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cagey collapse: characterized by great cautious and wariness; "a cagey avoidance of a definite answer"; "chary of the risks involved"; "a chary investor"; showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound"

perch collapse: any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes; spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes; support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird); any of numerous fishes of America and Europe; an elevated place serving as a seat; a square rod of land; a linear measure of 16.5 feet; sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the tree"; cause to perch or sit; "She perched her hat on her head"

intermezzo collapse: a short piece of instrumental music composed for performance between acts of a drama or opera; a short movement coming between the major sections of a symphony

supersaturated collapse: being more concentrated than normally possible and therefore not in equilibrium

up to collapse: busy or occupied with; "what have you been up to?"; "up to no good"

enable collapse: render capable or able for some task; "This skill will enable you to find a job on Wall Street"; "The rope enables you to secure yourself when you climb the mountain"

marry collapse: take in marriage; perform a marriage ceremony; "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii"

reply collapse: the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply"

frame of reference collapse: a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning

declare collapse: state firmly; "He declared that he was innocent"; declare to be; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent"; proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against; "His wife declared at once for moving to the West Coast"; state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"; make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official; "Do you have anything to declare?"; designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand; authorize payments of; "declare dividends"

sustain collapse: admit as valid; "The court sustained the motion"; supply with necessities and support; "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep"

conspire collapse: engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together; "They conspired to overthrow the government"; act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose; "The two companies conspired to cause the value of the stock to fall"

guarantee collapse: a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications; a pledge that something will happen or that something is true; "there is no guarantee that they are not lying"; a collateral agreement to answer for the debt of another in case that person defaults; give surety or assume responsibility; "I vouch for the quality of my products"; make certain of; "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!"; stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of; "The dealer warrants all the cars he sells"; "I warrant this information"

counteract collapse: oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues"

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