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mellow collapse: having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience; "mellow wisdom"; "the peace of mellow age"; having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience; "mellow wisdom"; "the peace of mellow age"; having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging; "a mellow port"; "mellowed fruit"; make or grow (more) mellow; "These apples need to mellow a bit more"; "The sun mellowed the fruit"; become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial; "With age, he mellowed"; soften, make mellow; "Age and experience mellowed him over the years"

linguistic collapse: consisting of or related to language; "linguistic behavior"; "a linguistic atlas"; "lingual diversity"; of or relating to the scientific study of language; "linguistic theory"

hush collapse: (poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night"; run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals; wash by removing particles; "Wash ores"; become quiet or still; fall silent; "hush my baby!"; cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!"

noiseless collapse: making no sound; "th' inaudible and noiseless foot of time"- Shakespeare

composure collapse: steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity"

semigloss collapse: a paint that dries with a finish between glossy and flat

feeble collapse: lacking strength; "a weak, nerveless fool, devoid of energy and promptitude"- Nathaniel Hawthorne; pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness; "a feeble excuse"; "a lame argument"

vocal collapse: full of the sound of voices; "a playground vocal with the shouts and laughter of children"; having or using the power to produce speech or sound; "vocal organs"; "all vocal beings hymned their praise"; relating to or designed for or using the singing voice; "vocal technique"; "the vocal repertoire"; "organized a vocal group to sing his compositions"

unvoiced collapse: produced without vibration of the vocal cords; "unvoiced consonants such as `p' and `k' and `s'"

musical collapse: a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing; characteristic of or resembling or accompanied by music; "a musical speaking voice"; "a musical comedy"; talented in or devoted to music; "comes from a very musical family"; characterized by or capable of producing music; "a musical evening"; "musical instruments"

antecedent collapse: the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun; a preceding occurrence or cause or event; anything that precedes something similar in time; "phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience"; preceding in time or order

secretly collapse: not openly; inwardly; "they were secretly delighted at his embarrassment"; "hoped secretly she would change her mind"; in secrecy; not openly; "met secretly to discuss the invasion plans"; "the children secretly went to the movies when they were supposed to be at the library"; "they arranged to meet in secret"

guttural collapse: a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat; relating to or articulated in the throat; "the glottal stop and uvular `r' and `ch' in German `Bach' are guttural sounds"

sabbatical collapse: a leave usually taken every seventh year; of or relating to sabbatical leave; "sabbatical research project"; of or relating to the Sabbath; "Friday is a sabbatical day for Muslims"

stand still collapse: remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile; "Traffic stood still when the funeral procession passed by"

nasal collapse: an elongated rectangular bone that forms the bridge of the nose

unwritten collapse: based on custom rather than documentation; "an unwritten law"; "rites...so ancient that they well might have had their unwritten origins in Aurignacian times"- J.L.T.C.Spence

retroflex collapse: bent or curved backward; articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate; "Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants"; bend or turn backward

euthanasia collapse: the act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness)

undisturbed collapse: peaceful without disturbance; "the undisturbed tenor of their life"; untroubled by interference or disturbance; "food supplies were allowed through unmolested"; "he could pursue his studies undisturbed"

keep quiet collapse: refrain from divulging sensitive information; keep quiet about confidential information; "Don't tell him any secrets--he cannot keep his mouth shut!"

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

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