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zero collapse: the quantity that registers a reading of zero on a scale; a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number; indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration; "a zero score"; indicating an initial point or origin; of or relating to the null set (a set with no members); adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun); "He zeroed in his rifle at 200 yards"; adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value

impartiality collapse: an inclination to weigh both views or opinions equally

interdict collapse: a court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity; an ecclesiastical censure by the Roman Catholic Church withdrawing certain sacraments and Christian burial from a person or all persons in a particular district; destroy by firepower, such as an enemy's line of communication

self-restraint collapse: exhibiting restraint imposed on the self; "an effective temperateness in debate"

suppress collapse: to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"; put out of one's consciousness

coldness collapse: a lack of affection or enthusiasm; "a distressing coldness of tone and manner"; the absence of heat; "the coldness made our breath visible"; "come in out of the cold"; "cold is a vasoconstrictor"

inhibition collapse: (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires; the quality of being inhibited; (physiology) the process whereby nerves can retard or prevent the functioning of an organ or part; "the inhibition of the heart by the vagus nerve"

aplomb collapse: great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool"

sicken collapse: get sick; "She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the hospital"; make sick or ill; "This kind of food sickens me"; upset and make nauseated; "The smell of the food turned the pregnant woman's stomach"; "The mold on the food sickened the diners"

pragmatism collapse: (philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value

abnegation collapse: renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others; the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief; "abnegation of the Holy Trinity"

injunction collapse: (law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity; "injunction were formerly obtained by writ but now by a judicial order"; a formal command or admonition

mechanism collapse: the technical aspects of doing something; "a mechanism of social control"; "mechanisms of communication"; "the mechanics of prose style"; device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function; (philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes; a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function; "the mechanism of the ear"; "the mechanism of infection"; the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction; "he determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical reactions"

empiricism collapse: the application of empirical methods in any art or science; (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience

break out collapse: begin suddenly and sometimes violently; "He broke out shouting"; take from stowage in preparation for use

slacken collapse: make slack as by lessening tension or firmness; become looser or slack; "the rope slackened"

bitterness collapse: a rough and bitter manner; the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste

contraception collapse: birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery

swelter collapse: suffer from intense heat; "we were sweltering at the beach"; be uncomfortably hot

smother collapse: a stifling cloud of smoke; conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"; envelop completely; "smother the meat in gravy"; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion; "smother fires"; deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing; "Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"; "The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor"; form an impenetrable cover over; "the butter cream smothered the cake"

stifle collapse: joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee; smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity"

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