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bring down collapse: cause to be enthusiastic; "Her playing brought down the house"

cup collapse: a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle; "he put the cup back in the saucer"; "the handle of the cup was missing"; a large metal vessel with two handles that is awarded as a trophy to the winner of a competition; "the school kept the cups is a special glass case"; the hole (or metal container in the hole) on a golf green; "he swore as the ball rimmed the cup and rolled away"; "put the flag back in the cup"; a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl; cup-shaped plant organ; a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces; the quantity a cup will hold; "he drank a cup of coffee"; "he borrowed a cup of sugar"; any cup-shaped concavity; "bees filled the waxen cups with honey"; "he wore a jock strap with a metal cup"; "the cup of her bra"; treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin; put into a cup; "cup the milk"; form into the shape of a cup; "She cupped her hands"

merry-go-round collapse: a never-ending cycle of activities and events (especially when they seem to have little purpose); "if we lose the election the whole legislative merry-go-round will have to start over"

era collapse: a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods; a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event

epoch collapse: a unit of geological time; (astronomy) the precise date that is the point of reference for which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is referred

altar collapse: a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made; the table in Christian churches where communion is given

jewel collapse: a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry; a person who is a brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry

emery collapse: a hard grey-black mineral consisting of corundum and either hematite or magnetite; used as an abrasive (especially as a coating on paper)

crystallize collapse: cause to take on a definite and clear shape; "He tried to crystallize his thoughts"; assume crystalline form; become crystallized; cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form; "crystallize minerals"

overtake collapse: catch up with and possibly overtake; "The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp"

benighted collapse: lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture; "this benighted country"; "benighted ages of barbarism and superstition"; "the dark ages"; "a dark age in the history of education"; overtaken by night or darkness; "benighted (or nighted) travelers hurrying toward home"

railing collapse: a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports; material for making rails or rails collectively

aborigine collapse: a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived; the earliest known inhabitants of a region

viaduct collapse: bridge consisting of a series of arches supported by piers used to carry a road (or railroad) over a valley

carousel collapse: large mechanical apparatus with seats for children to ride on; carries luggage to air travelers

inscription collapse: the activity of inscribing (especially carving or engraving) letters or words; letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something

firebrick collapse: brick made of fire clay; used for lining e.g. furnaces and chimneys

detergent collapse: a cleansing agent that differs from soap but can also emulsify oils and hold dirt in suspension; a surface-active chemical widely used in industry and laundering; having cleansing power

missing link collapse: hypothetical organism formerly thought to be intermediate between apes and human beings

gangway collapse: a temporary passageway of planks (as over mud on a building site)

gangplank collapse: a temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside

cleaner collapse: someone whose occupation is cleaning; the operator of dry-cleaning establishment

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