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pony collapse: a range horse of the western United States; any of various breeds of small gentle horses usually less than five feet high at the shoulder; an informal term for a racehorse; "he liked to bet on the ponies"; a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly)

sesquipedalian collapse: a very long word (a foot and a half long); given to the overuse of long words; "sesquipedalian orators"; "this sesquipedalian way of saying one has no money"

positively collapse: extremely; "it was positively monumental"; so as to be positive; in a positive manner; "she intended her remarks to be interpreted positively"

appeasement collapse: the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of)

parole collapse: (law) a conditional release from imprisonment that entitles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as long as the terms of release are complied with; a promise; "he gave his word"; release a criminal from detention and place him on parole; "The prisoner was paroled after serving 10 years in prison"

expletive collapse: a word or phrase conveying no independent meaning but added to fill out a sentence or metrical line

mill collapse: machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing; English philosopher and economist remembered for his interpretations of empiricism and utilitarianism (1806-1873); Scottish philosopher who expounded Bentham's utilitarianism; father of John Stuart Mill (1773-1836); grind with a mill; "mill grain"; roll out (metal) with a rolling machine; produce a ridge around the edge of; "mill a coin"; move about in a confused manner

precisely collapse: indicating exactness or preciseness; "he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do"; "it was just as he said--the jewel was gone"; "it has just enough salt"; in a precise manner; "she always expressed herself precisely"; just as it should be; "`Precisely, my lord,' he said"

ruble collapse: the basic unit of money in Russia; the basic unit of money in Tajikistan

franc collapse: the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes

morpheme collapse: minimal meaningful language unit; it cannot be divided into smaller meaningful units

grand collapse: the most important and magnificent in adornment; "grand ballroom"; "grand staircase"; large and impressive in physical size or extent; "the bridge is a grand structure"

directly collapse: without deviation; "the path leads directly to the lake"; "went direct to the office"; in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly; "he didn't answer directly"; "told me straight out"; "came out flat for less work and more pay"; without anyone or anything intervening; "these two factors are directly related"; "he was directly responsible"; "measured the physical properties directly"

convey collapse: make known; pass on, of information; transmit a title or property; transfer to another; "communicate a disease"

tip off collapse: give insider information or advise to; "He tipped off the police about the terrorist plot"

qualifier collapse: a contestant who meets certain requirements and so qualifies to take part in the next stage of competition; "the tournament was won by a late qualifier"

get over collapse: to bring (a necessary but unpleasant task) to an end; "Let's get this job over with"; "It's a question of getting over an unpleasant task"

arrears collapse: an unpaid overdue debt; the state of being behind in payments; "an account in arrears"

plum collapse: a highly desirable position or assignment; "a political plum"; any of numerous varieties of small to medium-sized round or oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single pit; any of several trees producing edible oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single hard stone

colonialism collapse: exploitation by a stronger country of weaker one; the use of the weaker country's resources to strengthen and enrich the stronger country

absolutely collapse: totally and definitely; without question; "we are absolutely opposed to the idea"; "he forced himself to lie absolutely still"; "iron is absolutely necessary"; completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers; "an absolutely magnificent painting"; "a perfectly idiotic idea"; "you're perfectly right"; "utterly miserable"; "you can be dead sure of my innocence"; "was dead tired"; "dead right"

fish collapse: any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills; "the shark is a large fish"; "in the living room there was a tank of colorful fish"; the flesh of fish used as food; "in Japan most fish is eaten raw"; "after the scare about foot-and-mouth disease a lot of people started eating fish instead of meat"; "they have a chef who specializes in fish"; catch or try to catch fish or shellfish; "I like to go fishing on weekends"; seek indirectly; "fish for compliments"

nonresistance collapse: group refusal to resort to violence even in defense against violence

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