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roadway collapse: a road (especially that part of a road) over which vehicles travel

slate collapse: (formerly) a writing tablet made of slate; a list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices; a fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers; thin layers of rock used for roofing; designate or schedule; "He slated his talk for 9 AM"; "She was slated to be his successor"; cover with slate; "slate the roof"; enter on a list or slate for an election; "He was slated for borough president"

stand up collapse: defend against attack or criticism; "He stood up for his friend"; "She stuck up for the teacher who was accused of harassing the student"; refuse to back down; remain solid under criticism or attack; resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.; "Her shoes won't hold up"; "This theory won't hold water"

phylum collapse: (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes; (linguistics) a large group of languages that are historically related

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

air lane collapse: a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another

septum collapse: (anatomy) a dividing partition between two tissues or cavities; a partition or wall especially in an ovary

vanguard collapse: the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field; "the Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England"; "the idea of motion was always to the forefront of his mind and central to his philosophy"; the leading units moving at the head of an army

all right collapse: being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition; "an all-right movie"; "the passengers were shaken up but are all right"; "is everything all right?"; "everything's fine"; "things are okay"; "dinner and the movies had been fine"; "another minute I'd have been fine"; without doubt (used to reinforce an assertion); "it's expensive all right"

rail collapse: any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud; a horizontal bar (usually of wood); short for railway; "he traveled by rail"; "he was concerned with rail safety"; complain bitterly; fish with a handline over the rails of a boat; "They are railing for fresh fish"; lay with rails; "hundreds of miles were railed out here"; convey (goods etc.) by rails; "fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium"; separate with a railing; "rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace"; provide with rails; "The yard was railed"; enclose with rails; "rail in the old graves"

terminus collapse: either end of a railroad or bus route; (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome

postdate collapse: establish something as being later relative to something else; be later in time; "Tuesday always follows Monday"

pedigree collapse: ancestry of a purebred animal; line of descent of a purebred animal

heir collapse: a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another

siding collapse: a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass; material applied to the outside of a building to make it weatherproof

production line collapse: mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it

specialization collapse: the special line of work you have adopted as your career; "his specialization is gastroenterology"; the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose; (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function; "cell differentiation in the developing embryo"

successor collapse: a thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone; a person who inherits some title or office; a person who follows next in order; "he was President Lincoln's successor"

limitation collapse: an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation); the quality of being limited or restricted; "it is a good plan but it has serious limitations"; (law) a time period after which suits cannot be brought; "statute of limitations"

determinant collapse: a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life"; a square matrix used to solve simultaneous equations

dead reckoning collapse: navigation without the aid of celestial observations

unhesitating collapse: characterized by quickness and firmness; "his reply was unhesitating"

due collapse: that which is deserved or owed; "give the devil his due"; a payment that is due (e.g., as the price of membership); "the society dropped him for non-payment of dues"; owed and payable immediately or on demand; "payment is due"; suitable to or expected in the circumstances; "all due respect"; "due cause to honor them"; "a long due promotion"; "in due course"; "due esteem"; " exercising due care"; directly or exactly; straight; "went due North"

handicraft collapse: a craft that requires skillful hands; a work produced by hand labor

plumb collapse: exactly vertical; "the tower of Pisa is far out of plumb"; exactly; "fell plumb in the middle of the puddle"; conforming to the direction of a plumb line; adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical; examine thoroughly and in great depth; measure the depth of something; weight with lead

align collapse: place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight; "align the car with the curb"; "align the sheets of paper on the table"; bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation; "align the wheels of my car"; "ordinate similar parts"; align oneself with a group or a way of thinking; align with; be or come into adjustment

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