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disappointing collapse: not up to expectations; "a disappointing performance from one who had seemed so promising"

short collapse: the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed; tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening; "shortbread is a short crumbly cookie"; "a short flaky pie crust"; (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length; "short skirts"; "short hair"; "the board was a foot short"; "a short toss"; primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration; "a short life"; "a short flight"; "a short holiday"; "a short story"; "only a few short months"; of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration; "the English vowel sounds in `pat', `pet', `pit', `pot', putt' are short"; not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices; "a short sale"; "short in cotton"; lacking foresight or scope; "a short view of the problem"; "shortsighted policies"; "shortsighted critics derided the plan"; "myopic thinking"; low in stature; not tall; "he was short and stocky"; "short in stature"; "a short smokestack"; at a disadvantage; "I was caught short"; so as to interrupt; "She took him up short before he could continue"; at some point or distance before a goal is reached; "he fell short of our expectations"; clean across; "the car's axle snapped short"; without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold; "he made his fortune by selling short just before the crash"

pleasant collapse: pleasant in manner or behavior; "I didn`t enjoy it and probably wasn't a pleasant person to be around"; affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings; "a pleasant person to be around"; "we had a pleasant evening together"; "a pleasant scene"; "pleasant sensations"

lag collapse: cover with lagging to prevent heat loss; "lag pipes"; throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins; hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

insufficiency collapse: lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits"; (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally; a lack of competence; "pointed out the insufficiencies in my report"; "juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents"

affable collapse: diffusing warmth and friendliness; "an affable smile"; "an amiable gathering"; "cordial relations"; "a cordial greeting"; "a genial host"

fragile collapse: vulnerably delicate; "she has the fragile beauty of youth"

entice collapse: provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation"

sometime collapse: at some indefinite or unstated time; "let's get together sometime"; "everything has to end sometime"; "It was to be printed sometime later"

admirable collapse: deserving of the highest esteem or admiration; "an estimable young professor"; "trains ran with admirable precision"; "his taste was impeccable, his health admirable"; inspiring admiration or approval; "among her many admirable qualities are generosity and graciousness"

vignette collapse: a small illustrative sketch (as sometimes placed at the beginning of chapters in books); a photograph whose edges shade off gradually

sweet collapse: the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth; a food rich in sugar; English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912); pleasing to the senses; "the sweet song of the lark"; "the sweet face of a child"; (used of wines) having a high residual sugar content; "sweet dessert wines"; having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

pat collapse: the sound made by a gentle blow; exactly suited to the occasion; "a pat reply"; completely or perfectly; "he has the lesson pat"; "had the system down pat"

praise collapse: an expression of approval and commendation; "he always appreciated praise for his work"; offering words of homage as an act of worship; "they sang a hymn of praise to God"; express approval of; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance"

enjoyable collapse: affording satisfaction or pleasure; "the company was enjoyable"; "found her praise gratifying"; "full of happiness and pleasurable excitement"; "good printing makes a book more pleasurable to read"

grease collapse: a thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery); lubricate with grease; "grease the wheels"

golden collapse: favoring or bringing good luck; "a favorable time to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous moment to make a decision"; suggestive of gold; "a golden voice"; marked by peace and prosperity; "a golden era"; "the halcyon days of the clipper trade"

abridge collapse: lessen, diminish, or curtail; "the new law might abridge our freedom of expression"; reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"

tapeworm collapse: ribbonlike flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates

panting collapse: breathing heavily (as after exertion); any fabric used to make trousers

bring up collapse: cause to come to a sudden stop; "The noise brought her up in shock"; promote from a lower position or rank; "This player was brought up to the major league"

default collapse: loss due to not showing up; "he lost the game by default"; act of failing to meet a financial obligation; fail to pay up

almond collapse: oval-shaped edible seed of the almond tree; small bushy deciduous tree native to Asia and North Africa having pretty pink blossoms and highly prized edible nuts enclosed in a hard green hull; cultivated in southern Australia and California

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