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incommodious collapse: uncomfortably or inconveniently small; "incommodious hotel accommodations"

infrequent collapse: not frequent; not occurring regularly or at short intervals; "infrequent outbursts of temper"

cleave collapse: separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone"; make by cutting into; "The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock"

shatterproof collapse: resistant to shattering or splintering; "shatterproof automobile windows"

traction collapse: (orthopedics) the act of pulling on a bone or limb (as in a fracture) to relieve pressure or align parts in a special way during healing; "his leg was in traction for several days"

suffocate collapse: feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air; "The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating"; be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow"; suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of; "His job suffocated him"; become stultified, suppressed, or stifled; "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village"; impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"

fastened collapse: firmly closed or secured; "found the gate fastened"; "a fastened seatbelt"

reserved collapse: cool and formal in manner; marked by self-restraint and reticence; "was habitually reserved in speech, withholding her opinion"-Victoria Sackville-West; set aside for the use of a particular person or party

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"

acridity collapse: the quality of being sharply disagreeable in language or tone; extreme bitterness; "the acridity of alkali"; having an acrid smell

nearness collapse: the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance; "the sudden closeness of the dock sent him into action"

strait collapse: a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water; strict and severe; "strait is the gate"

nip collapse: a small sharp bite or snip; a tart spicy quality; a small drink of liquor; "he poured a shot of whiskey"; give a small sharp bite to; "The Queen's corgis always nip at her staff's ankles"; sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the flowers"

hole up collapse: score a hole in one; remain secluded or in hiding; "He is writing his book and is holing up in his study"

aphoristic collapse: terse and witty and like a maxim; "much given to apothegmatic instruction"

tessera collapse: a small square tile of stone or glass used in making mosaics

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