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intercept collapse: the point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis; seize on its way; "The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace"

phoneme collapse: (linguistics) one of a small set of speech sounds that are distinguished by the speakers of a particular language

diphthong collapse: a vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves toward the position for another

prismatic collapse: exhibiting spectral colors formed by refraction of light through a prism; "prismatic light"; of or relating to or resembling or constituting a prism; "prismatic form"

fend collapse: try to manage without help; "The youngsters had to fend for themselves after their parents died"

pacify collapse: fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location); "The U.N. troops are working to pacify Bosnia"; cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer"

lipstick collapse: makeup that is used to color the lips; apply lipstick to; "She lipsticked her mouth"; form by tracing with lipstick; "The clown had lipsticked circles on his cheeks"

prohibition collapse: the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof); "they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter"; "a medical inhibition of alcoholic beverages"; "he ignored his parents' forbiddance"; a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages; "in 1920 the 18th amendment to the Constitution established prohibition in the US"; a decree that prohibits something; refusal to approve or assent to; the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment

galley collapse: the area for food preparation on a ship; the kitchen area for food preparation on an airliner; (classical antiquity) a crescent-shaped seagoing vessel propelled by oars; a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading

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