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misapply collapse: apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly; "The words are misapplied in this context"; "You are misapplying the name of this religious group"

non sequitur collapse: (logic) a conclusion that does not follow from the premises; a reply that has no relevance to what preceded it

humorous collapse: full of or characterized by humor; "humorous stories"; "humorous cartoons"; "in a humorous vein"

speculator collapse: someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains; someone who makes conjectures without knowing the facts

on guard collapse: vigilant; "on guard against con artists"; "must remain on your guard in such a situation"

plunger collapse: hand tool consisting of a stick with a rubber suction cup at one end; used to clean clogged drains

authorship collapse: the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing; "the authorship of the theory is disputed"

glossary collapse: an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field

speech collapse: (language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets"; the exchange of spoken words; "they were perfectly comfortable together without speech"; something spoken; "he could hear them uttering merry speeches"

suddenly collapse: happening unexpectedly; "suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her side"

uncomfortable collapse: providing or experiencing physical discomfort; "an uncomfortable chair"; "an uncomfortable day in the hot sun"; conducive to or feeling mental discomfort; "this kind of life can prove disruptive and uncomfortable"; "the uncomfortable truth"; "grew uncomfortable beneath his appraising eye"; "an uncomfortable way of surprising me just when I felt surest"; "the teacher's presence at the conference made the child very uncomfortable"

conclusion collapse: an intuitive assumption; "jump to a conclusion"; the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..."; the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism); a final settlement; "the conclusion of a business deal"; "the conclusion of the peace treaty"

outburst collapse: a sudden violent disturbance; a sudden violent happening; "an outburst of heavy rain"; "a burst of lightning"

salty collapse: containing or filled with salt; "salt water"; one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of sea water

lie low collapse: to try to avoid detection especially by police; "After we knock off that liquor store we'll have to lay low for a while"; keep a low profile, try to be inconspicuous

acrimonious collapse: marked by strong resentment or cynicism; "an acrimonious dispute"; "bitter about the divorce"

war collapse: a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious; "the war on poverty"; "the war against crime"; the waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of people were killed in the war"; an active struggle between competing entities; "a price war"; "a war of wits"; "diplomatic warfare"; a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply; "war was declared in November but actual fighting did not begin until the following spring"; make or wage war

irritating collapse: causing physical discomfort; "bites of black flies are more than irritating; they can be very painful"; (used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite; "an irritative agent"

knowing collapse: a clear and certain mental apprehension; evidencing the possession of inside information

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