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petty collapse: contemptibly narrow in outlook; "petty little comments"; "disgusted with their small-minded pettiness"

raddled collapse: used until no longer useful; "battered trumpets and raddled radios"; "worn-out shoes with flapping soles"

incurable collapse: a person whose disease is incurable; unalterable in disposition or habits; "an incurable optimist"; incapable of being cured; "an incurable disease"; "an incurable addiction to smoking"

palpable collapse: capable of being perceived by the senses or the mind; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt; "a barely palpable dust"; "felt sudden anger in a palpable wave"; "the air was warm and close--palpable as cotton"; can be felt by palpation; "a palpable tumor"

carefulness collapse: the quality of being careful and painstaking; "I admired the carefulness of his work"

proved collapse: established beyond doubt; "a proven liar"; "a Soviet leader of proven shrewdness"

clap collapse: clap one's hands together; "The children were clapping to the music"; strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise; "clap two boards together"; strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting; put quickly or forcibly; "The judge clapped him in jail"; strike the air in flight; "the wings of the birds clapped loudly"; cause to strike the air in flight; "The big bird clapped its wings"

hush collapse: (poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night"; run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals; wash by removing particles; "Wash ores"; become quiet or still; fall silent; "hush my baby!"; cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!"

dissociate collapse: to undergo a reversible or temporary breakdown of a molecule into simpler molecules or atoms; "acids dissociate to give hydrogen ions"

isolationist collapse: an advocate of isolationism in international affairs; of or relating to isolationism

unsociable collapse: not inclined to society or companionship; "an unsociable nature...shy and reserved"; "generally unsociable except with intimate friends"; "unsociable behavior"; "an unsociable neighborhood"

tight collapse: affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow; "tight money"; "a tight market"; packed closely together; "the stood in a tight little group"; "hair in tight curls"; "the pub was packed tight"; of such close construction as to be impermeable; "a tight roof"; "warm in our tight little house"; closely constrained or constricted or constricting; "tight skirts"; "he hated tight starched collars"; "fingers closed in a tight fist"; "a tight feeling in his chest"; securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid; "the bolts are tight"; set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration; "in tight formation"; "a tight blockade"

sit tight collapse: maintain the same position; wait it out; "Let's not make a decision--let's sit tight"

pack collapse: a convenient package or parcel (as of cigarettes or film); a bundle (especially one carried on the back); a sheet or blanket (either dry or wet) to wrap around the body for its therapeutic effect; a cream that cleanses and tones the skin; a complete collection of similar things; a group of hunting animals; treat the body or any part of it by wrapping it, as with blankets or sheets, and applying compresses to it, or stuffing it to provide cover, containment, or therapy, or to absorb blood; "The nurse packed gauze in the wound"; "You had better pack your swollen ankle with ice"; carry, as on one's back; "Pack your tents to the top of the mountain"; arrange in a container; "pack the books into the boxes"; load with a pack; compress into a wad; "wad paper into the box"; seal with packing; "pack the faucet"; fill to capacity; "This singer always packs the concert halls"; "They murder trial packed the court house"; set up a committee or legislative body with one's own supporters so as to influence the outcome; "pack a jury"

ungenerous collapse: lacking in magnanimity; "it seems ungenerous to end this review of a splendid work of scholarship on a critical note"- Times Litt. Sup.; "a meanspirited man unwilling to forgive"

borrowing collapse: the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source; "the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent"; obtaining funds from a lender

avarice collapse: reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins); extreme greed for material wealth

deter collapse: try to prevent; show opposition to; "We should discourage this practice among our youth"

stuck collapse: caught or fixed; "stuck in the mud"; baffled; "this problem has me completely stuck"

tipsy collapse: unstable and prone to tip as if intoxicated; " a tipsy boat"

elliptic collapse: characterized by extreme economy of expression or omission of superfluous elements; "the dialogue is elliptic and full of dark hints"; "the explanation was concise, even elliptical to the verge of obscurity"- H.O.Taylor; of a leaf shape; in the form of an ellipse

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