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threshold collapse: the smallest detectable sensation; the starting point for a new state or experience; "on the threshold of manhood"

brainy collapse: having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence; "some men dislike brainy women"; "a brilliant mind"; "a brilliant solution to the problem"

jowl collapse: a fullness and looseness of the flesh of the lower cheek and jaw (characteristic of aging)

enticement collapse: the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire; "his enticements were shameless"

mine collapse: explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel; excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted; lay mines; "The Vietnamese mined Cambodia"; get from the earth by excavation; "mine ores and metals"

bait collapse: something used to lure victims into danger; anything that serves as an enticement; attack with dogs or set dogs upon; lure, entice, or entrap with bait

snare collapse: a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose; strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit; a surgical instrument consisting of wire hoop that can be drawn tight around the base of polyps or small tumors to sever them; used especially in body cavities

gate collapse: a movable barrier in a fence or wall; a computer circuit with several inputs but only one output that can be activated by particular combinations of inputs; passageway (as in an air terminal) where passengers can embark or disembark; total admission receipts at a sports event; restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment; control with a valve or other device that functions like a gate; supply with a gate; "The house was gated"

lure collapse: qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward

ensnare collapse: take or catch as if in a snare or trap; "I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police"

roadblock collapse: a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.

temptation collapse: something that seduces or has the quality to seduce; the desire to have or do something that you know you should avoid; "he felt the temptation and his will power weakened"

seduce collapse: lure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper conduct; "She was seduced by the temptation of easy money and started to work in a massage parlor"; induce to have sex; "Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you score last night?"; "Harry made Sally"

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

intercept collapse: the point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis; seize on its way; "The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace"

policeman collapse: a member of a police force; "it was an accident, officer"

besiege collapse: harass, as with questions or requests; "The press photographers besieged the movie star"; surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna"; cause to feel distressed or worried; "She was besieged by so many problems that she got discouraged"

adroit collapse: quick or skillful or adept in action or thought; "an exceptionally adroit pianist"; "an adroit technician"; "his adroit replies to hecklers won him many followers"; "an adroit negotiator"; skillful (or showing skill) in adapting means to ends; "cool prudence and sensitive selfishness along with quick perception of what is possible--these distinguish an adroit politician"; "came up with a clever story"; "an ingenious press agent"; "an ingenious scheme"

come on collapse: occur or become available; "water or electricity came on again after the earthquake"; appear or become visible; make a showing; "She turned up at the funeral"; "I hope the list key is going to surface again"

lasso collapse: a long noosed rope used to catch animals; Belgian composer (1532-1594); catch with a lasso; "rope cows"

jaw collapse: holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object; the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth; the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth

lime collapse: the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees; any of various related trees bearing limes; cover with lime so as to induce growth; "lime the lawn"

bamboo curtain collapse: an ideological barrier around communist China especially in the 1950s and 1960s

logjam collapse: an immovable mass of logs blocking a river; any stoppage attributable to unusual activity; "the legislation ran into a logjam"

weir collapse: a low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow; a fence or wattle built across a stream to catch or retain fish

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