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symmetrical collapse: having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts

earthshaking collapse: loud enough to shake the very earth; sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; "earthshaking proposals"; "the contest was no world-shaking affair"; "the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering"

ordeal collapse: a primitive method of determining a person's guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under divine control; escape was usually taken as a sign of innocence; a severe or trying experience

golden collapse: favoring or bringing good luck; "a favorable time to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous moment to make a decision"; suggestive of gold; "a golden voice"; marked by peace and prosperity; "a golden era"; "the halcyon days of the clipper trade"

toneless collapse: lacking in tone or expression; "his toneless mechanical voice"

labyrinthine collapse: resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity; "a labyrinthine network of tortuous footpaths"; relating to or affecting or originating in the inner ear; "labyrinthine deafness"

affected collapse: acted upon; influenced; speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression

verification collapse: (law) an affidavit attached to a statement confirming the truth of that statement

raucous collapse: unpleasantly loud and harsh; disturbing the public peace; loud and rough; "a raucous party"; "rowdy teenagers"

echoic collapse: (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound; "onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises"; "it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term"- Harry Hoijer; like or characteristic of an echo

mellow collapse: having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience; "mellow wisdom"; "the peace of mellow age"; having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience; "mellow wisdom"; "the peace of mellow age"; having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging; "a mellow port"; "mellowed fruit"; make or grow (more) mellow; "These apples need to mellow a bit more"; "The sun mellowed the fruit"; become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial; "With age, he mellowed"; soften, make mellow; "Age and experience mellowed him over the years"

plangent collapse: loud and resounding; "plangent bells"; "the plangent minority"

investigation collapse: the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically

crucible collapse: a vessel made of material that does not melt easily; used for high temperature chemical reactions

thundering collapse: extraordinarily big or impressive; "a thundering success"; "the thundering silence of what was left unsaid"; sounding like thunder; "the thundering herd"

gruff collapse: deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion; "gruff voices"; "the dog's gruff barking"; "hoarse cries"; "makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky"- Virgil Thomson

ordered collapse: having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule; "an ordered sequence"; marked by system or regularity or discipline; "a quiet ordered house"; "an orderly universe"; "a well regulated life"

sensational collapse: causing intense interest, curiosity, or emotion; relating to or concerned in sensation; "the sensory cortex"; "sensory organs"

tinny collapse: thin and metallic in sound; lacking resonance; "an unpleasant tinny voice"; of or containing tin

fortissimo collapse: chiefly a direction or description in music; a direction in music; to be played very loudly

pianissimo collapse: chiefly a direction or description in music; very soft; a direction in music; to be played very softly

tonal collapse: having tonality; i.e. tones and chords organized in relation to one tone such as a keynote or tonic

criterion collapse: the ideal in terms of which something can be judged; "they live by the standards of their community"

falsetto collapse: a male singing voice with artificially high tones in an upper register; artificially high; above the normal voice range; "a falsetto voice"

sweet collapse: the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth; a food rich in sugar; English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912); pleasing to the senses; "the sweet song of the lark"; "the sweet face of a child"; (used of wines) having a high residual sugar content; "sweet dessert wines"; having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

artificial collapse: artificially formal; "that artificial humility that her husband hated"; "contrived coyness"; "a stilted letter of acknowledgment"; "when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation"; contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners"; not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes

loud collapse: characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity; "a group of loud children"; "loud thunder"; "her voice was too loud"; "loud trombones"

rich collapse: pleasantly full and mellow; "a rich tenor voice"; very productive; "rich seams of coal"; possessing material wealth; "her father is extremely rich"; "many fond hopes are pinned on rich uncles"; having an abundant supply of desirable qualities or substances (especially natural resources); "blessed with a land rich in minerals"; "rich in ideas"; "rich with cultural interest"; suggestive of or characterized by great expense; "a rich display"; high in mineral content; having a high proportion of fuel to air; "a rich vein of copper", "a rich gas mixture"; of great worth or quality; "a rich collection of antiques"; containing plenty of fat, or eggs, or sugar; "rich desserts"; "they kept gorging on rich foods"

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