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practical collapse: having or put to a practical purpose or use; "practical mathematics"; "practical applications of calculus"; concerned with actual use or practice; "he is a very practical person"; "the idea had no practical application"; "a practical knowledge of Japanese"; "woodworking is a practical art"

squeal collapse: a high-pitched howl; utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs

red herring collapse: any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue; a dried and smoked herring having a reddish color

intact collapse: undamaged in any way; whole; "the vase remained intact despite rough handling"; not impaired or diminished in any way; "emerged from the trial with his prestige intact"; "the blast left his hearing intact"; (of a woman) having the hymen unbroken; "she was intact, virginal"

common sense collapse: sound practical judgment; "Common sense is not so common"; "he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples"; "fortunately she had the good sense to run away"

gyrate collapse: to wind or move in a spiral course; "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor"

resemble collapse: appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to; "She resembles her mother very much"; "This paper resembles my own work"

isobar collapse: (meteorology)an isogram connecting points having equal barometric pressure at a given time

normal collapse: conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal; "serve wine at normal room temperature"; "normal diplomatic relations"; "normal working hours"; "normal word order"; "normal curiosity"; "the normal course of events"; being approximately average or within certain limits in e.g. intelligence and development; "a perfectly normal child"; "of normal intelligence"; "the most normal person I've ever met"; in accordance with scientific laws; forming a right angle

commercial collapse: a commercially sponsored ad on radio or television; connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises; "commercial trucker"; "commercial TV"; "commercial diamonds"; of the kind or quality used in commerce; average or inferior; "commercial grade of beef"; "commercial oxalic acid"; of or relating to commercialism; "a commercial attache"; "commercial paper"; "commercial law"

alchemy collapse: a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times

cheat collapse: a deception for profit to yourself; defeat someone in an expectation through trickery or deceit; deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money"; engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud; "Who's chiseling on the side?"

articulation collapse: the act of joining things in such a way that motion is possible; expressing in coherent verbal form; "the articulation of my feelings"; "I gave voice to my feelings"; the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech; the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made

programmer collapse: a person who designs and writes and tests computer programs

investigate collapse: conduct an inquiry or investigation of; "The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities"; "inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady"; investigate scientifically; "Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese"

untouched collapse: still full; "an untouched cocktail in her hand"; not having come in contact

means collapse: how a result is obtained or an end is achieved; "a means of control"; "an example is the best agency of instruction"; "the true way to success"; an instrumentality for accomplishing some end; considerable capital (wealth or income); "he is a man of means"

naturalization collapse: changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers' phonology; "the naturalization in English of many Italian words"; the introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous; the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship; the quality of being brought into conformity with nature

realign collapse: align anew or better; "The surgeon realigned my jaw after the accident"

take away collapse: take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables"; take away a part from; diminish; "His bad manners detract from his good character"; remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state; "Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant lands"; "The car carried us off to the meeting"; "I'll take you away on a holiday"; "I got carried away when I saw the dead man and I started to cry"; take from a person or place; "We took the abused child away from its parents"

cogency collapse: the quality of being logically valid; persuasive relevance

overdrive collapse: a high gear used at high speeds to maintain the driving speed with less output power; the state of high or excessive activity or productivity or concentration; "Troops are ready to go into overdrive as soon as the signal is given"; "Melissa's brain was in overdrive"; drive or work too hard; "The teacher is overworking his students"; "Overdriving people often suffer stress"

convincing collapse: causing one to believe the truth of something; "a convincing story"; "a convincing manner"

memorialize collapse: address in a memorial; "The President memorialized the heroes of the battle"

arouse collapse: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"; stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience"; to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"

knell collapse: the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something; ring as in announcing death

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