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cornerstone collapse: a stone at the outer corner of two intersecting masonry walls; a stone in the exterior of a large and important building; usually carved with a date and laid with appropriate ceremonies

stunner collapse: an unexpected and amazing event; "the stunner was what happened on Saturday"

aberrant collapse: one whose behavior departs substantially from the norm of a group; markedly different from an accepted norm; "aberrant behavior"; "deviant ideas"

doodad collapse: something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known; "she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket"; "there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use"

milestone collapse: stone post at side of a road to show distances; a significant event in your life (or in a project)

unsuitable collapse: not appropriate for a purpose or occasion; "unsuitable attire for the office"; "said all the wrong things"; not meant or adapted for a particular purpose; "a solvent unsuitable for use on wood surfaces"; not conducive to good moral development; "the movie is unsuitable for children"

landmark collapse: an anatomical structure used as a point of origin in locating other anatomical structures (as in surgery) or as point from which measurements can be taken; a mark showing the boundary of a piece of land; an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend; "the agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations"; the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape; "the church steeple provided a convenient landmark"

scandal collapse: disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people; a disgraceful event

prodigy collapse: an impressive or wonderful example of a particular quality; "the Marines are expected to perform prodigies of valor"; an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration; "she is a chess prodigy"

inappropriate collapse: not suitable for a particular occasion etc; "noise seems inappropriate at a time of sadness"; "inappropriate shoes for a walk on the beach"; "put inappropriate pressure on them"; not in keeping with what is correct or proper; "completely inappropriate behavior"

unfit collapse: not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition; "fat and very unfit"; "certified as unfit for army service"; "drunk and unfit for service"; below the required standards for a purpose; "an unfit parent"; "unfit for human consumption"

keystone collapse: the central building block at the top of an arch or vault

rarity collapse: a rarified quality; "the tenuity of the upper atmosphere"; noteworthy scarcity

other collapse: very unusual; different in character or quality from the normal or expected; "a strange, other dimension...where his powers seemed to fail"- Lance Morrow; not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied; "today isn't any other day"- the White Queen; "the construction of highways and other public works"; "he asked for other employment"; "any other person would tell the truth"; "his other books are still in storage"; "then we looked at the other house"; "hearing was good in his other ear"; "the other sex"; "she lived on the other side of the street from me"; "went in the other direction"

wonder collapse: something that causes feelings of wonder; "the wonders of modern science"; the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising; have a wish or desire to know something; "He wondered who had built this beautiful church"; place in doubt or express doubtful speculation; "I wonder whether this was the right thing to do"; "she wondered whether it would snow tonight"; be amazed at; "We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities"

abnormal collapse: much greater than the normal; "abnormal profits"; "abnormal ambition"; not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm; "abnormal powers of concentration"; "abnormal amounts of rain"; "abnormal circumstances"; "an abnormal interest in food"; departing from the normal in e.g. intelligence and development; "they were heartbroken when they learned their child was abnormal"; "an abnormal personality"

varmint collapse: any usually predatory wild animal considered undesirable; e.g., coyote

shameless collapse: feeling no shame; "a shameless imposter"; "an unblushing apologist for fascism"

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

whacking collapse: (British informal) enormous; "a whacking phone bill"; "a whacking lie"; extremely; "a whacking good story"

nothing collapse: a nonexistent thing; a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it"; in no way; to no degree; "he looks nothing like his father"

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