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backing collapse: the act of providing approval and support; "his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives"; something forming a back that is added for strengthening

pan collapse: chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids; shallow container made of metal; cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel; (Greek mythology) god of fields and woods and shepherds and flocks; represented as a man with goat's legs and horns and ears; identified with Roman Sylvanus or Faunus; express a totally negative opinion of; "The critics panned the performance"; wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals; make a sweeping movement; "The camera panned across the room"

speechless collapse: unable to speak temporarily; "struck dumb"; "speechless with shock"

scenic collapse: used of locations; having beautiful natural scenery; "scenic drives"; of or relating to the stage or stage scenery; "scenic design"

mum collapse: secrecy; "mum's the word"; failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to; "the witness remained silent"

dope collapse: slang terms for inside information; "is that the straight dope?"; give a narcotic to; "The athletes were dope by the coach before the race"; add impurities to (a semiconductor) in order to produce or modify its properties; "The resistors have been doped"; take drugs to improve one's athletic performance

X ray collapse: electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength produced when high-speed electrons strike a solid target

thanksgiving collapse: fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag

thanks collapse: with the help of or owing to; "thanks to hard work it was a great success"; an acknowledgment of appreciation

entreaty collapse: earnest or urgent request; "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm"

histrionic collapse: characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected; "histrionic gestures"; "an attitude of melodramatic despair"; "a theatrical pose"

sexploitation collapse: the commercial exploitation of sex or sexuality or explicit sexual material; "sexploitation by advertisers is notorious"

reticent collapse: reluctant to draw attention to yourself; temperamentally disinclined to talk

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!"

melodramatic collapse: having the excitement and emotional appeal of melodrama; "a melodramatic account of two perilous days at sea"

plating collapse: the application of a thin coat of metal (as by electrolysis); a thin coating of metal deposited on a surface

overlay collapse: put something on top of something else; "cover the meat with a lot of gravy"

Angelus collapse: a prayer said 3 times a day by Roman Catholics in memory of the Annunciation

photograph collapse: a picture of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material; record on photographic film; "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President"; undergo being photographed in a certain way; "Children photograph well"

negative collapse: a piece of photographic film showing an image with black and white tones reversed; a reply of denial; "he answered in the negative"; expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial; having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant; "ran a negative campaign"; "delinquents retarded by their negative outlook on life"; characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features; "a negative outlook on life"; "a colorless negative personality"; "a negative evaluation"; "a negative reaction to an advertising campaign"; less than zero; "a negative number"; reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive; "negative interest rates"; not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition; "the HIV test was negative"; having a negative electric charge; "electrons are negative"

hushed collapse: in a softened tone; "hushed voices"; "muted trumpets"; "a subdued whisper"; "a quiet reprimand"

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