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tectonics collapse: the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust

think up collapse: devise or invent; "He thought up a plan to get rich quickly"; "no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software"

staphylococcus collapse: spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections

streptococcus collapse: spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis

anaerobe collapse: an organism (especially a bacterium) that does not require air or free oxygen to live

bacillus collapse: aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

spirochete collapse: parasitic or free-living bacteria; many pathogenic to humans and other animals

pathogen collapse: any disease-producing agent (especially a virus or bacterium or other microorganism)

cancer collapse: type genus of the family Cancridae; the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22; a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Leo and Gemini; (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer; any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream

formalize collapse: make formal or official; "We formalized the appointment and gave him a title"

decomposition collapse: the analysis of a vector field; (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action; (chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance; in a decomposed state

mire collapse: a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot; a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from; "the country is still trying to climb out of the mire left by its previous president"; "caught in the mire of poverty"; soil with mud, muck, or mire; "The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden"; cause to get stuck as if in a mire; "The mud mired our cart"

sod collapse: an informal British term for a youth or man; "the poor sod couldn't even buy a drink"; cover with sod

dust collapse: fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air; "the furniture was covered with dust"; free microscopic particles of solid material; "astronomers say that the empty space between planets actually contains measurable amounts of dust"; remove the dust from; "dust the cabinets"; rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape; "The artist dusted the charcoal drawing down to a faint image"; cover with a light dusting of a substance; "dust the bread with flour"

decompose collapse: separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts; break down; "The bodies decomposed in the heat"

block out collapse: plan where and when songs should be inserted into a theatrical production, or plan a theatrical production in general; indicate roughly; "We sketched out our plan"

mucus collapse: protective secretion of the mucous membranes; in the gut it lubricates the passage of food and protects the epithelial cells; in the nose and throat and lungs it can make it difficult for bacteria to penetrate the body through the epithelium

smut collapse: any fungus of the order Ustilaginales; destructive diseases of plants (especially cereal grasses) caused by fungi that produce black powdery masses of spores; affect with smut or mildew, as of a crop such as corn; become affected with smut; "the corn smutted and could not be eaten"; stain with a dirty substance, such as soot; make obscene; "This line in the play smuts the entire act"

modality collapse: a method of therapy that involves physical or electrical therapeutic treatment; a particular sense; a classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility

pea collapse: seed of a pea plant used for food; a leguminous plant of the genus Pisum with small white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds; the fruit or seed of a pea plant

creeper collapse: any of various small insectivorous birds of the northern hemisphere that climb up a tree trunk supporting themselves on stiff tail feathers and their feet; any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping

saprophyte collapse: an organism that feeds on dead organic matter especially a fungus or bacterium

puffball collapse: any of various fungi of the family Lycoperdaceae whose round fruiting body discharges a cloud of spores when mature

toadstool collapse: common name for an inedible or poisonous agaric (contrasting with the edible mushroom)

wort collapse: unfermented or fermenting malt; usually used in combination: `liverwort'; `milkwort'; `whorlywort'

bracken collapse: large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan; fern of southeastern Asia; not hardy in cold temperate regions

vetch collapse: any of various climbing plants of the genus Vicia having pinnately compound leaves that terminate in tendrils and small variously colored flowers; includes valuable forage and soil-building plants

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