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overall collapse: (usually plural) work clothing consisting of denim trousers (usually with a bib and shoulder straps); a loose protective coverall or smock worn over ordinary clothing for dirty work; involving only main features; "the overall pattern of his life"; including everything; "the overall cost"; "the total amount owed"

acceptable collapse: worthy of acceptance or satisfactory; "acceptable levels of radiation"; "performances varied from acceptable to excellent"; adequate for the purpose; "the water was acceptable for drinking"; judged to be in conformity with approved usage; "acceptable English usage"

appetizing collapse: appealing to or stimulating the appetite especially in appearance or aroma

destruction collapse: the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists; an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something

regularly collapse: in a regular manner; "letters arrived regularly from his children"; in a regular way without variation; "try to breathe evenly"; having a regular form; "regularly shaped objects"

reflection collapse: the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material); "he studied his reflection in the mirror"; the ability to reflect beams or rays; the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface; (mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed

frown collapse: a facial expression of dislike or displeasure; look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval

unreserved collapse: not cautious or reticent; "unreserved behavior"; not reserved

intriguing collapse: capable of arousing interest or curiosity; "our team came up with some most intriguing finds"

accession collapse: the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne); "Elizabeth's accession in 1558"; agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly); "accession to such demands would set a dangerous precedent"; "assenting to the Congressional determination"; something added to what you already have; "the librarian shelved the new accessions"; "he was a new addition to the staff"; (civil law) the right to all of that which your property produces whether by growth or improvement; a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group); "the art collection grew through accession"; make a record of additions to a collection, such as a library

rebuttal collapse: the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument

colonization collapse: the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies; "the British colonization of America"

alluring collapse: highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire; "an alluring prospect"; "her alluring smile"; "the voice was low and beguiling"; "difficult to say no to an enticing advertisement"; "a tempting invitation"

utter collapse: express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"; put into circulation; "utter counterfeit currency"

continually collapse: seemingly without interruption; "complained continually that there wasn't enough money"

permission collapse: approval to do something; "he asked permission to leave"

tickling collapse: exciting by touching lightly so as to cause laughter or twitching movements

unobjectionable collapse: not objectionable; "the ends are unobjectionable; it's the means that one can't accept"

privilege collapse: a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all; (law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship; bestow a privilege upon

narrowing collapse: the act of making something narrower; an instance of becoming narrow; a decrease in width

ostracize collapse: avoid speaking to or dealing with; "Ever since I spoke up, my colleagues ostracize me"

downright collapse: characterized by plain blunt honesty; "a downright answer"; "a downright kind of person"; thoroughgoing; "he is outright dishonest"

denial collapse: the act of asserting that something alleged is not true; the act of refusing to comply (as with a request); "it resulted in a complete denial of his privileges"; (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts

digestion collapse: learning and coming to understand ideas and information; "his appetite for facts was better than his digestion"; the organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body; the process of decomposing organic matter (as in sewage) by bacteria or by chemical action or heat

prohibition collapse: the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof); "they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter"; "a medical inhibition of alcoholic beverages"; "he ignored his parents' forbiddance"; a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages; "in 1920 the 18th amendment to the Constitution established prohibition in the US"; a decree that prohibits something; refusal to approve or assent to; the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment

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