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alternation collapse: successive change from one thing or state to another and back again; being regularly exchangeable

shaking collapse: the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements; a shaky motion; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe"

shock absorber collapse: a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses; "the old car needed a new set of shocks"

mane collapse: long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck; growth of hair covering the scalp of a human being

leer collapse: a suggestive or sneering look or grin; look suggestively or obliquely; look or gaze with a sly, immodest, or malign expression; "The men leered at the young women on the beach"

back and forth collapse: moving from one place to another and back again; "he traveled back and forth between Los Angeles and New York"; "the treetops whipped to and fro in a frightening manner"; "the old man just sat on the porch and rocked back and forth all day"

reappearance collapse: the act of someone appearing again; "his reappearance as Hamlet has been long awaited"; the event of something appearing again; "the reappearance of Halley's comet"

thatch collapse: a house roof made with a plant material (as straw); hair resembling thatched roofing material; plant stalks used as roofing material; cover with thatch; "thatch the roofs"

oscillation collapse: (physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean; the process of oscillating between states

process collapse: a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states; "events now in process"; "the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls"; a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process"; (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking"; "the cognitive operation of remembering"; a mental process that you are not directly aware of; "the process of denial"; subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill"; perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information; "The results of the elections were still being processed when he gave his acceptance speech"; deal with in a routine way; "I'll handle that one"; "process a loan"; "process the applicants"

wield collapse: handle effectively; "The burglar wielded an axe"; have and exercise; "wield power and authority"

handshake collapse: grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)

switch off collapse: cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch; "Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights"

rash collapse: a series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences; "a rash of bank robberies"; "a blizzard of lawsuits"; any red eruption of the skin; imprudently incurring risk; "do something rash that he will forever repent"- George Meredith

wobble collapse: an unsteady rocking motion; move unsteadily; "His knees wobbled"; "The old cart wobbled down the street"

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