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stint collapse: an individuals prescribed share of work; "her stint as a lifeguard exhausted her"; supply sparingly and with restricted quantities; "sting with the allowance"

presently collapse: at this time or period; now; "he is presently our ambassador to the United Nations"; "currently they live in Connecticut"

repose collapse: a disposition free from stress or emotion; put or confide something in a person or thing; "These philosophers reposed the law in the people"; to put something (eg trust) in something; "The nation reposed its confidence in the King"; lie when dead; "Mao reposes in his mausoleum"

build up collapse: enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages; "build up your savings"; change the use of and make available or usable; "develop land"; "The country developed its natural resources"; "The remote areas of the country were gradually built up"; form or accumulate steadily; "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"; bolster or strengthen; "We worked up courage"; "build up confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports"

continuance collapse: the act of continuing an activity without interruption

verbalize collapse: convert into a verb; "many English nouns have become verbalized"; be verbose; "This lawyer verbalizes and is rather tedious"

scatology collapse: (medicine) the chemical analysis of excrement (for medical diagnosis or for paleontological purposes); a preoccupation with obscenity (especially that dealing with excrement or excretory functions)

tell on collapse: produce an affect or strain on somebody; "Each step told on his tired legs"

speech collapse: (language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets"; the exchange of spoken words; "they were perfectly comfortable together without speech"; something spoken; "he could hear them uttering merry speeches"

riposte collapse: (fencing) a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lunge; make a return thrust; "his opponent riposted"

forehand collapse: (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)

speechless collapse: unable to speak temporarily; "struck dumb"; "speechless with shock"

scurry collapse: to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground"

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

survival collapse: something that survives; a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment; a state of surviving; remaining alive

loafer collapse: a low leather step-in shoe; the top resembles a moccasin but it has a broad flat heel

excess collapse: immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits; a quantity much larger than is needed; more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy"

mum collapse: secrecy; "mum's the word"; failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to; "the witness remained silent"

arousal collapse: the act of arousing; "the purpose of art is the arousal of emotions"; awakening from sleep; a state of heightened physiological activity

probably collapse: with considerable certainty; without much doubt; "He is probably out of the country"; "in all likelihood we are headed for war"

never collapse: not ever; at no time in the past or future; "I have never been to China"; "I shall never forget this day"; "had never seen a circus"; "never on Sunday"; "I will never marry you!"; not at all; certainly not; not in any circumstances; "never fear"; "bringing up children is never easy"; "that will never do"; "what is morally wrong can never be politically right"

venerable collapse: impressive by reason of age; "a venerable sage with white hair and beard"

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