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accepted collapse: generally approved or compelling recognition; "several accepted techniques for treating the condition"; "his recognized superiority in this kind of work"; generally agreed upon; not subject to dispute; "the accepted interpretation of the poem"; "an accepted theory"; "the undisputed fact"; widely accepted as true or worthy; "the accepted wisdom about old age"; "a received moral idea"; "Received political wisdom says not; surveys show otherwise"- Economist; widely or permanently accepted; "an accepted precedent"; generally accepted or used; "accepted methods of harmony and melody"; "three accepted types of pump"

true collapse: proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment; "out of true"; accurately placed or thrown; "his aim was true"; "he was dead on target"; accurately fitted; level; "the window frame isn't quite true"; devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth; "true believers bonded together against all who disagreed with them"; consistent with fact or reality; not false; "the story is true"; "it is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true"- B. Russell; "the true meaning of the statement"; conforming to definitive criteria; "the horseshoe crab is not a true crab"; "Pythagoras was the first true mathematician"; as acknowledged; "true, she is the smartest in her class"; make level, square, balanced, or concentric; "true up the cylinder of an engine"

depressant collapse: capable of depressing physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent

leafy collapse: having or covered with leaves; "leafy trees"; "leafy vegetables"

loyal collapse: steadfast in allegiance or duty; "loyal subjects"; "loyal friends stood by him"

intrinsic collapse: situated within or belonging solely to the organ or body part on which it acts; "intrinsic muscles"; belonging to a thing by its very nature; "form was treated as something intrinsic, as the very essence of the thing"- John Dewey

naturalistic collapse: representing what is real; not abstract or ideal; "realistic portraiture"; "a realistic novel"; "in naturalistic colors"; "the school of naturalistic writers"

venerable collapse: impressive by reason of age; "a venerable sage with white hair and beard"

narcotic collapse: a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction; inducing mental lethargy; "a narcotic speech"; inducing stupor or narcosis; "narcotic drugs"; of or relating to or designating narcotics; "narcotic addicts"; "narcotic stupor"

responsible collapse: being the agent or cause; "determined who was the responsible party"; "termites were responsible for the damage"; worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable; "a responsible adult"; "responsible journalism"; "a responsible position"; "the captain is responsible for the ship's safety"; "the cabinet is responsible to the parliament"

respectable collapse: characterized by proper behavior or conventional conduct; worthy of respect; "a respectable woman"

blue chip collapse: a blue poker chip with the highest value; a common stock of a nationally known company whose value and dividends are reliable; typically have high price and low yield; "blue chips are usually safe investments"

verbatim collapse: using exactly the same words; "he repeated her remarks verbatim"

knockout drops collapse: chloral hydrate in combination with alcohol; usually administered surreptitiously to make the drinker unconscious

dolly collapse: conveyance consisting of a wheeled platform for moving heavy objects; conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted

rectify collapse: convert into direct current; "rectify alternating current"; set straight or right; "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight"; math: determine the length of; "rectify a curve"

blue collapse: any of numerous small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae; blue clothing; "she was wearing blue"; blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime; "he had eyes of bright blue"; any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue; "the Union army was a vast blue"; causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather"; of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky; "October's bright blue weather"- Helen Hunt Jackson; "a blue flame"; "blue haze of tobacco smoke"; low in spirits; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted"; used to signify the Union forces in the American Civil War (who wore blue uniforms); "a ragged blue line"; suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip"; turn blue

sterling collapse: British money; especially the pound sterling as the basic monetary unit of the UK

emerald collapse: the green color of an emerald; a transparent piece of emerald that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem; a green transparent form of beryl; highly valued as a gemstone

noble collapse: having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character; "a noble spirit"; "noble deeds"; of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times; "of noble birth"; inert especially toward oxygen; "a noble gas such as helium or neon"; "noble metals include gold and silver and platinum"

summery collapse: belonging to or characteristic of or occurring in summer; "summery weather"; "summery dresses"

aestival collapse: (rare) of or occurring in summer; "the sky was a burnished aestival blue"; "estival winds"

stick together collapse: be loyal to one another, especially in times of trouble; "The two families stuck together throughout the war"

barb collapse: one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather; a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove; the pointed part of barbed wire; provide with barbs; "barbed wire"; provide with barbs; "barbed wire"

consistent collapse: (sometimes followed by `with') in agreement or consistent or reliable; "testimony consistent with the known facts"; "I have decided that the course of conduct which I am following is consistent with my sense of responsibility as president in time of war"- FDR; the same throughout in structure or composition; "bituminous coal is often treated as a consistent and homogeneous product"

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