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servant collapse: a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

treacherous collapse: dangerously unstable and unpredictable; "treacherous winding roads"; "an unreliable trestle"

shift collapse: the act of moving from one place to another; "his constant shifting disrupted the class"; an event in which something is displaced without rotation; a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time; the time period during which you are at work; move and exchange for another; "shift the date for our class reunion"; change gears; "you have to shift when you go down a steep hill"; move from one setting or context to another; "shift the emphasis"; "shift one's attention"; change in quality; "His tone shifted"; change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change; "Grimm showed how the consonants shifted"; use a shift key on a keyboard; "She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case"; change place or direction; "Shift one's position"

deciduous collapse: (of plants and shrubs) shedding foliage at the end of the growing season; (of teeth, antlers, etc.) being shed at the end of a period of growth; "deciduous teeth"

functional collapse: designed for or capable of a particular function or use; "a style of writing in which every word is functional"; "functional architecture"; involving or affecting function rather than physiology; "functional deafness"; designed for or adapted to a function or use; "functional education selects knowledge that is concrete and usable rather than abstract and theoretical"; "functional architecture"; fit or ready for use or service; "the toaster was still functional even after being dropped"; "the lawnmower is a bit rusty but still usable"; "an operational aircraft"; "the dishwasher is now in working order"; relating to or based on function especially as opposed to structure; "the problem now is not a constitutional one; it is a functional one"; "delegates elected on a functional rather than a geographical basis"

famous collapse

advantageous collapse: giving an advantage; "a contract advantageous to our country"; "socially advantageous to entertain often"; appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness

stroke collapse: a light touch with the hands; a single complete movement; (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand; "it took two strokes to get out of the bunker"; "a good shot require good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot"; any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing; a mark made by a writing implement (as in cursive writing); a light touch; the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew; a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain; treat gingerly or carefully; "You have to stroke the boss"; strike a ball with a smooth blow; row at a particular rate; touch lightly and with affection, with brushing motions; "He stroked his long beard"

materialistic collapse: marked by materialism

fragile collapse: vulnerably delicate; "she has the fragile beauty of youth"

deceit collapse

transitory collapse

profitable collapse: promoting benefit or gain; "a profitable meeting to resolve difficulties"; yielding material gain or profit; "profitable speculation on the stock market"; providing profit; "a profitable conversation"

convenient collapse: easy to reach; "found a handy spot for the can opener"; suited to your comfort or purpose or needs; "a convenient excuse for not going"

sleight collapse

suitable collapse

move collapse: the act of deciding to do something; "he didn't make a move to help"; "his first move was to hire a lawyer"; (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game; the act of changing your residence or place of business; "they say that three moves equal one fire"; go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"; progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"; propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting; have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"; arouse sympathy or compassion in; "Her fate moved us all"; move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"; cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"; change residence, affiliation, or place of employment; "We moved from Idaho to Nebraska"; "The basketball player moved from one team to another"; dispose of by selling; "The chairman of the company told the salesmen to move the computers"; live one's life in a specified environment; "she moves in certain circles only"

pragmatical collapse

brittle collapse: caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets; having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped; "brittle bones"; "glass is brittle"; "`brickle' and `brickly' are dialectal"; (of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured; lacking warmth and generosity of spirit; "a brittle and calculating woman"

stand down collapse

pragmatic collapse: of or concerning the theory of pragmatism

helpful collapse: showing a willingness to cooperate; "a helpful cooperative patient"; "parents hope to raise children who are considerate and helpful to others"; providing assistance or serving a useful function; of service or assistance; "a child who is helpful around the house can save the mother many steps"

passerby collapse: a person who passes by casually or by chance

temporal collapse: of this earth or world; "temporal joys"; "our temporal existence"; not eternal; "temporal matters of but fleeting moment"- F.D.Roosevelt; concerned with secular rather than sacred matters; "lords temporal and spiritual"; of the material world; "temporal possessions of the church"; of or relating to the temples (the sides of the skull behind the orbit); "temporal bone"; of or relating to or limited by time; "temporal processing"; "temporal dimensions"; "temporal and spacial boundaries"; "music is a temporal art"

unsteadfast collapse

alternative collapse: necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities; "`either' and `or' in `either this or that'"; pertaining to unconventional choices; "an alternative life style"

useful collapse: being of use or service; "the girl felt motherly and useful"; "a useful job"; "a useful member of society"

becoming collapse: displaying or setting off to best advantage; "a becoming new shade of rose"; "a becoming portrait"; according with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior"

interim collapse: the time between one event, process, or period and another; "meanwhile the socialists are running the government"; serving during an intermediate interval of time; "an interim agreement"

undependable collapse: liable to be erroneous or misleading; "an undependable generalization"

benevolent collapse: generous in providing aid to others; intending or showing kindness; "a benevolent society"

healthy collapse: having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease; "a rosy healthy baby"; "staying fit and healthy"; exercising or showing good judgment; "healthy scepticism"; "a healthy fear of rattlesnakes"; "the healthy attitude of French laws"; "healthy relations between labor and management"; "an intelligent solution"; "a sound approach to the problem"; "sound advice"; "no sound explanation for his decision"; financially secure and functioning well; "a healthy economy"; promoting health; healthful; "a healthy diet"; "clean healthy air"; "plenty of healthy sleep"; "healthy and normal outlets for youthful energy"; "the salubrious mountain air and water"- C.B.Davis; "carrots are good for you"

desirable collapse: worth having or seeking or achieving; "a desirable job"; "computer with many desirable features"; "a desirable outcome"; worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse; "the parents found the girl suitable for their son"

provisional collapse

backup collapse: (computer science) a copy of a file or directory on a separate storage device; "he made a backup in case the original was accidentally damaged or erased"; an accumulation caused by clogging or a stoppage; "a traffic backup on the main street"; "he discovered a backup in the toilet"

ploy collapse: a maneuver in a game or conversation

ticklish collapse

unsure collapse

goodly collapse: large in amount or extent or degree; "it cost a considerable amount"; "a goodly amount"; "received a hefty bonus"; "a respectable sum"; "a tidy sum of money"; "a sizable fortune"

refuge collapse: a shelter from danger or hardship

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