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steamer collapse: a ship powered by one or more steam engines; a cooking utensil that can be used to cook food by steaming it; travel by means of steam power; "The ship steamed off into the Pacific"

stage whisper collapse: a loud whisper that can be overheard; on the stage it is heard by the audience but it supposed to be inaudible to the rest of the cast

tropism collapse: an involuntary orienting response; positive or negative reaction to a stimulus source

effortless collapse: requiring or apparently requiring no effort; "the swallows glided in an effortless way through the busy air"

choke collapse: a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine; a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current; breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; "She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband"; constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing; reduce the air supply; "choke a carburetor"; be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat"; wring the neck of; "The man choked his opponent"; check or slow down the action or effect of; "She choked her anger"; fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation; "The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience"

clement collapse: (used of persons or behavior) inclined to show mercy; "a more clement judge reduced the sentence"; (of weather or climate) physically mild; "clement weather"

quiet collapse: of the sun; characterized by a low level of surface phenomena like sun spots e.g.; not showy or obtrusive; "clothes in quiet good taste"; free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound; "a quiet audience at the concert"; "the room was dark and quiet"; characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity; "a quiet life"; "a quiet throng of onlookers"; "quiet peace-loving people"; "the factions remained quiet for almost 10 years"

butter collapse: an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use; a fighter who strikes the opponent with his head; spread butter on; "butter bread"

feminine collapse: a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to females or to objects classified as female; associated with women and not with men; "feminine intuition"; of grammatical gender; (music or poetry) ending on an unaccented beat or syllable; "a feminine ending"

keynote collapse: a fundamental or central idea; the principal theme in a speech or literary work; set the keynote of; "Comfort keynotes this designer's Fall collection"; give the keynote address to (an audience)

entice collapse: provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation"

husbandly collapse: related to or suited to a husband; "assumed husbandly duties like mowing the lawn"; befitting or characteristic of a husband

silence collapse: the absence of sound; "he needed silence in order to sleep"; "the street was quiet"; the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking); "there was a shocked silence"; "he gestured for silence"; keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure; "All dissenters were silenced when the dictator assumed power"

paternal collapse: characteristic of a father; belonging to or inherited from one's father; "spent his childhood on the paternal farm"; "paternal traits"

maternal collapse: characteristic of a mother; "warm maternal affection for her guest"- Dorothy Sayers; relating to or derived from one's mother; "maternal genes"

uncomplicated collapse: lacking complexity; "small and uncomplicated cars for those really interested in motoring"; "an unsophisticated machine"

liking collapse: a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment; "I've always had a liking for reading"; "she developed a liking for gin"

susurration collapse: the indistinct sound of people whispering; "a soft susurrus of conversation"

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