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astringent collapse: a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals; tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue; "astringent cosmetic lotions"

curd collapse: coagulated milk; used to made cheese; "Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet eating some curds and whey"; a coagulated liquid resembling milk curd; "bean curd"; "lemon curd"

strident collapse: being sharply insistent on being heard; "strident demands"; "shrill criticism"

on the spot collapse: without delay or immediately; "we hired her on the spot"; "thought they were going to shoot us down on the spot"; at the place in question; there; "they were on the spot when it happened"; "it had to be decided by the man on the spot"; in a difficult situation; "that question really put him on the spot"

discomposed collapse: having your composure disturbed; "looked about with a wandering and discomposed air"

sharpen collapse: become sharp or sharper; "The debate sharpened"; make sharp or sharper; "We had to sharpen our arguments"; make (one's senses) more acute; "This drug will sharpen your vision"; give a point to; "The candles are tapered"; raise the pitch of (musical notes); make sharp or sharper; "sharpen the knives"; make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper

distraught collapse: deeply agitated especially from emotion; "distraught with grief"

enhance collapse: increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension"; make better or more attractive; "This sauce will enhance the flavor of the meat"

clinker collapse: a hard brick used as a paving stone; turn to clinker or form clinker under excessive heat in burning; clear out the cinders and clinker from; "we clinkered the fire frequently"

hobble collapse: hamper the action or progress of; "The chairman was hobbled by the all-powerful dean"

heighten collapse: make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity; "heightened interest"; become more extreme; "The tension heightened"; increase the height of; "The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars"

bitter collapse: the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth; English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft); proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity; "a bitter struggle"; "bitter enemies"; expressive of severe grief or regret; "shed bitter tears"; one of the four basic taste sensations; sharp and disagreeable; like the taste of quinine; very difficult to accept or bear; "the bitter truth"; "a bitter sorrow"; make bitter

bothered collapse: caused to show discomposure; "refused to be fazed by the objections"

palate collapse: the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities

zany collapse: a buffoon in one of the old comedies; imitates others for ludicrous effect

condiment collapse: a preparation (a sauce or relish or spice) to enhance flavor or enjoyment; "mustard and ketchup are condiments"

circumstance collapse: information that should be kept in mind when making a decision; "another consideration is the time it would take"; formal ceremony about important occasions; "pomp and circumstance"; a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity

enlarge collapse: make larger; "She enlarged the flower beds"; become larger or bigger

disapproval collapse: the act of disapproving or condemning; the expression of disapproval; a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing

harlequin collapse: a clown or buffoon (after the Harlequin character in the commedia dell'arte); variegate with spots or marks; "His face was harlequined with patches"

tang collapse: any of various coarse seaweeds; the imperial dynasty of China from 618 to 907

inharmonious collapse: lacking in harmony of parts; "an inharmonious (or incongruous) mixture of architectural styles"; not in harmony

souse collapse: pork trimmings chopped and pickled and jelled; cook in a marinade; "souse herring"; become drunk or drink excessively

squeeze collapse: the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space; "getting through that small opening was a tight squeeze"; the act of gripping and pressing firmly; "he gave her cheek a playful squeeze"; a twisting squeeze; "gave the wet cloth a wring"; (slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend; "she was his main squeeze"; a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer; "increased expenses put a squeeze on profits"; press firmly; "He squeezed my hand"

dour collapse: harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance; "a dour, self-sacrificing life"; "a forbidding scowl"; "a grim man loving duty more than humanity"; "undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw"- J.M.Barrie

bind collapse: something that hinders as if with bonds; form a chemical bond with; "The hydrogen binds the oxygen"; make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope; "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women"; wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose; provide with a binding; "bind the books in leather"; create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child"

acidity collapse: pH values below 7; the taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth

undesirable collapse: one whose presence is undesirable; "rounding up vagrants and drunks and other undesirables"; not desirable; "undesirable impurities in steel"; "legislation excluding undesirable aliens"; not worthy of being chosen (especially as a spouse)

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