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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

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

apple polishing collapse

obeisant collapse

mendicancy collapse

adsorbent collapse: a material having capacity or tendency to adsorb another substance; having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface

ablution collapse: the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels

hangdog collapse

nonaggressive collapse

truckling collapse: the act of obeying meanly (especially obeying in a humble manner or for unworthy reasons)

toadying collapse

procrastinative collapse

shiftless collapse: lacking or characterized by lack of ambition or initiative; lazy; "a shiftless student"; "studied in a shiftless way"

unenterprising collapse: lacking in enterprise; not bold or venturesome

back scratching collapse

washing collapse

irrigation collapse: (medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution; supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc

groveling collapse

dilatory collapse: wasting time; inclined to waste time and lag behind

sycophantic collapse

parasitism collapse: the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage)

scrounging collapse

osmosis collapse: diffusion of molecules through a semipermeable membrane from a place of higher concentration to a place of lower concentration until the concentration on both sides is equal

sycophancy collapse: fawning obsequiousness

seepage collapse: the process of seeping

ingratiating collapse: calculated to please or gain favor; "a smooth ingratiating manner"; capable of winning favor; "with open arms and an ingratiating smile"

digestion collapse: learning and coming to understand ideas and information; "his appetite for facts was better than his digestion"; the organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body; the process of decomposing organic matter (as in sewage) by bacteria or by chemical action or heat

flattering collapse: showing or representing to advantage; "a flattering color"

penal colony collapse: a penal institution where prisoners are exiled (often located on an island from which escape is difficult or impossible)

labor camp collapse

guardhouse collapse: a military facility that serves as the headquarters for military police and in which military prisoners can be detained

obsequious collapse: attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner; "obsequious shop assistants"

dungeon collapse: a dark cell (usually underground) where prisoners can be confined

brig collapse: a penal institution (especially on board a ship); two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts

borstal collapse: a British reform school for youths between 16 and 22

reform school collapse

training school collapse: a school providing practical vocational and technical training

reformatory collapse: correctional institution for the detention and discipline and training of young or first offenders

obeisance collapse

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