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airtight collapse: not allowing air or gas to pass in or out; having no weak points; "an airtight defense"; "an airtight argument"

cheap collapse: relatively low in price or charging low prices; "it would have been cheap at twice the price"; "inexpensive family restaurants"; embarrassingly stingy

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

well-groomed collapse: having your hair neatly brushed and combed; having tasteful clothing and being scrupulously neat

officiate collapse: perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function; "His wife officiated as his private secretary"; act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding; "Who officiated at your wedding?"

uprise collapse: ascend as a sound; "The choirs singing uprose and filled the church"

compendious collapse: briefly giving the gist of something; "a short and compendious book"; "a compact style is brief and pithy"; "succinct comparisons"; "a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject"

attend collapse: give heed (to); "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They attended to everything he said"; take charge of or deal with; "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business"; be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.; "She attends class regularly"; "I rarely attend services at my church"; "did you go to the meeting?"; to accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result; "Menuhin's playing was attended by a 15-minute standing ovation"

abstain collapse: choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol"; refrain from voting

abridged collapse: (used of texts) shortened by condensing or rewriting; "an abridged version"

clipped collapse: (of speech) having quick short sounds; "a clipped upper-class accent"; cut or trimmed by clipping; "a handsome man with a clipped moustache"; "clipped hedges"; "close-clipped lawns"; "a clipped poodle"

abbreviated collapse: (of clothing) very short; "an abbreviated swimsuit"; "a brief bikini"; cut short in duration; "the abbreviated speech"; "her shortened life was clearly the result of smoking"; "an unsatisfactory truncated conversation"

dinky collapse: a small locomotive; (British informal) pretty and neat; "what a dinky little hat"; small and insignificant; "we stayed in a dinky old hotel"

bargain collapse: an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each; "he made a bargain with the devil"; "he rose to prominence through a series of shady deals"; an advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price"; come to terms; arrive at an agreement

listen collapse: hear with intention; "Listen to the sound of this cello"; listen and pay attention; "Listen to your father"; "We must hear the expert before we make a decision"

revolt collapse: make revolution; "The people revolted when bread prices tripled again"

starchy collapse: rigidly formal; "a starchy manner"; "the letter was stiff and formal"; "his prose has a buckram quality"; consisting of or containing starch; "starchy foods"

adopt collapse: take into one's family; "They adopted two children from Nicaragua"; take up and practice as one's own; choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"

pickle collapse: vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar; preserve in a pickling liquid

gestate collapse: have the idea for; "He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients"; "This library was well conceived"

committee collapse: a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle; a self-constituted organization to promote something

parsimony collapse: extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily

soiree collapse: a party of people assembled in the evening (usually at a private house)

arise collapse: result or issue; "A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion"; rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded"; originate or come into being; "a question arose"

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