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exception collapse: a deliberate act of omission; "with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news"; an instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization; "all her children were brilliant; the only exception was her last child"; "an exception tests the rule"; grounds for adverse criticism; "his authority is beyond exception"

division collapse: the act or process of dividing; the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart; an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed; discord that splits a group; an army unit large enough to sustain combat; "two infantry divisions were held in reserve"; a group of ships of similar type; a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings; an administrative unit in government or business; (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum; (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category

dissertation collapse: a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree

intently collapse: with strained or eager attention; "listened intently"; "stood watching intently"

privileged collapse: blessed with privileges; "the privileged few"; not subject to usual rules or penalties; "a privileged statement"

riposte collapse: (fencing) a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lunge; make a return thrust; "his opponent riposted"

public collapse: a body of people sharing some common interest; "the reading public"; affecting the people or community as a whole; "community leaders"; "community interests"; "the public welfare"; not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole; "the public good"; "public libraries"; "public funds"; "public parks"; "a public scandal"; "public gardens"; "performers and members of royal families are public figures"

thrash out collapse: discuss vehemently in order to reach a solution or an agreement; "The leaders of the various Middle Eastern countries are trying to hammer out a peace agreement"

categorize collapse: place into or assign to a category; "Children learn early on to categorize"

sui generis collapse: constituting a class of its own; unique; "a history book sui generis"; "sui generis works like Mary Chestnut's Civil War diary"

army collapse: a large number of people united for some specific purpose; a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state

specification collapse: (patent law) a document drawn up by the applicant for a patent of invention that provides an explicit and detailed description of the nature and use of an invention; a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work; naming explicitly

minority collapse: being or relating to the smaller in number of two parts; "when the vote was taken they were in the minority"; "he held a minority position"; a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group of which it is a part; any age prior to the legal age

compile collapse: use a computer program to translate source code written in a particular programming language into computer-readable machine code that can be executed

otherwise collapse: other than as supposed or expected; "the outcome was otherwise"; in other respects or ways; "he is otherwise normal"; "the funds are not otherwise available"; "an otherwise hopeless situation"

sheet collapse: bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth; used in pairs; (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind; a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width; used for writing or printing; any broad thin expanse or surface; "a sheet of ice"; cover with a sheet, as if by wrapping; "sheet the body"; come down as if in sheets; "The rain was sheeting down during the monsoon"

complement collapse: something added to complete or make perfect; "a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner"; either of two parts that mutually complete each other; a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction; number needed to make up a whole force; "a full complement of workers"; a complete number or quantity; "a full complement"; one of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response; make complete or perfect; supply what is wanting or form the complement to; "I need some pepper to complement the sweet touch in the soup"

grove collapse: garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth; a small growth of trees without underbrush

tuft collapse: a bunch of feathers or hair; a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass

melodrama collapse: an extravagant comedy in which action is more salient than characterization

suborder collapse: (biology) taxonomic group that is a subdivision of an order

enticement collapse: the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire; "his enticements were shameless"

factor collapse: an independent variable in statistics; anything that contributes causally to a result; "a number of factors determined the outcome"; any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together; resolve into factors; "a quantum computer can factor the number 15"

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