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bizarre collapse: conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual; "restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit"; "famed for his eccentric spelling"; "a freakish combination of styles"; "his off-the-wall antics"; "the outlandish clothes of teenagers"; "outre and affected stage antics"

avow collapse: admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about

nonintervention collapse: a foreign policy of staying out of other countries' disputes

consideration collapse: a considerate and thoughtful act; kind and considerate regard for others; "he showed no consideration for her feelings"; the process of giving careful thought to something; a discussion of a topic (as in a meeting); "consideration of the traffic problem took more than an hour"

bilk collapse: evade payment to; "He bilked his creditors"; cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money

dodge collapse: a quick evasive movement; a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery; make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid; "The child dodged the teacher's blow"; move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course; "the pickpocket dodged through the crowd"

forestalling collapse

confess collapse: confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith; confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure

sideswipe collapse: a glancing blow from or on the side of something (especially motor vehicles); strike from the side

assert collapse: state categorically; insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized; "Women should assert themselves more!"

security collapse: measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc.; "military security has been stepped up since the recent uprising"; a guarantee that an obligation will be met; freedom from anxiety or fear; "the watch dog gave her a feeling of security"; a department responsible for the security of the institution's property and workers; "the head of security was a former policeman"; defense against financial failure; financial independence; "his pension gave him security in his old age"; "insurance provided protection against loss of wages due to illness"; property that your creditor can claim in case you default on your obligation; "bankers are reluctant to lend without good security"; a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends; "he held several valuable securities"; the state of being free from danger or injury; "we support the armed services in the name of national security"

swear collapse: promise solemnly; take an oath; make a deposition; declare under oath

sinker collapse: a pitch that curves downward rapidly as it approaches the plate; a weight that sinks (as to hold nets or fishing lines under water)

principle collapse: a basic truth or law or assumption; "the principles of democracy"; a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system; "the principle of the conservation of mass"; "the principle of jet propulsion"; "the right-hand rule for inductive fields"; a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct; "their principles of composition characterized all their works"; a rule or standard especially of good behavior; "a man of principle"; "he will not violate his principles"; rule of personal conduct

thick collapse: abounding; having a lot of; "the top was thick with dust"; (of darkness) very intense; "thick night"; "thick darkness"; "a face in deep shadow"; "deep night"; not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions; "an inch thick"; "a thick board"; "a thick sandwich"; "spread a thick layer of butter"; "thick coating of dust"; "thick warm blankets"; relatively dense in consistency; "thick cream"; "thick soup"; "thick smoke"; "thick fog"; in quick succession; "misfortunes come fast and thick"

unsuspecting collapse: (often followed by `of') not knowing or expecting; not thinking likely; "an unsuspecting victim"; "unsuspecting (or unaware) of the fact that I would one day be their leader"; not suspicious; "deceiving the unsuspecting public"

impression collapse: the act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another; "he watched the impression of the seal on the hot wax"; an impressionistic portrayal of a person; "he did a funny impression of a politician"; (dentistry) an imprint of the teeth and gums in wax or plaster; "the dentist took an impression for use in preparing an inlay"; an outward appearance; "he made a good impression"; "I wanted to create an impression of success"; "she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting"; a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying"; all the copies of a work printed at one time; "they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies"

split hairs collapse

remiss collapse

tremulous collapse

thin collapse: lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare; (of sound) lacking resonance or volume; "a thin feeble cry"; lacking spirit or sincere effort; "a thin smile"; of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section; "thin wire"; "a thin chiffon blouse"; "a thin book"; "a thin layer of paint"; relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous; "air is thin at high altitudes"; "a thin soup"; "skimmed milk is much thinner than whole milk"; "thin oil"; make thin or thinner; "Thin the solution"; lose thickness; become thin or thinner

veer collapse: shift to a clockwise direction; "the wind veered"

back down collapse

circumvention collapse: the act of evading by going around

jumpy collapse

timid collapse: people who are fearful and cautious; "whitewater rafting is not for the timid"; showing fear and lack of confidence

doubt collapse: uncertainty about the truth or factuality of existence of something; "the dubiousness of his claim"; "there is no question about the validity of the enterprise"; the state of being unsure of something; consider unlikely or have doubts about; "I doubt that she will accept his proposal of marriage"; lack confidence in or have doubts about; "I doubt these reports"; "I suspect her true motives"; "she distrusts her stepmother"

chop logic collapse

undoubting collapse

fall back collapse: retreat; fall backwards and down; have recourse to; "The government resorted to rationing meat"

hypocrisy collapse: insincerity by virtue of pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not really have; an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction

let well enough alone collapse

afraid collapse: filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement; "I'm afraid I won't be able to come"; "he was afraid he would have to let her go"; "I'm afraid you're wrong"; feeling worry or concern or insecurity; "She was afraid that I might be embarrassed"; "terribly afraid of offending someone"; "I am afraid we have witnessed only the first phase of the conflict"; having feelings of aversion or unwillingness; "afraid of hard work"; "afraid to show emotion"

false show collapse

convict collapse: a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison; a person who has been convicted of a criminal offence; find or declare guilty; "The man was convicted of fraud and sentenced"

leave well enough alone collapse

faltering collapse: unsteady in speech or action

talk over collapse

trembling collapse

shivery collapse: cold enough to cause shivers; "felt all shivery"; "shivery weather"

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