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showboat collapse: a river steamboat on which theatrical performances could be given (especially on the Mississippi River)

passion collapse: strong feeling or emotion; a feeling of strong sexual desire; the suffering of Jesus at the crucifixion

tuberculosis collapse: infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages)

variegate collapse: change the appearance of, especially by marking with different colors

lighting collapse: the craft of providing artificial light; "an interior decorator must understand lighting"; apparatus for supplying artificial light effects for the stage or a film

calamity collapse: an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster"

hurt collapse: damaged inanimate objects or their value; suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle; "nursing his wounded arm"; "ambulances...for the hurt men and women"; give trouble or pain to; "This exercise will hurt your back"; cause damage or affect negatively; "Our business was hurt by the new competition"; hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised me ego"; feel physical pain; "Were you hurting after the accident?"

summarily collapse: without delay; in a summary manner; "the suspected spy was summarily executed"

crunch collapse: the sound of something crunching; "he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path"; a critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources); "an end-of-the year crunch"; "a financial crunch"; make crunching noises; "his shoes were crunching on the gravel"; chew noisily; "The children crunched the celery sticks"; press or grind with a crunching noise

bugbear collapse: an object of dread or apprehension; "Germany was always a bugbear for France"; "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds"--Ralph Waldo Emerson

ounce collapse: a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams; a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound

yard collapse: an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock); a long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen; the enclosed land around a house or other building; "it was a small house with almost no yard"; an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines; a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings); "they opened a repair yard on the edge of town"; a tract of land where logs are accumulated; a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

slapdash collapse: in a careless or reckless manner; "the shelves were put up slapdash"

collation collapse: careful examination and comparison to note points of disagreement; assembling in proper numerical or logical sequence

black eye collapse: a bad reputation; "his behavior gave the whole family a black eye"

predicament collapse: a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one; "finds himself in a most awkward predicament"; "the woeful plight of homeless people"

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