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eulogy collapse: a formal expression of praise for someone who has died recently

reasonable collapse: marked by sound judgment; "sane nuclear policy"; showing reason or sound judgment; "a sensible choice"; "a sensible person"

tinkling collapse: like the short high ringing sound of a small bell; "sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal"

rational collapse: having its source in or being guided by the intellect (distinguished from experience or emotion); "a rational analysis"; consistent with or based on or using reason; "rational behavior"; "a process of rational inference"; "rational thought"; capable of being expressed as a quotient of integers; "rational numbers"

tweedle collapse: entice through the use of music; play negligently on a musical instrument; sing in modulation

plausible collapse: apparently reasonable and valid, and truthful; "a plausible excuse"; given to or characterized by presenting specious arguments; "a plausible liar"

jingling collapse: having a series of high-pitched ringing sounds like many small bells; "jingling sleigh bells"

parting collapse: delivered at the moment of parting as if in flight or retreat; "paused to deliver a parting shot at the door"; "a Parthian volley of expletives from Uncle Billy"- Bret Harte

frighten collapse: cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her"; drive out by frightening

lament collapse: a cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward"; express grief verbally; "we lamented the death of the child"

bilabial collapse: a consonant that is articulated using both lips; /p/ or /b/ or /w/; of or relating to or being a speech sound that is articulated using both lips; "bilabial fricatives"

palatal collapse: a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word `yeast'); produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin'); relating to or lying near the palate; "palatal index"; "the palatine tonsils"

glottal collapse: of or relating to or produced by the glottis; "glottal stops"

vowel collapse: a speech sound made with the vocal tract open; a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken vowel

labial collapse: relating to or near the female labium; of or relating to the lips of the mouth; "labial stops"

reward collapse: an act performed to strengthen approved behavior; the offer of money for helping to find a criminal or for returning lost property; payment made in return for a service rendered; act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions

ending collapse: the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme); "I don't like words that have -ism as an ending"; event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show"

scientific collapse: conforming with the principles or methods used in science; "a scientific approach"; of or relating to the practice of science; "scientific journals"

sound collapse: the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause; "the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music"; the subjective sensation of hearing something; "he strained to hear the faint sounds"; the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"; a large ocean inlet or deep bay; "the main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast"; mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium; "falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them"; thorough; "a sound thrashing"; free from moral defect; "a man of sound character"; financially secure and safe; "sound investments"; "a sound economy"; in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay; "a sound timber"; "the wall is sound"; "a sound foundation"; appear in a certain way; "This sounds interesting"; give off a certain sound or sounds; "This record sounds scratchy"; make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"; cause to sound; "sound the bell"; "sound a certain note"; announce by means of a sound; "sound the alarm"

signalize collapse: make conspicuous or noteworthy; point out carefully and clearly; provide with traffic signals; "signalize a busy intersection"

balanced collapse: total debits and credits are equal; "the books looked balanced"; being in a state of proper balance or equilibrium; "the carefully balanced seesaw"; "a properly balanced symphony orchestra"; "a balanced assessment of intellectual and cultural history"; "a balanced blend of whiskeys"; "the educated man shows a balanced development of all his powers"

bugle collapse: a brass instrument without valves; used for military calls and fanfares; a tubular glass or plastic bead sewn onto clothing for decoration; any of various low-growing annual or perennial evergreen herbs native to Eurasia; used for ground cover; play on a bugle

sigh collapse: an utterance made by exhaling audibly; a sound like a person sighing; "she heard the sigh of the wind in the trees"; heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily; "She sighed sadly"; utter with a sigh

hardheaded collapse: guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory; "a hardheaded appraisal of our position"; "a hard-nosed labor leader"; "completely practical in his approach to business"; "not ideology but pragmatic politics"; unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack

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