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thrash out collapse: discuss vehemently in order to reach a solution or an agreement; "The leaders of the various Middle Eastern countries are trying to hammer out a peace agreement"

hearth collapse: home symbolized as a part of the fireplace; "driven from hearth and home"; "fighting in defense of their firesides"; an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room); "they sat on the hearth and warmed themselves before the fire"

culmination collapse: (astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon

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

chastise collapse: censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"

terminology collapse: a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline; "legal terminology"; "biological nomenclature"; "the language of sociology"

scent collapse: an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced; catch the scent of; get wind of; "The dog nosed out the drugs"

denouement collapse: the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work; the outcome of a complex sequence of events

crystal ball collapse: a glass or crystal globe used in crystal gazing by fortunetellers

misread collapse: interpret wrongly; "I misread Hamlet all my life!"; read or interpret wrongly; "He misread the data"

directness collapse: trueness of course toward a goal; "rivaling a hawk in directness of aim"

scintillate collapse: physics: fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon; "the phosphor fluoresced"; give off; "the substance scintillated sparks and flashes"

symmetrical collapse: having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts

compendious collapse: briefly giving the gist of something; "a short and compendious book"; "a compact style is brief and pithy"; "succinct comparisons"; "a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject"

snug collapse: well and tightly constructed; "a snug house"; "a snug little sailboat"; offering safety; well protected or concealed; "a snug harbor"; "a snug hideout"

wheedle collapse: influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along"

abbreviated collapse: (of clothing) very short; "an abbreviated swimsuit"; "a brief bikini"; cut short in duration; "the abbreviated speech"; "her shortened life was clearly the result of smoking"; "an unsatisfactory truncated conversation"

clipped collapse: (of speech) having quick short sounds; "a clipped upper-class accent"; cut or trimmed by clipping; "a handsome man with a clipped moustache"; "clipped hedges"; "close-clipped lawns"; "a clipped poodle"

abridged collapse: (used of texts) shortened by condensing or rewriting; "an abridged version"

flashing collapse: sheet metal shaped and attached to a roof for strength and weatherproofing; emitting light in sudden short or intermittent bursts; "flashing lightning and roaring thunder"

fleeting collapse: lasting for a markedly brief time; "a fleeting glance"; "fugitive hours"; "rapid momentaneous association of things that meet and pass"; "a momentary glimpse"

austerity collapse: the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)

stirrup cup collapse: a farewell drink (especially one offered to a horseman ready to depart); usually alcoholic

mellow collapse: having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience; "mellow wisdom"; "the peace of mellow age"; having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience; "mellow wisdom"; "the peace of mellow age"; having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging; "a mellow port"; "mellowed fruit"; make or grow (more) mellow; "These apples need to mellow a bit more"; "The sun mellowed the fruit"; become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial; "With age, he mellowed"; soften, make mellow; "Age and experience mellowed him over the years"

proverb collapse: a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people

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