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skinny collapse: confidential information about a topic or person; "he wanted the inside skinny on the new partner"; of or relating to or resembling skin

eczema collapse: generic term for inflammatory conditions of the skin; particularly with vesiculation in the acute stages

segregation collapse: the act of segregating or sequestering; "sequestration of the jury"; a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups; (genetics) the separation of paired alleles during meiosis so that members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes

softness collapse: a disposition to be lenient in judging others; "softness is not something permitted of good leaders"; the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded; a visual property that is subdued and free from brilliance or glare; "the softness of the morning sky"; a sound property that is free from loudness or stridency; "and in softness almost beyond hearing"; a state of declining financial condition; "orders have recently picked up after a period of extreme softness"; "he attributes the disappointing results to softness in the economy"

varnish collapse: paint that provides a hard glossy transparent coating; cover with varnish

quality control collapse: maintenance of standards of quality of manufactured goods

assail collapse: attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"

callus collapse: (botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid; bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone; form a callus or calluses; "His foot callused"; cause a callus to form on; "The long march had callused his feet"

color blindness collapse: genetic inability to distinguish differences in hue

misconstrue collapse: interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"

plunger collapse: hand tool consisting of a stick with a rubber suction cup at one end; used to clean clogged drains

soft pedal collapse: a pedal on a piano that moves the action closer to the strings and so soften the sound

denouement collapse: the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work; the outcome of a complex sequence of events

best collapse: the supreme effort one can make; "they did their best"; the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others; "he could beat the best of them"; Canadian physiologist (born in the United States) who assisted F. G. Banting in research leading to the discovery of insulin (1899-1978); (superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities; "the best film of the year"; "the best solution"; "the best time for planting"; "wore his best suit"; it would be sensible; "you'd best stay at home"; in a most excellent way or manner; "he played best after a couple of martinis"

wash collapse: the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water); any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out; "at the end of the year the accounting department showed that it was a wash"; a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other; a thin coat of water-base paint; the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon); to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking; "The cat washes several times a day"; cleanse (one's body) with soap and water; form by erosion; "The river washed a ravine into the mountainside"; remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent; "he washed the dirt from his coat"; "The nurse washed away the blood"; "Can you wash away the spots on the windows?"; "he managed to wash out the stains"; apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to; clean with some chemical process; cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water; "Wash the towels, please!"; separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals); move by or as if by water; "The swollen river washed away the footbridge"; admit to testing or proof; "This silly excuse won't wash in traffic court"; be capable of being washed; "Does this material wash?"

daub collapse: an unskillful painting; material used to daub walls; cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it; "smear the wall with paint"; "daub the ceiling with plaster"; apply to a surface; "daub paint onto the wall"

suffuse collapse: cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across; "The sky was suffused with a warm pink color"; to become overspread as with a fluid, a colour, a gleam of light; "His whole frame suffused with a cold dew"

surface collapse: the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary; "there is a special cleaner for these surfaces"; "the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface"; a superficial aspect as opposed to the real nature of something; "it was not what it appeared to be on the surface"; the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object; "they skimmed over the surface of the water"; "a brush small enough to clean every dental surface"; "the sun has no distinct surface"; the outermost level of the land or sea; "earthquakes originate far below the surface"; "three quarters of the Earth's surface is covered by water"; on the surface; "surface materials of the moon"; come to the surface

glower collapse: look at with a fixed gaze; "The girl glared at the man who tried to make a pass at her"

stranger collapse: anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

wan collapse: lacking vitality as from weariness or illness or unhappiness; "a wan smile"; become pale and sickly

flicker collapse: North American woodpecker; a momentary flash of light; move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered"; flash intermittently; "The lights flicked on and off"; shine unsteadily; "The candle flickered"

warmth collapse: the quality of having a moderate degree of heat; "an agreeable warmth in the house"

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