organic matter (as in sewage) by bacteria or by chemical action or heat

plankton collapse: the aggregate of small plant and animal organisms that float or drift in great numbers in fresh or salt water

descendant collapse: a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race; going or coming down

audacity collapse: aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery; "he had the audacity to question my decision"; fearless daring

craps collapse: a gambling game played with two dice; a first throw of 7 or 11 wins and a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses and a first throw of any other number must be repeated to win before a 7 is thrown, which loses the bet and the dice; when two dice are thrown and both come up showing one spot the results is called `craps' or `snake eyes'

rudiment collapse: the remains of a body part that was functional at an earlier stage of life; "Meckel's diverticulum is the rudiment of the embryonic yolk sac"; the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural); "he mastered only the rudiments of geometry"

harebrained collapse: very foolish; "harebrained ideas"; "took insane risks behind the wheel"; "a completely mad scheme to build a bridge between two mountains"

automat collapse: a cafeteria where food is served from machines; a vending machine from which you can get food

watcher collapse: a person who keeps a devotional vigil by a sick bed or by a dead body

Loch Ness monster collapse: a large aquatic animal supposed to resemble a serpent or plesiosaur of Loch Ness in Scotland

leaf collapse: hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door); a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book); the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants; produce leaves, of plants; turn over pages; "leaf through a book"; "leaf a manuscript"

deceiver collapse: someone who leads you to believe something that is not true

smorgasbord collapse: an assortment of foods starting with herring or smoked eel or salmon etc with bread and butter; then cheeses and eggs and pickled vegetables and aspics; finally hot foods; served as a buffet meal

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