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breech collapse: opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded

predestination collapse: (theology) being determined in advance; especially the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind); previous determination as if by destiny or fate

eleventh hour collapse: the latest possible moment; "money became available at the eleventh hour"; "at the last minute the government changed the rules"

moment of truth collapse: a crucial moment on which much depends; the moment in a bullfight when the matador kills the bull

psychological moment collapse: the most appropriate time for achieving a desired effect

case collapse: a portable container for carrying several objects; "the musicians left their instrument cases backstage"; a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home; bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase"; the actual state of things; "that was not the case"; nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence; a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument; "he stated his case clearly"; a problem requiring investigation; "Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir"; an occurrence of something; "it was a case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths"; a person requiring professional services; "a typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor"; the quantity contained in a case; a specific state of mind that is temporary; "a case of the jitters"; look over, usually with the intention to rob; "They men cased the housed"

basis collapse: the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"; the most important or necessary part of something; "the basis of this drink is orange juice"

white lie collapse: an unimportant lie (especially one told to be tactful or polite)

behind collapse: in or to or toward the rear; "he followed behind"; "seen from behind, the house is more imposing than it is from the front"; "the final runners were far behind"; remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from; "when he died he left much unfinished work behind"; "left a large family behind"; "the children left their books behind"; "he took off with a squeal of tires and left the other cars far behind"; in debt; "he fell behind with his mortgage payments"; "a month behind in the rent"; "a company that has been run behindhand for years"; "in arrears with their utility bills"; in or into an inferior position; "fell behind in his studies"; "their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers"; of timepieces; "the clock is almost an hour slow"; "my watch is running behind"

posterior collapse: at or near the hind end in quadrupeds or toward the spine in primates

adamant collapse: impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason; "he is adamant in his refusal to change his mind"; "Cynthia was inexorable; she would have none of him"- W.Churchill; "an intransigent conservative opposed to every liberal tendency"

concede collapse: be willing to concede; "I grant you this much"; admit, make a clean breast of; "She confessed that she had taken the money"; acknowledge defeat; "The candidate conceded after enough votes had come in to show that he would lose"; give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

exactness collapse: the quality of being exact; "he demanded exactness in all details"; "a man of great exactitude"

assuredly collapse: without a doubt; "the grammar schools were assuredly not intended for the gentry alone"

disappoint collapse: fail to meet the hopes or expectations of; "Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage"

overestimate collapse: a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high; an appraisal that is too high; make too high an estimate of; "He overestimated his own powers"

thesis collapse: an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument

while collapse: a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition; "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather"

accuracy collapse: the quality of being near to the true value; "he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass"; "the lawyer questioned the truth of my account"; (mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number; "the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much greater accuracy"

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