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dated collapse: bearing a date; "dated and stamped documents"; marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past

parterre collapse: an ornamental flower garden; beds and paths are arranged to form a pattern

rule out collapse: dismiss from consideration or a contest; "John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi"; "This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration"; include or exclude by determining judicially or in agreement with rules

invent collapse: come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"

carom collapse: a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other; make a carom; rebound after hitting; "The car caromed off several lampposts"

sleeping collapse: the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate; the state of being asleep

stillborn collapse: (of newborn infant) showing no signs of life at birth; not liveborn; "a stillborn baby"

banshee collapse: (Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death

extinct collapse: (of e.g. volcanos) permanently inactive; "an extinct volcano"; being out or having grown cold; "threw his extinct cigarette into the stream"; "the fire is out"; no longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives; "an extinct species of fish"; "an extinct royal family"; "extinct laws and customs"

sock collapse: hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot; worn inside the shoe; reaches to between the ankle and the knee; hit hard

impinge collapse: impinge or infringe upon; "This impinges on my rights as an individual"; "This matter entrenches on other domains"

bell collapse: a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck; the flared opening of a tubular device; the sound of a bell being struck; "saved by the bell"; "she heard the distant toll of church bells"; United States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone (1847-1922); English painter; sister of Virginia Woolf; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1879-1961); a phonetician and father of Alexander Graham Bell (1819-1905); the shape of a bell; (nautical) each of the eight half-hour units of nautical time signaled by strokes of a ship's bell; eight bells signals 4:00, 8:00, or 12:00 o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.; attach a bell to; "bell cows"

dybbuk collapse: (Jewish folklore) a demon that enters the body of a living person and controls that body's behavior

bring down collapse: cause to be enthusiastic; "Her playing brought down the house"

run into collapse: collide violently with an obstacle; "I ran into the telephone pole"; be beset by; "The project ran into numerous financial difficulties"

esplanade collapse: a long stretch of open level ground (paved or grassy) for walking beside the seashore

cut short collapse: interrupt before its natural or planned end; "We had to cut short our vacation"; cause to end earlier than intended; "The spontaneous applause cut the singer short"

blindfold collapse: a cloth used to cover the eyes; wearing a blindfold; cover the eyes of (someone) to prevent him from seeing; "the hostage was blindfolded and driven away"

liquidate collapse: settle the affairs of by determining the debts and applying the assets to pay them off; "liquidate a company"; convert into cash; "I had to liquidate my holdings to pay off my ex-husband"; eliminate by paying off (debts)

expatriate collapse: move away from one's native country and adopt a new residence abroad; expel from a country; "The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions"

still collapse: an apparatus used for the distillation of liquids; consists of a vessel in which a substance is vaporized by heat and a condenser where the vapor is condensed; a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes); "he wanted some stills for a magazine ad"; free from noticeable current; "a still pond"; "still waters run deep"; used of pictures; of a single or static photograph not presented so as to create the illusion of motion; or representing objects not capable of motion; "a still photograph"; "Cezanne's still life of apples"; not sparkling; "a still wine"; "still mineral water"; with reference to action or condition; without change, interruption, or cessation; "it's still warm outside"; "will you still love me when we're old and grey?"; without moving or making a sound; "he sat still as a statue"; "time stood still"; "they waited stock-still outside the door"; "he couldn't hold still any longer"; make motionless; lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears"

drained collapse: emptied or exhausted of (as by drawing off e.g. water or other liquid); "a drained marsh"; "a drained tank"; "a drained and apathetic old man...not caring any longer about anything"

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