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ambush collapse: the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise; wait in hiding to attack

trap collapse: a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned; a light two-wheeled carriage; a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters; drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas; informal terms for the mouth; something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares; "the exam was full of trap questions"; "it was all a snare and delusion"; to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned under the fallen tree"; catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes"; hold or catch as if in a trap; "The gaps between the teeth trap food particles"; place in a confining or embarrassing position; "He was trapped in a difficult situation"

surveillance collapse: close observation of a person or group (usually by the police)

scintillating collapse: brilliantly clever; "scintillating wit"; "a play full of scintillating dialogue"

harpoon collapse: a spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing; used for catching large fish or whales; a strong line is attached to it; spear with a harpoon; "harpoon whales"

pylon collapse: a large vertical steel tower supporting high-tension power lines; "power pylons are a favorite target for terrorists"; a tower for guiding pilots or marking the turning point in a race

ossify collapse: become bony; "The tissue ossified"; cause to become hard and bony; "The disease ossified the tissue"

bulkhead collapse: a partition that divides a ship or plane into compartments

ax collapse: an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle; terminate; "The NSF axed the research program and stopped funding it"

catch up collapse: learn belatedly; find out about something after it happened; "I'm trying to catch up with the latest developments in molecular biology"; reach the point where one should be after a delay; "I caught up on my homework"

horsehair collapse: fabric made from fibers taken from the mane or tail of horses; used for upholstery; hair taken from the mane or tail of a horse

unstrained collapse: not placed under psychological stress; "the campaign would not leave party loyalties unstrained"

fossilize collapse: become mentally inflexible; convert to a fossil; "The little animals fossilized and are now embedded in the limestone"

turnpike collapse: an expressway on which tolls are collected; (from 16th to 19th centuries) gates set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had been paid

back door collapse: a secret or underhand means of access (to a place or a position); "he got his job through the back door"; an entrance at the rear of a building; an undocumented way to get access to a computer system or the data it contains

flambeau collapse: a flaming torch (such as are used in processions at night)

threshold collapse: the smallest detectable sensation; the starting point for a new state or experience; "on the threshold of manhood"

inure collapse: cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate; "He was inured to the cold"

apt collapse: mentally quick and resourceful; "an apt pupil"; "you are a clever man...you reason well and your wit is bold"-Bram Stoker

jowl collapse: a fullness and looseness of the flesh of the lower cheek and jaw (characteristic of aging)

silver plate collapse: a thin layer of silver deposited on something; tableware that is plated with silver

pewter collapse: any of various alloys of tin with small amounts of other metals (especially lead)

nail collapse: a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener; horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits; a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard; attach something somewhere by means of nails; "nail the board onto the wall"

era collapse: a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods; a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event

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