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

thrift collapse: any of numerous sun-loving low-growing evergreens of the genus Armeria having round heads of pink or white flowers

careless collapse: effortless and unstudied; "an impression of careless elegance"; "danced with careless grace"; marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful; "careless about her clothes"; "forgotten by some careless person"; "a careless housekeeper"; "careless proofreading"; "it was a careless mistake"; "hurt by a careless remark"

close up collapse: very close; "without my reading glasses I can hardly see things close up"; "even firing at close range he missed"; refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent; "The children shut up when their father approached"; unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of; "close the circuit"; "close a wound"; "close a book"; "close up an umbrella"; cease to operate or cause to cease operating; "The owners decided to move and to close the factory"; "My business closes every night at 8 P.M."; "close up the shop"

quicksand collapse: a pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are sucked down; a treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy

tight collapse: affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow; "tight money"; "a tight market"; packed closely together; "the stood in a tight little group"; "hair in tight curls"; "the pub was packed tight"; of such close construction as to be impermeable; "a tight roof"; "warm in our tight little house"; closely constrained or constricted or constricting; "tight skirts"; "he hated tight starched collars"; "fingers closed in a tight fist"; "a tight feeling in his chest"; securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid; "the bolts are tight"; set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration; "in tight formation"; "a tight blockade"

obstruct collapse: block passage through; "obstruct the path"; shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight; "The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage"; "The trees obstruct my view of the mountains"; hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn"

foothold collapse: a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing

stay up collapse: not go to bed; "Don't stay up so late--you have to go to work tomorrow"; "We sat up all night to watch the election"

barricade collapse: a barrier (usually thrown up hastily so as to impede the advance of an enemy); "they stormed the barricade"; block off with barricades; prevent access to by barricading; "The street where the President lives is always barricaded"; render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road"

stretched collapse: (of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching; "well-stretched muscles are less susceptible to injury"; extended or spread over a wide area or distance; "broad fields lay stretched on both sides of us"

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

anal collapse: a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated on the anal region; fixation at this stage is said to result in orderliness, meanness, stubbornness, compulsiveness, etc.; of or related to the anus; "anal thermometer"

mum collapse: secrecy; "mum's the word"; failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to; "the witness remained silent"

foolproof collapse: not liable to failure; "a foolproof identification system"; "the unfailing sign of an amateur"; "an unfailing test"

potted collapse: (British informal) summarized or abridged; "a potted version of a novel"; preserved in a pot or can or jar; "potted meat"; "potted shrimp"; of plants; planted or grown in a pot; "potted geraniums"

waterproof collapse: any fabric impervious to water; make watertight; "Waterproof the coat"

snug collapse: well and tightly constructed; "a snug house"; "a snug little sailboat"; offering safety; well protected or concealed; "a snug harbor"; "a snug hideout"

scarce collapse: deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand; "fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought"; not enough; hard to find; "meat was scarce during the war"

plastered collapse: (of walls) covered with a coat of plaster; (of hair) made smooth by applying a sticky or glossy substance; "black hair plastered with pomade"

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