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superfluous collapse

detect collapse: discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint"

hint collapse: a slight indication; an indirect suggestion; "not a breath of scandal ever touched her"; drop a hint; intimate by a hint

contact collapse: close interaction; "they kept in daily contact"; "they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings"; the act of touching physically; "her fingers came in contact with the light switch"; (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact; "they forget to solder the contacts"; a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication; a communicative interaction; "the pilot made contact with the base"; "he got in touch with his colleagues"; the physical coming together of two or more things; "contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull"; a person who is in a position to give you special assistance; "he used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor"; the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity; "litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid"

judgment collapse: the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event; "they criticized my judgment of the contestants"; (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it; the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions; the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions; an opinion formed by judging something; "he was reluctant to make his judgment known"; "she changed her mind"

sense collapse: the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; "in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing"; a general conscious awareness; "a sense of security"; "a sense of happiness"; "a sense of danger"; "a sense of self"; a natural appreciation or ability; "a keen musical sense"; "a good sense of timing"; the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted; "the dictionary gave several senses for the word"; "in the best sense charity is really a duty"; "the signifier is linked to the signified"; comprehend; "I sensed the real meaning of his letter"; become aware of not through the senses but instinctively; "I sense his hostility"; detect some circumstance or entity automatically; "This robot can sense the presence of people in the room"; "particle detectors sense ionization"

acceptation collapse: acceptance as true or valid

helping collapse: an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal; "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each"

adjuvant collapse: an additive that enhances the effectiveness of medical treatment; enhancing the action of a medical treatment; "the adjuvant action of certain bacteria"

attention collapse: a courteous act indicating affection; "she tried to win his heart with her many attentions"; a motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review; "the troops stood at attention"; the faculty or power of mental concentration; "keeping track of all the details requires your complete attention"; the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others; a general interest that leads people to want to know more; "She was the center of attention"

misrender collapse

virtuosity collapse: technical skill or fluency or style exhibited by a virtuoso

misconceive collapse

get the hang of collapse

sensation collapse: an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation; "a sensation of touch"; a general feeling of excitement and heightened interest; "anticipation produced in me a sensation somewhere between hope and fear"; a state of widespread public excitement and interest; "the news caused a sensation"

second sight collapse

misapprehend collapse

misunderstand collapse

admiration collapse: a favorable judgment; "a small token in admiration of your works"; a feeling of delighted approval and liking

feel collapse: manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure; "the girls hated it when he tried to sneak a feel"; an intuitive awareness; "he has a feel for animals" or "it's easy when you get the feel of it";; seem with respect to a given sensation given; "My cold is gone--I feel fine today"; "She felt tired after the long hike"; have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude; "She felt small and insignificant"; "You make me feel naked"; "I made the students feel different about themselves"; examine by touch; "Feel this soft cloth!"; "The customer fingered the sweater"; pass one's hands over the sexual organs of; "He felt the girl in the movie theater"; undergo an emotional sensation; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret"; perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles; "He felt the wind"; "She felt an object brushing her arm"; "He felt his flesh crawl"; "She felt the heat when she got out of the car"; undergo passive experience of:"We felt the effects of inflation"; "her fingers felt their way through the string quartet"; "she felt his contempt of her"; grope or feel in search of something; "He felt for his wallet"; produce a certain impression; "It feels nice to be home again"; find by testing or cautious exploration; "He felt his way around the dark room"; be felt or perceived in a certain way; "The ground feels shaky"; "The sheets feel soft"

accident collapse: anything that happens by chance without an apparent cause; a mishap; especially one causing injury or death

espy collapse

misjudge collapse: judge incorrectly

wisdom collapse: the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight; the quality of being prudent and sensible; ability to apply knowledge or experience or understanding or common sense and insight; accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment

other collapse: very unusual; different in character or quality from the normal or expected; "a strange, other dimension...where his powers seemed to fail"- Lance Morrow; not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied; "today isn't any other day"- the White Queen; "the construction of highways and other public works"; "he asked for other employment"; "any other person would tell the truth"; "his other books are still in storage"; "then we looked at the other house"; "hearing was good in his other ear"; "the other sex"; "she lived on the other side of the street from me"; "went in the other direction"

awe collapse: an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration; "he stared over the edge with a feeling of awe"; inspire awe in; "The famous professor awed the undergraduates"

assistant collapse: a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work"

assumption collapse: the act of taking possession of or power over something; "his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba"; "the Nazi assumption of power in 1934"; "he acquired all the company's assets for ten million dollars and the assumption of the company's debts"; the act of assuming or taking for granted; "your assumption that I would agree was unwarranted"; a hypothesis that is taken for granted; "any society is built upon certain assumptions"; (Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended; celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox church

responsibility collapse: a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct; "he holds a position of great responsibility"

discretion collapse: the trait of judging wisely and objectively; "a man of discernment"; knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; "the servants showed great tact and discretion"; freedom to act or judge on one's own

feeling collapse: the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual"; an intuitive understanding of something; "he had a great feeling for music"; a physical sensation that you experience; "he had a queasy feeling"; "I had a strange feeling in my leg"; "he lost all feeling in his arm"

stylistics collapse

surprise collapse: the act of surprising someone; a sudden unexpected event; the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you; cause to be surprised; "The news really surprised me"; come upon or take unawares; "She surprised the couple"; "He surprised an interesting scene"

literary style collapse

descry collapse: catch sight of

fascination collapse: the capacity to attract intense interest; "he held the children spellbound with magic tricks and other fascinations"; the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)

unessential collapse

nonessential collapse

misconstrue collapse: interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"

hearing collapse: (law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence; the ability to hear; the auditory faculty; "his hearing was impaired"; a session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken; "the investigative committee will hold hearings in Chicago"; an opportunity to state your case and be heard; "they condemned him without a hearing"; "he saw that he had lost his audience"

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