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phonic collapse: relating to speech; pertaining to the phonic method of teaching reading

focus collapse: maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; "in focus"; "out of focus"; maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea; "the controversy brought clearly into focus an important difference of opinion"; the concentration of attention or energy on something; "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no direction in his life"; a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section; a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges; a central point or locus of an infection in an organism; "the focus of infection"; put (an image) into focus; "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie"; become focussed or come into focus; "The light focused"; cause to converge on or toward a central point; "Focus the light on this image"

syllabic collapse: (of speech sounds) forming the nucleus of a syllable; "the syllabic 'nl' in 'riddle'"; consisting of a syllable or syllables; (of verse) having lines based on number of syllables rather than on rhythmical arrangement of stresses or quantities; consisting of or using a syllabary; "eskimos of the eastern Arctic have a system of syllabic writing"; of or relating to syllables; "syllabic accent"; "syllabic characters each represent a syllable"

cerebral collapse: involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct; "a cerebral approach to the problem"; "cerebral drama"; of or relating to the cerebrum or brain; "cerebral hemisphere"; "cerebral activity"

elixir collapse: a substance believed to cure all ills; a sweet flavored liquid (usually containing a small amount of alcohol) used in compounding medicines to be taken by mouth in order to mask an unpleasant taste

dental collapse: of or relating to the teeth; "dental floss"; of or relating to dentistry; "dental student"

lingual collapse: a consonant that is produced with the tongue and other speech organs; pertaining to or resembling or lying near the tongue; "lingual inflammation"; "the lingual surface of the teeth"

cerebral cortex collapse: the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum

middle collapse: the middle area of the human torso (usually in front); "young American women believe that a bare midriff is fashionable"; an intermediate part or section; "A whole is that which has beginning, middle, and end"- Aristotle; time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period; "the middle of the war"; "rain during the middle of April"; between an earlier and a later period of time; "in the middle years"; "in his middle thirties"; of a stage in the development of a language or literature between earlier and later stages; "Middle English is the English language from about 1100 to 1500"; "Middle Gaelic"; put in the middle

pitched collapse: set at a slant; "a pitched rather than a flat roof"; (of sound) set to a certain pitch or key; usually used as a combining form; "high-pitched"

throaty collapse: sounding as if pronounced low in the throat; "a rich throaty voice"

interior collapse: of or coming from the middle of a region or country; "upcountry districts"; inside and toward a center; "interior regions of the earth"; situated within or suitable for inside a building; "an interior scene"; "interior decoration"; "an interior bathroom without windows"

phonetic collapse: of or relating to the scientific study of speech sounds; "phonetic analysis"; of or relating to speech sounds; "phonetic transcription"

equator collapse: an imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles; "the equator is the boundary between the northern and southern hemispheres"; a circle dividing a sphere or other surface into two usually equal and symmetrical parts

bud collapse: a partially opened flower; a swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping immature leaves or petals; start to grow or develop; "a budding friendship"; develop buds; "The hibiscus is budding!"

stop collapse: a brief stay in the course of a journey; "they made a stopover to visit their friends"; the act of stopping something; "the third baseman made some remarkable stops"; "his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood"; (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes; "the organist pulled out all the stops"; the event of something ending; "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill"; a spot where something halts or pauses; "his next stop is Atlanta"; cause to stop; "stop a car"; "stop the thief"; come to a halt, stop moving; "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window"; interrupt a trip; "we stopped at Aunt Mary's house"; "they stopped for three days in Florence"; stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process"

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