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day collapse: United States writer best known for his autobiographical works (1874-1935); a period of opportunity; "he deserves his day in court"; "every dog has his day"; some point or period in time; "it should arrive any day now"; "after that day she never trusted him again"; "those were the days"; "these days it is not unusual"; the recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working); "my day began early this morning"; "it was a busy day on the stock exchange"; "she called it a day and went to bed"; time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis; "two days later they left"; "they put on two performances every day"; "there are 30,000 passengers per day"; a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance; "Mother's Day"; the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside; "the dawn turned night into day"; "it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime"; the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis; "how long is a day on Jupiter?"; an era of existence or influence; "in the day of the dinosaurs"; "in the days of the Roman Empire"; "in the days of sailing ships"; "he was a successful pianist in his day"

deficit collapse: the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required; "new blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit"; an excess of liabilities over assets (usually over a certain period); "last year there was a serious budgetary deficit"; (sports) the score by which a team or individual is losing; a deficiency or failure in neurological or mental functioning; "the people concerned have a deficit in verbal memory"; "they have serious linguistic deficits"

scuttle collapse: container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire

slow collapse: not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time; "a slow walker"; "the slow lane of traffic"; "her steps were slow"; "he was slow in reacting to the news"; "slow but steady growth"; at a slow tempo; "the band played a slow waltz"; (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time; "the clock is slow"; become slow or slower; "Production slowed"; cause to proceed more slowly; "The illness slowed him down"

ligature collapse: thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the flow of blood); a metal band used to attach a reed to the mouthpiece of a clarinet or saxophone; character consisting of two or more letters combined into one; (music) a group of notes connected by a slur

opportunity collapse: a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances; "the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington"; "now is your chance"

swerve collapse: the act of turning aside suddenly; turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"

retard collapse: cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate; "This drug will retard your heart rate"; be delayed

veteran collapse: an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service; a person who has served in the armed forces; a serviceman who has seen considerable active service; "the veterans laughed at the new recruits"

cut back collapse: return in time; "the film cut back to an earlier event in the story"

sicken collapse: get sick; "She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the hospital"; make sick or ill; "This kind of food sickens me"; upset and make nauseated; "The smell of the food turned the pregnant woman's stomach"; "The mold on the food sickened the diners"

wait collapse: the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something); "the wait was an ordeal for him"; serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant; "I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's"; stay in one place and anticipate or expect something; "I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets"; wait before acting; "the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment"

synchronize collapse: make synchronous and adjust in time or manner; "Let's synchronize our efforts"; cause to indicate the same time or rate; "synchronize your watches"; operate simultaneously; "The clocks synchronize"; arrange or represent events so that they co-occur; "synchronize biblical events"; make (motion picture sound) exactly simultaneous with the action; "synchronize this film"; happen at the same time

exist collapse: have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?"; support oneself; "he could barely exist on such a low wage"; "Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?"; "Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day"

withhold collapse: hold back; refuse to hand over or share; "The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room"; retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments; "My employer is withholding taxes"

instant collapse: in or of the present month; "your letter of the 10th inst"

impede collapse: be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project"

negotiable instrument collapse: an unconditional order or promise to pay an amount of money

reversion collapse: turning in the opposite direction; a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation); (law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee)

waver collapse: the act of moving back and forth; someone who communicates by waving; sway to and fro

set back collapse: slow down the progress of; hinder; "His late start set him back"; cost a certain amount; "My daughter's wedding set me back $20,000"

commute collapse: a regular journey of some distance to and from your place of work; "there is standing room only on the high-speed commute"; exchange a penalty for a less severe one; move from one side of an equation to the other side without a change in value; "These operators commute with each other"; travel back and forth regularly, as between one's place of work and home

bring round collapse: cause to adopt an opinion or course of action; "His urgent letter finally brought me around to give money to the school"

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