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overage collapse: a surplus or excess of money or merchandise that is actually on hand and that exceeds expectations; too old to be useful; "He left the house...for the support of twelve superannuated wool carders"- Anthony Trollope

tons collapse: a large number or amount; "made lots of new friends"; "she amassed a mountain of newspapers"

featherbedding collapse: the practice (usually by a labor union) of requiring an employer to hire more workers than are required

overabundance collapse: a quantity that is more than what is appropriate; "four-year-olds have an overabundance of energy"; "we received an inundation of email"

ocean collapse: a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere; anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume

festoon collapse: flower chains suspended in loops between points; an embellishment consisting of a decorative representation of a string of flowers suspended between two points; used on pottery or in architectural work; a curtain of fabric draped and bound at intervals to form graceful loops; decorate with strings of flowers; "The public buildings were festooned for the holiday"

tautology collapse: useless repetition; "to say that something is `adequate enough' is a tautology"; (logic) a statement that is necessarily true; "the statement `he is brave or he is not brave' is a tautology"

expletive collapse: a word or phrase conveying no independent meaning but added to fill out a sentence or metrical line

leftover collapse: a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists; not used up; "leftover meatloaf"; "she had a little money left over so she went to a movie"; "some odd dollars left"; "saved the remaining sandwiches for supper"; "unexpended provisions"

filling collapse: the act of filling something; (dentistry) a dental appliance consisting of any of various substances (as metal or plastic) inserted into a prepared cavity in a tooth; "when he yawned I could see the gold fillings in his teeth"; "an informal British term for `filling' is `stopping'"; a food mixture used to fill pastry or sandwiches etc.; flow into something (as a container); any material that fills a space or container; "there was not enough fill for the trench"

multitude collapse: the common people generally; "separate the warriors from the mass"; "power to the people"; a large gathering of people

pinchbeck collapse: an alloy of copper and zinc that is used in cheap jewelry to imitate gold; serving as an imitation or substitute; "pinchbeck heroism"

surfeit collapse: the state of being more than full; indulge (one's appetite) to satiety; supply or feed to surfeit

peck collapse: a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches; a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons; eat by pecking at, like a bird; hit lightly with a picking motion

overkill collapse: any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal; the capability to obliterate a target with more weapons (especially nuclear weapons) than are required

embellishment collapse: a superfluous ornament; elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail; "the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings"

sea collapse: a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land; turbulent water with swells of considerable size; "heavy seas"

duplication collapse: the act of copying or making a duplicate (or duplicates) of something; "this kind of duplication is wasteful"

fertility collapse: the state of being fertile; capable of producing offspring

overmuch collapse: very great in quantity; overabundant; "showed overmuch affection"; more than necessary; "she eats too much"; "let's not blame them overmuch"

overlap collapse: the property of partial coincidence in time; a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena; "there was no overlap between their proposals"; coincide partially or wholly; "Our vacations overlap"; extend over and cover a part of; "The roofs of the houses overlap in this crowded city"

mountain collapse: a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

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