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pretense collapse: the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending"; imaginative intellectual play; pretending with intention to deceive

inflationary spiral collapse: an episode of inflation in which prices increase at an increasing rate and currency rapidly loses value

inner collapse: inside or closer to the inside of the body; "the inner ear"; located inward; "Beethoven's manuscript looks like a bloody record of a tremendous inner battle"- Leonard Bernstein; "she thinks she has no soul, no interior life, but the truth is that she has no access to it"- David Denby; "an internal sense of rightousness"- A.R.Gurney,Jr.; innermost or essential; "the inner logic of Cubism"; "the internal contradictions of the theory"; "the intimate structure of matter"; exclusive to a center; especially a center of influence; "inner regions of the organization"; "inner circles of government"

tension collapse: the action of stretching something tight; "tension holds the belt in the pulleys"; (physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body; "the direction of maximum tension moves asymptotically toward the direction of the shear"; a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature); "there is a tension created between narrative time and movie time"; "there is a tension between these approaches to understanding history"; (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense; "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"; "stress is a vasoconstrictor"; the physical condition of being stretched or strained; "it places great tension on the leg muscles"; "he could feel the tenseness of her body"

prosecutor collapse: a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state

belong collapse: be owned by; be in the possession of; "This book belongs to me"; be classified with; "The whales belong among the mammals"; be suitable or acceptable; "This student somehow doesn't belong"; be in the right place or situation; "Where do these books belong?"; "Let's put health care where it belongs--under the control of the government"; "Where do these books go?"

asthma collapse: respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin

objection collapse: (law) a procedure whereby a party to a suit says that a particular line of questioning or a particular witness or a piece of evidence or other matter is improper and should not be continued and asks the court to rule on its impropriety or illegality; the speech act of objecting

sweetening collapse: the act of adding a sweetener to food; something added to foods to make them taste sweeter

auspices collapse: kindly endorsement and guidance; "the tournament was held under the auspices of the city council"

defense collapse: protection from harm; "sanitation is the best defense against disease"; military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies; "they died in the defense of Stalingrad"; "they were developed for the defense program"; a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense"; the justification for some act or belief; "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory"; an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack; "he joined the defense against invasion"; the defendant and his legal advisors collectively; "the defense called for a mistrial"; (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring; "his teams are always good on defense"

rolling stock collapse: collection of wheeled vehicles owned by a railroad or motor carrier

lure collapse: qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward

soup collapse: liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food; an unfortunate situation; "we're in the soup now"; any composition having a consistency suggestive of soup; dope (a racehorse)

moment collapse: the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value; a turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force); a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party began"; an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit"

please collapse: used in polite request; "please pay attention"; give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation"; give satisfaction; "The waiters around her aim to please"; be the will of or have the will (to); "he could do many things if he pleased"

enchantment collapse: a magical spell; a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation

overcast collapse: a cast that falls beyond the intended spot; a long whip stitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling; sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next; "overcast books"; sew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches; make overcast or cloudy; "Fall weather often overcasts our beaches"

edema collapse: swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue

ware collapse: articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: `silverware', `software'

freight collapse: transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express rates; the charge for transporting something by common carrier; "we pay the freight"; "the freight rate is usually cheaper"; load with goods for transportation; transport commercially as cargo

charm collapse: something believed to bring good luck; (physics) one of the six flavors of quark; induce into action by using one's charm; "She charmed him into giving her all his money"; protect through supernatural powers or charms; control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft

rash collapse: a series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences; "a rash of bank robberies"; "a blizzard of lawsuits"; any red eruption of the skin; imprudently incurring risk; "do something rash that he will forever repent"- George Meredith

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