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coil collapse: a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope"; reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit; tubing that is wound in a spiral; a contraceptive device placed inside a woman's womb; a transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine; a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals); wind around something in coils or loops

entwine collapse

distort collapse

asymmetry collapse: (mathematics) a lack of symmetry

blackhead collapse: a black-tipped plug clogging a pore of the skin

friend collapse: a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers); a person you know well and regard with affection and trust; "he was my best friend at the university"

torsion collapse: a twisting force

gyrate collapse: to wind or move in a spiral course; "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor"

cord collapse: a line made of twisted fibers or threads; "the bundle was tied with a cord"; a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton; a light insulated conductor for household use; a unit of amount of wood cut for burning; 128 cubic feet; bind or tie with a cord; stack in cords; "cord firewood"

ramble collapse: an aimless amble on a winding course

contaminate collapse: make radioactive by adding radioactive material; "Don't drink the water--it's contaminated"

read collapse: something that is read; "the article was a very good read"; to hear and understand; "I read you loud and clear!"; interpret something that is written or printed; "read the advertisement"; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?"; look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed; "The King will read the proclamation at noon"; interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior; "She read the sky and predicted rain"; "I can't read his strange behavior"; "The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball"; obtain data from magnetic tapes; "This dictionary can be read by the computer"; indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'"; audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role; "He is auditioning for `Julius Caesar' at Stratford this year"; have or contain a certain wording or form; "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?"

depress collapse: lessen the activity or force of; "The rising inflation depressed the economy"; lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"; lower (prices or markets); "The glut of oil depressed gas prices"

misapply collapse: apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly; "The words are misapplied in this context"; "You are misapplying the name of this religious group"

navy collapse: an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare

overdraw collapse: draw more money from than is available; "She overdrew her account"

wreathe collapse: form into a wreath; decorate or deck with wreathes; "wreathe the grave site"; move with slow, sinuous movements

pervert collapse: a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior; change the inherent purpose or function of something; "Don't abuse the system"; "The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers"

soft spot collapse: a sentimental affection; "she had a soft spot for her youngest son"

phase collapse: (astronomy) the particular appearance of a body's state of illumination (especially one of the recurring shapes of the part of Earth's moon that is illuminated by the sun); "the full phase of the moon"; (physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary; "the reaction occurs in the liquid phase of the system"; a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle; any distinct time period in a sequence of events; "we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected"; adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition; "he phased the intake with the output of the machine"; arrange in phases or stages; "phase a withdrawal"

manner collapse: a way of acting or behaving; how something is done or how it happens; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion"; a kind; "what manner of man are you?"

swivel collapse: a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin

falsify collapse: falsify knowingly; "She falsified the records"; prove false; "Falsify a claim"; make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story

adulterate collapse: mixed with impurities; corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor"

rearing collapse

lagniappe collapse: a small gift (especially one given by a merchant to a customer who makes a purchase)

disseminate collapse

puncture collapse: the act of puncturing or perforating; a small hole made by a sharp object; loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object; be pierced or punctured; "The tire punctured"; cause to lose air pressure or collapse by piercing; "puncture an air balloon"; pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into; "puncture a tire"; make by piercing; "puncture a hole"

mar collapse: make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty"

sow collapse: an adult female hog; introduce into an environment; "sow suspicion or beliefs"; place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth; "She sowed sunflower seeds"

hairpin collapse: a double pronged pin used to hold women's hair in place

curl collapse: American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933); form a curl, curve, or kink; "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling"; play the Scottish game of curling; twist or roll into coils or ringlets; "curl my hair, please"

instruct collapse: give instructions or directions for some task; "She instructed the students to work on their pronunciation"; make aware of; "Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?"

swirl collapse

buckle collapse: fastener that fastens together two ends of a belt or strap; often has loose prong; fold or collapse; "His knees buckled"; fasten with a buckle or buckles

implant collapse: a prosthesis placed permanently in tissue; become attached to and embedded in the uterus; "The egg fertilized in vitro implanted in the uterus of the birth mother with no further complications"; fix or set securely or deeply; "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum"

dreamland collapse

toss and turn collapse

turn around collapse: get better; "Her performance in school picked up"; cause to get better; "The new strategy turned around sales"; "The tutor turned around my son's performance in math"

contemplate collapse: consider as a possibility; "I contemplated leaving school and taking a full-time job"; look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought; "contemplate one's navel"

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