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upwind collapse: towards the side exposed to wind; in the direction opposite to the direction the wind is blowing; "they flew upwind"

spill over collapse: be disgorged; "The crowds spilled out into the streets"

suffuse collapse: cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across; "The sky was suffused with a warm pink color"; to become overspread as with a fluid, a colour, a gleam of light; "His whole frame suffused with a cold dew"

gaggle collapse: a flock of geese; make a noise characteristic of a goose; "Cackling geese"

meteor collapse: a streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid to melt or vaporize or explode

plurality collapse: (in an election with more than 2 options) the number of votes for the candidate or party receiving the greatest number (but less that half of the votes); the state of being plural; "to mark plurality, one language may add an extra syllable to the word whereas another may simply change the vowel in the existing final syllable"

migration collapse: the movement of persons from one country or locality to another; the periodic passage of groups of animals (especially birds or fishes) from one region to another for feeding or breeding; (chemistry) the nonrandom movement of an atom or radical from one place to another within a molecule; a group of people migrating together (especially in some given time period)

levitate collapse: be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity; "The guru claimed that he could levitate"; cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity; "The magician levitated the woman"

permeate collapse: spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building"; "His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks"

proliferate collapse: cause to grow or increase rapidly; "We must not proliferate nuclear arms"; grow rapidly; "Pizza parlors proliferate in this area"

overflow collapse: the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity; flow or run over (a limit or brim)

invasion collapse: the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder; (pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body; "the tumor's invasion of surrounding structures"; any entry into an area not previously occupied; "an invasion of tourists"; "an invasion of locusts"

pour collapse: move in large numbers; "people were pouring out of the theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza"; flow in a spurt; "Water poured all over the floor"; cause to run; "pour water over the floor"; supply in large amounts or quantities; "We poured money into the education of our children"; rain heavily; "Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!"

plague collapse: an annoyance; "those children are a damn plague"; any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God); any epidemic disease with a high death rate; a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal

luxuriate collapse: thrive profusely or flourish extensively; become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously

go up collapse: be erected, built, or constructed; "New buildings are going up everywhere"

fungus collapse: a parasitic plant lacking chlorophyll and leaves and true stems and roots and reproducing by spores

converge collapse: come together so as to form a single product; "Social forces converged to bring the Fascists back to power"; move or draw together at a certain location; "The crowd converged on the movie star"; be adjacent or come together; "The lines converge at this point"; approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit

trek collapse: any long and difficult trip; a journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers); make a long and difficult journey; "They trekked towards the North Pole with sleds and skis"; journey on foot, especially in the mountains; "We spent the summer trekking in the foothills of the Himalayas"

ravage collapse: (usually plural) a destructive action; "the ravages of time"; "the depredations of age and disease"

virus collapse: (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein; a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer; "a true virus cannot spread to another computer without human assistance"; a harmful or corrupting agency; "bigotry is a virus that must not be allowed to spread"; "the virus of jealousy is latent in everyone"

leaven collapse: an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something; "his sermons benefited from a leavening of humor"; a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid

covey collapse: a small flock of grouse or partridge; a small collection of people

herd collapse: a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans; a group of wild mammals of one species that remain together: antelope or elephants or seals or whales or zebra; move together, like a herd; cause to herd, drive, or crowd together; "We herded the children into a spare classroom"; keep, move, or drive animals; "Who will be herding the cattle when the cowboy dies?"

transfuse collapse: give a transfusion (e.g., of blood) to; pour out of one vessel into another

transmigration collapse: the passing of a soul into another body after death

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

seed collapse: a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa; a small hard fruit; remove the seeds from; "seed grapes"; inoculate with microorganisms; sprinkle with silver iodide particles to disperse and cause rain; "seed clouds"; distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds; go to seed; shed seeds; "The dandelions went to seed"; bear seeds; help (an enterprise) in its early stages of development by providing seed money

rendezvous collapse: a meeting planned at a certain time and place; a place where people meet; "he was waiting for them at the rendezvous"; meet at a rendezvous

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