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dumbfounded collapse: as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise; "a circle of policement stood dumbfounded by her denial of having seen the accident"; "the flabbergasted aldermen were speechless"; "was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion"

absorbed collapse: taken in through the pores of a surface; "the absorbed water expanded the sponge"; retained without reflection; "the absorbed light intensity"

engaged collapse: having ones attention or mind or energy engaged; "she keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities"; "deeply engaged in conversation"; built against or attached to a wall; "engaged columns"; having services contracted for; "the carpenter engaged (or employed) for the job is sick"; (used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting; "the gears are engaged"; "meshed gears"; "intermeshed twin rotors"; involved in military hostilities; "the desperately engaged ships continued the fight"

silent collapse: having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility; "a silent dog whistle"; not made to sound; "the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'"; "in French certain letters are often unsounded"; marked by absence of sound; "a silent house"; "soundless footsteps on the grass"; "the night was still"

allied collapse: joined by treaty or agreement; related by common characteristics or ancestry; "allied species"; "allied studies"; united in a confederacy or league; of or relating to or denoting the Allies in World War I; "an allied offensive"; "the Allied powers"; of or relating to or denoting the Allies in World War II; "an Allied victory"; "the Allied armies"

inarticulate collapse: without or deprived of the use of speech or words; "inarticulate beasts"; "remained stupidly inarticulate and saying something noncommittal"; "inarticulate with rage"; "an inarticulate cry"

collected collapse: in full control of your faculties; "the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination"; "perfectly poised and sure of himself"; "more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen"; "strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble"; brought together in one place; "the collected works of Milton"; "the gathered folds of the skirt"

held collapse: occupied or in the control of; often used in combination; "enemy-held territory"

busy collapse: crowded with or characterized by much activity; "a very busy week"; "a busy life"; "a busy street"; "a busy seaport"; actively or fully engaged or occupied; "busy with her work"; "a busy man"; "too busy to eat lunch"; "the line is busy"; (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line); "her line is busy"; "receptionists' telephones are always engaged"; "the lavatory is in use"; "kept getting a busy signal"; overcrowded or cluttered with detail; "a busy painting"; "a fussy design"; keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection"

commensurate collapse: corresponding in size or degree or extent; "pay should be commensurate with the time worked"

par collapse: (golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course; "a par-5 hole"; "par for this course is 72"; make a score (on a hole) equal to par

implicated collapse: culpably involved; "all those concerned in the bribery case have been identified"; "named three officials implicated in the plot"; "an innocent person implicated by circumstances in a crime"

committed collapse: bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude; "committed church members"; "a committed Marxist"

associated collapse: related to or accompanying; "Christmas and associated festivities"; joined in some kind of relationship (as a colleague or ally or companion etc.); "a cabal of associated lawyers"

united collapse: characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity; "presented a united front"

proportionate collapse: being in due proportion; "proportionate representation of a minority group"

alike collapse: in a like manner; "they walk alike"; equally; "parents and teachers alike demanded reforms"

brusque collapse: marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him"

gathered collapse: having accumulated or become more intense; "the deepened gloom"

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