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abstruse collapse: difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge; "the professor's lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them"; "a deep metaphysical theory"; "some recondite problem in historiography"

soar collapse: the act of rising upward into the air; go or move upward; "The stock market soared after the cease-fire was announced"; fly upwards or high in the sky; rise rapidly; "the dollar soared against the yen"

irruption collapse: a sudden violent entrance; a bursting in; "the recent irruption of bad manners"; a sudden sharp increase in the relative numbers of a population

siren collapse: eellike aquatic North American salamander with small forelimbs and no hind limbs; have permanent external gills; an acoustic device producing a loud often wailing sound as a signal or warning; a warning signal that is a loud wailing sound; a sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived; "Odysseus ordered his crew to plug their ears so they would not hear the Siren's fatal song"

come back collapse: be restored; "Her old vigor returned"; even the score, in sports

ascend collapse: travel up, "We ascended the mountain"; "go up a ladder"; "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope"; slope upwards; "The path ascended to the top of the hill"; go along towards (a river's) source; "The boat ascended the Delaware"; become king or queen; "She ascended to the throne after the King's death"; go back in order of genealogical succession; "Inheritance may not ascend linearly"

frighten collapse: cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her"; drive out by frightening

recover collapse: regain a former condition after a financial loss; "We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90"; "The company managed to recuperate"; cover anew; "recover a chair"; get or find back; recover the use of; "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly"; regain or make up for; "recuperate one's losses"

visionary collapse: a person with unusual powers of foresight; a person given to fanciful speculations and enthusiasms with little regard for what is actually possible

zing collapse: a brief high-pitched buzzing or humming sound; "the zing of the passing bullet"

bunker collapse: a hazard on a golf course; a fortification of earth; mostly or entirely below ground; a large container for storing fuel; "the ship's bunkers were full of coal"; hit a golf ball into a bunker; transfer cargo from a ship to a warehouse; fill (a ship's bunker) with coal or oil

hidden collapse: difficult to find; "hidden valleys"; "a hidden cave"; "an obscure retreat"; designed to elude detection; "a hidden room or place of concealment such as a priest hole"; "a secret passage"; "the secret compartment in the desk"

outburst collapse: a sudden violent disturbance; a sudden violent happening; "an outburst of heavy rain"; "a burst of lightning"

engrossed collapse: written formally in a large clear script, as a deed or other legal document

sneak in collapse: enter surreptitiously; "He sneaked in under cover of darkness"; "In this essay, the author's personal feelings creep in"

highball collapse: a mixed drink made of alcoholic liquor mixed with water or a carbonated beverage and served in a tall glass

pinch collapse: a squeeze with the fingers; an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed; a painful or straitened circumstance; "the pinch of the recession"; irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear; "smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth"; "the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back"; squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"

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