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undulate collapse: having a wavy margin and rippled surface; increase and decrease in volume or pitch, as if in waves; "The singer's voice undulated"

oscillate collapse: move or swing from side to side regularly; "the needle on the meter was oscillating"

battle collapse: a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"; battle or contend against in or as if in a battle; "The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq"; "We must combat the prejudices against other races"; "they battled over the budget"

nuclear physics collapse: the branch of physics that studies the internal structure of atomic nuclei

smile collapse: a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement; change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure; express with a smile; "She smiled her thanks"

reconstruct collapse: cause somebody to adapt or reform socially or politically; reassemble mentally; "reconstruct the events of 20 years ago"

wireless collapse: transmission by radio waves; having no wires; "a wireless security system"

winter collapse: the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox; spend the winter; "We wintered on the Riviera"; "Shackleton's men overwintered on Elephant Island"

Christmas collapse: a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland; period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6; spend Christmas; "We were christmassing in New York"

chronology collapse: the determination of the actual temporal sequence of past events; a record of events in the order of their occurrence; an arrangement of events in time

contest collapse: a struggle between rivals; an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants; to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; "They contested the outcome of the race"

buffet collapse: a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers; a meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselves; strike, beat repeatedly; "The wind buffeted him"; strike against forcefully; "Winds buffeted the tent"

nudge collapse: a slight push or shake; push into action by pestering or annoying gently; to push against gently; "She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant"

radio receiver collapse: an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals

survive collapse: continue to live; endure or last; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?"; continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He survived the cancer against all odds"

speak collapse: use language; "the baby talks already"; "the prisoner won't speak"; "they speak a strange dialect"; make a characteristic or natural sound; "The drums spoke"

stalemate collapse: drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check; subject to a stalemate

palpitate collapse: beat rapidly; "His heart palpitated"; cause to throb or beat rapidly; "Her violent feelings palpitated the young woman's heart"

exist collapse: have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?"; support oneself; "he could barely exist on such a low wage"; "Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?"; "Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day"

deform collapse: alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy"; become misshapen; "The sidewalk deformed during the earthquake"; make formless; "the heat deformed the plastic sculpture"

fallout collapse: the radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a nuclear explosion

swell collapse: a crescendo followed by a decrescendo; the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea; a rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor); expand abnormally; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling"; cause to become swollen; "The water swells the wood"; increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity; "The music swelled to a crescendo"; become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger; "The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son"

bring to collapse: return to consciousness; "These pictures bring back sad memories"

turn the tables collapse: cause a complete reversal of the circumstances; "The tables are turned now that the Republicans are in power!"

denature collapse: make (alcohol) unfit for drinking without impairing usefulness for other purposes; modify (as a native protein) especially by heat, acid, alkali, or ultraviolet radiation so that all of the original properties are removed or diminished; add nonfissionable material to (fissionable material) so as to make unsuitable for use in an atomic bomb

brandish collapse: move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun"; exhibit aggressively; "brandish a sword"

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