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chine collapse: backbone of an animal; cut of meat or fish including at least part of the backbone; cut through the backbone of an animal

privy collapse: hidden from general view or use; "a privy place to rest and think"; "a secluded romantic spot"; "a secret garden"

understand collapse: know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means"; perceive (an idea or situation) mentally; "Now I see!"; "I just can't see your point"; "Does she realize how important this decision is?"; "I don't understand the idea"; believe to be the case; "I understand you have no previous experience?"; make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?"

consistency collapse: a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts; (logic) an attribute of a logical system that is so constituted that none of the propositions deducible from the axioms contradict one another; the property of holding together and retaining its shape; "when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake"; logical coherence and accordance with the facts; "a rambling argument that lacked any consistency"

matrix collapse: mold used in the production of phonograph records, type, or other relief surface; the formative tissue at the base of a nail; the body substance in which tissue cells are embedded; a rectangular array of elements (or entries) set out by rows and columns; an enclosure within which something originates or develops (from the Latin for womb)

fashionable collapse: being or in accordance with current social fashions; "fashionable clothing"; "the fashionable side of town"; "a fashionable cafe"; patronized by

phase collapse: (astronomy) the particular appearance of a body's state of illumination (especially one of the recurring shapes of the part of Earth's moon that is illuminated by the sun); "the full phase of the moon"; (physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary; "the reaction occurs in the liquid phase of the system"; a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle; any distinct time period in a sequence of events; "we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected"; adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition; "he phased the intake with the output of the machine"; arrange in phases or stages; "phase a withdrawal"

seniority collapse: higher rank than that of others especially by reason of longer service

attire collapse: clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion; "formal attire"; "battle dress"

obsolete collapse: old; no longer in use or valid or fashionable; "obsolete words"; "an obsolete locomotive"; "outdated equipment"; "superannuated laws"; "out-of-date ideas"

forced collapse: made necessary by an unexpected situation or emergency; "a forced landing"; forced or compelled; "promised to abolish forced labor"; produced by or subjected to forcing; "forced-air heating"; "furnaces of the forced-convection type"; "forced convection in plasma generators"

severity collapse: excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp"

voluntary collapse: composition (often improvised) for a solo instrument (especially solo organ) and not a regular part of a religious service or musical performance; of your own free will or design; not forced or compelled; "man is a voluntary agent"; "participation was voluntary"; "voluntary manslaughter"; "voluntary generosity in times of disaster"; "voluntary social workers"; "a voluntary confession"; controlled by individual volition; "voluntary motions"; "voluntary muscles"

oratory collapse: addressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous); "he loved the sound of his own oratory"

trance collapse: a state of mind in which consciousness is fragile and voluntary action is poor or missing; a state resembling deep sleep

psyche collapse: (Greek mythology) a beautiful princess loved by Cupid who visited her at night and told her she must not try to see him; became the personification of the soul

twig collapse: branch out in a twiglike manner; "The lightning bolt twigged in several directions"

recognize collapse: perceive to be the same; be fully aware or cognizant of; detect with the senses; "The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can't make out the faces in this photograph"; show approval or appreciation of; "My work is not recognized by anybody!"; "The best student was recognized by the Dean"; exhibit recognition for (an antigen or a substrate)

costume collapse: the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball; "he won the prize for best costume"; the attire characteristic of a country or a time or a social class; "he wore his national costume"; unusual or period attire not characteristic of or appropriate to the time and place; "in spite of the heat he insisted on his woolen costume"; the prevalent fashion of dress (including accessories and hair style as well as garments); dress in a costume; "We dressed up for Halloween as pumpkins"; furnish with costumes; as for a film or play

out collapse: (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball; "you only get 3 outs per inning"; outer or outlying; "the out islands"; no longer fashionable; "that style is out these days"; away from home; "they went out last night"; be made known; be disclosed or revealed; "The truth will out"; reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle; "The gay actor was outed last week"; "Someone outed a CIA agent"

fad collapse: an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season"

description collapse: sort or variety; "every description of book was there"; a statement that represents something in words; the act of describing something

comatose collapse: in a state of deep and usually prolonged unconsciousness; unable to respond to external stimuli; "a comatose patient"; relating to or associated with a coma; "comatose breathing"; "comatose state"

pencil collapse: a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood; a cosmetic in a long thin stick; designed to be applied to a particular part of the face; "an eyebrow pencil"; a figure formed by a set of straight lines or light rays meeting at a point; graphite (or a similar substance) used in such a way as to be a medium of communication; "the words were scribbled in pencil"; "this artist's favorite medium is pencil"; write, draw, or trace with a pencil; "he penciled a figure"

strained collapse: under great stress; "her voice was strained as she asked the question"

assiduous collapse: marked by care and persistent effort; "her assiduous attempts to learn French"; "assiduous research"; "sedulous pursuit of legal and moral principles"

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