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circumferential collapse: lying around or just outside the edges or outskirts; "circumferential highways around cities"

ambient collapse: completely enveloping; "the ambient air"; "ambient sound"; "the ambient temperature"

peripheral collapse: (computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer; "disk drives and printers are important peripherals"; on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area; "Russia's peripheral provinces"; "peripheral suburbs"; related to the key issue but not of central importance; "a peripheral interest"; "energy is far from a peripheral issue in the economy"; "peripheral issues"

environment collapse: the area in which something exists or lives; "the country--the flat agricultural surround"; the totality of surrounding conditions; "he longed for the comfortable environment of his living room"

suburban collapse: relating to or characteristic of or situated in suburbs; "suburban population"

limiting collapse: strictly limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase; "the restrictive clause in `Each made a list of the books that had influenced him' limits the books on the list to only those particular ones defined by the clause"

wrapping collapse: the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped

around collapse: in circumference; "the trunk is ten feet around"; "the pond is two miles around"; by a circular or circuitous route; "He came all the way around the base"; "the road goes around the pond"; in a circle or circular motion; "The wheels are spinning around"; to a particular destination either specified or understood; "she came around to see me"; "I invited them around for supper"

containment collapse: the act of containing; keeping something from spreading; "the containment of the AIDS epidemic"; "the containment of the rebellion"; (physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor; a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully; "containment of communist expansion was a central principle of United States' foreign policy from 1947 to the 1975"

about collapse: in the area or vicinity; "a few spectators standing about"; "hanging around"; "waited around for the next flight"; all around or on all sides; "dirty clothes lying around (or about)"; "let's look about for help"; "There were trees growing all around"; "she looked around her"; in or to a reversed position or direction; "about face"; "suddenly she turned around"; to or among many different places or in no particular direction; "wandering about with no place to go"; "people were rushing about"; "news gets around (or about)"; "traveled around in Asia"; "he needs advice from someone who's been around"; "she sleeps around"; (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees"; in rotation or succession; "turn about is fair play"

inclusion collapse: the act of including; the relation of comprising something; "he admired the inclusion of so many ideas in such a short work"; the state of being included

enclosure collapse: the act of enclosing something inside something else; artifact consisting of a space that has been enclosed for some purpose; something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter; a naturally enclosed space

involvement collapse: a connection of inclusion or containment; "he escaped involvement in the accident"; "there was additional involvement of the liver and spleen"

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