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ideally collapse: in an ideal manner; "ideally, this will remove all problems"

stagnate collapse: cease to flow; stand without moving; "Stagnating waters"; "blood stagnates in the capillaries"; cause to stagnate; "There are marshes that stagnate the waters"; stand still; "Industry will stagnate if we do not stimulate our economy"

sketchbook collapse: a book containing sheets of paper on which sketches can be drawn

negotiable instrument collapse: an unconditional order or promise to pay an amount of money

pamper collapse: treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"

deface collapse: deface a building facade, for example; mar or spoil the appearance of; "scars defaced her cheeks"; "The vandals disfigured the statue"

lucubration collapse: laborious cogitation; a solemn literary work that is the product of laborious cogitation

circular collapse: an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers"; marked by or moving in a circle

memoir collapse: an essay on a scientific or scholarly topic; an account of the author's personal experiences

wallpaper collapse: a decorative paper for the walls of rooms; cover with wallpaper

mangle collapse: clothes dryer for drying and ironing laundry by passing it between two heavy heated rollers; alter so as to make unrecognizable; "The tourists murdered the French language"; press with a mangle; "mangle the sheets"

sorption collapse: the process in which one substance takes up or holds another (by either absorption or adsorption)

absorbent collapse: having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.); "as absorbent as a sponge"

adsorption collapse: the accumulation of molecules of a gas to form a thin film on the surface of a solid

blue book collapse: a blue booklet used in universities for writing examinations; a register of persons who are socially prominent; a report published by the British government; bound in blue

lay figure collapse: dummy in the form of an artist's jointed model of the human body

fixative collapse: a varnish dissolved in alcohol and sprayed over pictures to prevent smudging; a compound (such as ethanol or formaldehyde) that fixes tissues and cells for microscopic study

disable collapse: injure permanently; "He was disabled in a car accident"; make unable to perform a certain action; "disable this command on your computer"

oblige collapse: bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise"; provide a service or favor for someone; "We had to oblige him"

decompose collapse: separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts; break down; "The bodies decomposed in the heat"

deflower collapse: deprive of virginity; "This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village"

stonewall collapse: engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate; "The President stonewalled when he realized the plot was being uncovered by a journalist"; obstruct or hinder any discussion; "Nixon stonewalled the Watergate investigation"; "When she doesn't like to face a problem, she simply stonewalls"

record collapse: the sum of recognized accomplishments; "the lawyer has a good record"; "the track record shows that he will be a good president"; an extreme attainment; the best (or worst) performance ever attested (as in a sport); "he tied the Olympic record"; "coffee production last year broke all previous records"; "Chicago set the homicide record"; a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone; "Al Smith used to say, `Let's look at the record'"; "his name is in all the record books"; anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events; "the film provided a valuable record of stage techniques"; a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction; "they could find no record of the purchase"; the number of wins versus losses and ties a team has had; "at 9-0 they have the best record in their league"; register electronically; "They recorded her singing"; make a record of; set down in permanent form; be aware of; "Did you register any change when I pressed the button?"

tract collapse: a system of body parts that together serve some particular purpose; a brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form of a booklet; an extended area of land

penciled collapse: drawn or written with a pencil; "a penciled sketch"; "the penciled message"

scrip collapse: a certificate whose value is recognized by the payer and payee; scrip is not currency but may be convertible into currency

treatment collapse: care by procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury; the management of someone or something; "the handling of prisoners"; "the treatment of water sewage"; "the right to equal treatment in the criminal justice system"; a manner of dealing with something artistically; "his treatment of space borrows from Italian architecture"

announcement collapse: a formal public statement; "the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war"; "a declaration of independence"; a public statement about something that is happening or going to happen; "the announcement appeared in the local newspaper"; "the promulgation was written in English"

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