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coarsen collapse: make less subtle or refined; "coarsen one's ideals"; make or become coarse or coarser; "coarsen the surface"; "Their minds coarsened"

strenuously collapse: in a strenuous manner; strongly or vigorously; "he objected strenuously to the stand his party was taking"

drought collapse: a shortage of rainfall; "farmers most affected by the drought hope that there may yet be sufficient rain early in the growing season"; a prolonged shortage; "when England defeated Pakistan it ended a ten-year drought"

roughen collapse: make rough or rougher; "roughen the surfaces so they will stick to each other"

detergent collapse: a cleansing agent that differs from soap but can also emulsify oils and hold dirt in suspension; a surface-active chemical widely used in industry and laundering; having cleansing power

scurf collapse: (botany) a covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts

pus collapse: a fluid product of inflammation; the tenth month of the Hindu calendar

cleaner collapse: someone whose occupation is cleaning; the operator of dry-cleaning establishment

plow collapse: a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing; to break and turn over earth especially with a plow; "Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week"; "turn the earth in the Spring"; move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil; "The ship plowed through the water"

stink collapse: be extremely bad in quality or in one's performance; "This term paper stinks!"

catalysis collapse: acceleration of a chemical reaction induced the presence of material that is chemically unchanged at the end of the reaction; "of the top 50 commodity chemicals, 30 are created directly by catalysis and another 6 are made from raw materials that are catalytically produced"

steeple collapse: a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top

peg collapse: a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface; a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing; regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument; a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg; small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.; stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations; "The weak currency was pegged to the US Dollar"; fasten or secure with a wooden pin; "peg a tent"; pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into

tooth and nail collapse: with force and ferocity; "she fought tooth and nail"

miasma collapse: unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources; "the miasma of the marshes"; "a miasma of cigar smoke"; an unwholesome atmosphere; "the novel spun a miasma of death and decay"

stomach collapse: an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion; an appetite for food; "exercise gave him a good stomach for dinner"; an inclination or liking for things involving conflict or difficulty or unpleasantness; "he had no stomach for a fight"; bear to eat; "He cannot stomach raw fish"

corrode collapse: become destroyed by water, air, or an etching chemical such as an acid; "The metal corroded"; "The pipes rusted"; cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid; "The acid corroded the metal"; "The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink"

forgiveness collapse: the act of excusing a mistake or offense; compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive

oxidation collapse: the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction

holystone collapse: a soft sandstone used for scrubbing the decks of a ship; scrub with a holystone; "holystone the ship's deck"

industriously collapse: in an industrious manner; "they hoed up weeds industriously all morning"

granulate collapse: form granulating tissue; "wounds and ulcers can granulate"; become granular; form into grains

staunchly collapse: in a staunch manner; "he staunchly defended his principles"

cathartic collapse: strongly laxative; emotionally purging (of e.g. art); emotionally purging

catalyst collapse: something that causes an important event to happen; "the invasion acted as a catalyst to unite the country"; (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected

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