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pause collapse: temporary inactivity; a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something; cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch"

advanced collapse: (of societies) highly developed especially in technology or industry; "advanced societies"; "an advanced country technologically"; far along in time; "a man of advanced age"; "advanced in years"; "a ripe old age"; "the ripe age of 90"; ahead in development; complex or intricate; "advanced technology"; "a sophisticated electronic control system"; at a higher level in training or knowledge or skill; "an advanced degree"; "an advanced text in physics"; "special seminars for small groups of advanced students at the University"; farther along in physical or mental development; "the child's skeletal age was classified as `advanced'"; "children in the advanced classes in elementary school read far above grade average"; ahead of the times; "the advanced teaching methods"; "had advanced views on the subject"; "a forward-looking corporation"; "is British industry innovative enough?"

progressive collapse: a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going; advancing in severity; "progressive paralysis"; favoring or promoting reform (often by government action); favoring or promoting progress; "progressive schools"; (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases; gradually advancing in extent

ankle collapse: a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus

suture collapse: thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together; a seam used in surgery; an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull); join with a suture; "suture the wound after surgery"

incident collapse: a single distinct event; a public disturbance; "the police investigated an incident at the bus station"; falling or striking of light rays on something; "incident light"

hour collapse: distance measured by the time taken to cover it; "we live an hour from the airport"; "its just 10 minutes away"; a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day; "the job will take more than an hour"; clock time; "the hour is getting late"; a special and memorable period; "it was their finest hour"

crunch collapse: the sound of something crunching; "he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path"; a critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources); "an end-of-the year crunch"; "a financial crunch"; make crunching noises; "his shoes were crunching on the gravel"; chew noisily; "The children crunched the celery sticks"; press or grind with a crunching noise

toggle collapse: a fastener consisting of a peg or pin or crosspiece that is inserted into an eye at the end of a rope or a chain or a cable in order to fasten it to something (as another rope or chain or cable); any instruction that works first one way and then the other; it turns something on the first time it is used and then turns it off the next time; release by a toggle switch; "toggle a bomb from an airplane"; fasten with, or as if with, a toggle; provide with a toggle or toggles

attendance collapse: the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.); the number of people that are present; "attendance was up by 50 per cent"; the frequency with which a person is present; "a student's attendance is an important factor in her grade"

joining collapse: the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication); "the joining of hands around the table"; "there was a connection via the internet"

miter collapse: a liturgical headdress worn by bishops on formal occasions; the surface of a beveled end of a piece where a miter joint is made; "he covered the miter with glue before making the joint"; fit together in a miter joint; bevel the edges of, to make a miter joint; confer a miter on (a bishop)

mortise collapse: a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint; cut a hole for a tenon in

opportunity collapse: a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances; "the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington"; "now is your chance"

occurrence collapse: an instance of something occurring; "a disease of frequent occurrence"; "the occurrence (or presence) of life on other planets"

coupling collapse: the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes; "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the mating of some species occurs only in the spring"; a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects

everywhere collapse: to or in any or all places; "You find fast food stores everywhere"; "people everywhere are becoming aware of the problem"; "he carried a gun everywhere he went"; "looked all over for a suitable gift"; (`everyplace' is used informally for `everywhere')

present collapse: a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking; something presented as a gift; "his tie was a present from his wife"; the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech; "that is enough for the present"; "he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow"; spatial sense; being or existing in a specified place; "the murderer is present in this room"; "present at the wedding"; "present at the creation"; bring forward and present to the mind; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason"; formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.; hand over formally; introduce; "This poses an interesting question"

hold forth collapse: talk at length and formally about a topic; "The speaker dissertated about the social politics in 18th century England"

tribute collapse: payment by one nation for protection by another; something given or done as an expression of esteem

knuckle collapse: a joint of a finger when the fist is closed; shoot a marble while keeping one's knuckles on the ground; press or rub with the knuckles

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

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