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amelioration collapse: the act of relieving ills and changing for the better

betterment collapse: an improvement that adds to the value of a property or facility

abrupt collapse: surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner; "an abrupt reply"; exceedingly sudden and unexpected; "came to an abrupt stop"; "an abrupt change in the weather"; extremely steep; "an abrupt canyon"; "the precipitous rapids of the upper river"; "the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings"; "a sharp drop"; marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions; "abrupt prose"

smack collapse: the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand; an enthusiastic kiss; a sailing ship (usually rigged like a sloop or cutter) used in fishing and sailing along the coast; press (the lips) together and open (the lips) noisily, as in eating; deliver a hard blow to; "The teacher smacked the student who had misbehaved"; kiss lightly; have a distinctive or characteristic taste; "This tastes of nutmeg"; have an element suggestive (of something); "his speeches smacked of racism"

alteration collapse: the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)

telepathy collapse: apparent communication from one mind to another without using sensory perceptions

reverend collapse: a title of respect for a clergyman; worthy of adoration or reverence

lively collapse: characterized by energetic activity; "a lively baby"; filled with events or activity; "a lively period in history"; full of life and energy; "a lively discussion"; "lively and attractive parents"; "a lively party"; full of zest or vigor; "a racy literary style"

aesthetics collapse: (art) the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste (emphasizing the evaluative criteria that are applied to art); "traditional aesthetics assumed the existence of universal and timeless criteria of artistic value"

meritorious collapse: deserving reward or praise; "a lifetime of meritorious service"; "meritorious conduct"

association collapse: the act of consorting with or joining with others; "you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association"; the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination; "conditioning is a form of learning by association"; (ecology) a group of organisms (plants and animals) that live together in a certain geographical region and constitute a community with a few dominant species; a formal organization of people or groups of people; "he joined the Modern Language Association"; (chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding; a relation resulting from interaction or dependence; "flints were found in association with the prehistoric remains of the bear"; "the host is not always injured by association with a parasite"; the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination; "his association of his father with being beaten was too strong to break"

pop collapse: a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork; a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring; "in New England they call sodas tonics"; like a pop or with a pop; "everything went pop"; burst open with a sharp, explosive sound; "The balloon popped"; "This popcorn pops quickly in the microwave oven"; cause to burst with a loud, explosive sound; "The child popped the balloon"; fire a weapon with a loud explosive noise; "The soldiers were popping"; take drugs, especially orally; "The man charged with murder popped a valium to calm his nerves"; hit or strike; "He popped me on the head"; hit a pop-fly; "He popped out to shortstop"; release suddenly; "pop the clutch"; put or thrust suddenly and forcefully; "pop the pizza into the microwave oven"; "He popped the petit-four into his mouth"; make a sharp explosive noise; "The cork of the champagne bottle popped"; cause to make a sharp explosive sound; "He popped the champagne bottle"

plump collapse: the sound of a sudden heavy fall; straight down especially heavily or abruptly; "the anchor fell plump into the sea"; "we dropped the rock plump into the water"; give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number; "I plumped for the losing candidates"

panting collapse: breathing heavily (as after exertion); any fabric used to make trousers

rationing collapse: the act of rationing; "during the war the government imposed rationing of food and gasoline"

greeting collapse: (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)

awareness collapse: having knowledge of; "he had no awareness of his mistakes"; "his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced"; "their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive"; state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness; "the crash intruded on his awareness"

favored collapse: supremely favored or fortunate; "golden lads and girls all must / like chimney sweepers come to dust"; preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the favored child"

Euterpe collapse: (Greek mythology) the Muse of music (or the flute); a monocotyledonous genus of graceful palm trees in tropical America

Polyhymnia collapse: (Greek mythology) the Muse of singing and mime and sacred dance

abstraction collapse: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples; the act of withdrawing or removing something; an abstract painting; the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances; a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance; "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person"

dramatic collapse: suitable to or characteristic of drama; "a dramatic entrance in a swirling cape"; "a dramatic rescue at sea"; sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect; "a dramatic sunset"; "a dramatic pause"; "a spectacular display of northern lights"; "it was a spectacular play"; "his striking good looks always created a sensation"; used of a singer or singing voice that is marked by power and expressiveness and a histrionic or theatrical style; "a dramatic tenor"; "a dramatic soprano"; pertaining to or characteristic of drama; "dramatic arts"

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