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rancid collapse: (used of decomposing oils or fats) having a rank smell or taste usually due to a chemical change or decomposition; "rancid butter"; "rancid bacon"

drought collapse: a shortage of rainfall; "farmers most affected by the drought hope that there may yet be sufficient rain early in the growing season"; a prolonged shortage; "when England defeated Pakistan it ended a ten-year drought"

offing collapse: the part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is beyond the anchoring area; "there was a ship in the offing"; the near or foreseeable future; "there was a wedding in the offing"

augment collapse: enlarge or increase; "The recent speech of the president augmented tensions in the Near East"; grow or intensify; "The pressure augmented"

peanut collapse: pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms; a young child who is small for his age; widely cultivated American plant cultivated in tropical and warm regions; showy yellow flowers on stalks that bend over to the soil so that seed pods ripen underground; underground pod of the peanut vine

iridescent collapse: having a play of lustrous rainbow-like colors; "an iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster"

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"

lovable collapse: having characteristics that attract love or affection; "a mischievous but lovable child"

reynard collapse: a conventional name for a fox used in tales following usage in the old epic `Reynard the Fox'

fox collapse: alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs; the Algonquian language of the Fox; a member of an Algonquian people formerly living west of Lake Michigan along the Fox River; English religious leader who founded the Society of Friends (1624-1691); English statesman who supported American independence and the French Revolution (1749-1806); the grey or reddish-brown fur of a fox; become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots

derogation collapse: (law) the partial taking away of the effectiveness of a law; a partial repeal or abolition of a law; "any derogation of the common law is to be strictly construed"

intensify collapse: become more intense; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan"; make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions"; make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark

hearth collapse: home symbolized as a part of the fireplace; "driven from hearth and home"; "fighting in defense of their firesides"; an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room); "they sat on the hearth and warmed themselves before the fire"

acid collapse: street name for lysergic acid diethylamide; any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt; having the characteristics of an acid; "an acid reaction"

embitter collapse: cause to be bitter or resentful; "These injustices embittered her even more"

scent collapse: an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced; catch the scent of; get wind of; "The dog nosed out the drugs"

justify collapse: adjust the spaces between words; "justify the margins"; show to be right by providing justification or proof; "vindicate a claim"; show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for; "The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns"; "The end justifies the means"

crystal ball collapse: a glass or crystal globe used in crystal gazing by fortunetellers

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

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