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spying collapse: the act of keeping a secret watch for intelligence purposes; keeping a secret or furtive watch

diploma collapse: a document certifying the successful completion of a course of study

want collapse: wish or demand the presence of; "I want you here at noon!"; have need of; "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner"; hunt or look for; want for a particular reason; "Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI"; "Uncle Sam wants you"; be without, lack; be deficient in; "want courtesy"; "want the strength to go on living"; "flood victims wanting food and shelter"

espionage collapse: the systematic use of spies to get military or political secrets

call attention to collapse

underestimate collapse: an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value; make too low an estimate of; "he underestimated the work that went into the renovation"; "Don't underestimate the danger of such a raft trip on this river"

sentence collapse: a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language; "he always spoke in grammatical sentences"; pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law; "He was condemned to ten years in prison"

birdcall collapse: a device for imitating a birdcall; the characteristic sound produced by a bird; "a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age"

theme collapse: a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work; "it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme"; (music) melodic subject of a musical composition; "the theme is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it"; provide with a particular theme or motive; "the restaurant often themes its menus"

temperamental collapse: relating to or caused by temperament; "temperamental indifference to neatness"; "temperamental peculiarities"

petite collapse: a garment size for short or slender women

ticket collapse: the appropriate or desirable thing; "this car could be just the ticket for a small family"; a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment); a summons issued to an offender (especially to someone who violates a traffic regulation); provide with a ticket for passage or admission; "Ticketed passengers can board now"; issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty; "I was fined for parking on the wrong side of the street"; "Move your car or else you will be ticketed!"

snippy collapse

celebrated collapse: having an illustrious past; widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter"

scant collapse: limit in quality or quantity

technicality collapse: a detail that is considered insignificant

natural collapse: (craps) a first roll of 7 or 11 that immediately wins the stake; a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat; someone regarded as certain to succeed; "he's a natural for the job"; being talented through inherited qualities; "a natural leader"; "a born musician"; "an innate talent"; related by blood; not adopted; "natural parent"; in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature; "a very natural development"; "our natural environment"; "natural science"; "natural resources"; "natural cliffs"; "natural phenomena"; existing in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitation; "a natural pearl"; "natural gas"; "natural silk"; "natural blonde hair"; "a natural sweetener"; "natural fertilizers"; existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world; neither supernatural nor magical; "a perfectly natural explanation"; (of a key) containing no sharps or flats; (of a note) being neither raised nor lowered by one chromatic semitone; "a natural scale"; "B natural"; functioning or occurring in a normal way; lacking abnormalities or deficiencies; "it's the natural thing to happen"; "natural immunity"; "a grandparent's natural affection for a grandchild"; (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes; "natural yogurt"; "natural produce"; "raw wool"; "raw sugar"; "bales of rude cotton"; unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct; "a cat's natural aversion to water"; "offering to help was as instinctive as breathing"

deficiency collapse

unlovely collapse: without beauty or charm

relator collapse

shear collapse: a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it; (physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves; "the shear changed the quadrilateral into a parallelogram"; cut with shears; "shear hedges"; cut or cut through with shears

renowned collapse

turn off collapse: cause to feel intense dislike or distaste; make a turn; "turn off at the parking area"

feature collapse: an article of merchandise that is displayed or advertised more than other articles; the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin; "an expression of pleasure crossed his features"; "his lineaments were very regular"; a prominent aspect of something; "the map showed roads and other features"; "generosity is one of his best characteristics"; a special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine; "they ran a feature on retirement planning"; the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater; "the feature tonight is `Casablanca'"

terse collapse

fail collapse: get worse; "Her health is declining"; stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident"; prove insufficient; "The water supply for the town failed after a long drought"; disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake; "His sense of smell failed him this time"; "His strength finally failed him"; "His children failed him in the crisis"; become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close; "The toy company went bankrupt after the competition hired cheap Mexican labor"; "A number of banks failed that year"; fall short in what is expected; "She failed in her obligations as a good daughter-in-law"; "We must not fail his obligation to the victims of the Holocaust"; fail to get a passing grade; "She studied hard but failed nevertheless"; "Did I fail the test?"; judge unacceptable; "The teacher failed six students"; be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably"; fail to do something; leave something undone; "She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib"; "The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account"; be unable; "I fail to understand your motives"

renown collapse

credential collapse

trimmed collapse: made neat and tidy by trimming; "his neatly trimmed hair"

bear in mind collapse

keep in mind collapse

short shrift collapse: brief and unsympathetic treatment; a brief and unsympathetic rejection; "they made short shrift of my request"

point-blank collapse: close enough to go straight to the target; "point-blank range"; "a point-blank shot"; in a direct and unequivocal manner; "I asked him point-blank whether he wanted the job"

raconteur collapse

slump collapse: a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality; "the team went into a slump"; "a gradual slack in output"; "a drop-off in attendance"; "a falloff in quality"; fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate market fell off"; fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank"; assume a drooping posture or carriage

not to be had collapse

entry collapse: an item inserted in a written record; a written record of a commercial transaction

quick collapse: any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail); easily aroused or excited; "a quick temper"; "a warm temper"; accomplished rapidly and without delay; "was quick to make friends"; "his quick reaction prevented an accident"; "hoped for a speedy resolution of the problem"; "a speedy recovery"; "he has a right to a speedy trial"; apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity; "a quick mind"; "a ready wit"

peter out collapse

melody collapse: the perception of pleasant arrangements of musical notes

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