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ideal collapse: the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain; model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal; constituting or existing only in the form of an idea or mental image or conception; "a poem or essay may be typical of its period in idea or ideal content"; conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal; of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas

motor collapse: machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion; a nonspecific agent that imparts motion; "happiness is the aim of all men and the motor of all action"

impelling collapse: markedly effective as if by emotional pressure; "impelling skill as a teller of tales"; "an impelling personality"

inspiration collapse: arousing to a particular emotion or action; a product of your creative thinking and work; "he had little respect for the inspirations of other artists"; "after years of work his brainchild was a tangible reality"; a sudden intuition as part of solving a problem; arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity

smothered collapse: held in check with difficulty; "a smothered cough"; "a stifled yawn"; "a strangled scream"; "suppressed laughter"; completely covered; "bonnets smothered with flowers"; "smothered chicken is chicken cooked in a seasoned gravy"

aspiration collapse: a will to succeed; a manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath

spark plug collapse: electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark

energizer collapse: a device that supplies electrical energy; someone who imparts energy and vitality and spirit to other people

apology collapse: a poor example; "it was an apology for a meal"; "a poor excuse for an automobile"; an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone; "he wrote a letter of apology to the hostess"; a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly

further collapse: more distant in especially degree; "nothing could be further from the truth"; "further from our expectations"; "farther from the truth"; "farther from our expectations"; to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (`further' is used more often than `farther' in this abstract sense); "further complicated by uncertainty about the future"; "let's not discuss it further"; "nothing could be further from the truth"; "they are further along in their research than we expected"; "the application of the law was extended farther"; "he is going no farther in his studies"; in addition or furthermore; "if we further suppose"; "stated further that he would not cooperate with them"; "they are definitely coming; further, they should be here already"

extrinsic collapse: not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside; "extrinsic evidence"; "an extrinsic feature of the new building"; "that style is something extrinsic to the subject"; "looking for extrinsic aid"

extraterrestrial collapse: originating or located or occurring outside Earth or its atmosphere; "is there extraterrestrial life?"

compelling collapse: tending to persuade by forcefulness of argument; "new and compelling evidence"; driving or forcing; "compelling ambition"

classified collapse: arranged into classes; official classification of information or documents; withheld from general circulation; "thousands of classified documents have now been declassified"

arcane collapse: requiring secret or mysterious knowledge; "the arcane science of dowsing"

pretense collapse: the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending"; imaginative intellectual play; pretending with intention to deceive

cryptic collapse: having a puzzling terseness; "a cryptic note"; of an obscure nature; "the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms"; "a deep dark secret"; "the inscrutable workings of Providence"; "in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life"- Rachel Carson; "rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands"

extraneous collapse: not essential; "the ballet struck me as extraneous and somewhat out of keeping with the rest of the play"; not pertinent to the matter under consideration; "an issue extraneous to the debate"; "the price was immaterial"; "mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point"; not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source; "water free of extraneous matter"; "foreign particles in milk"

foreign collapse: relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world; "foreign nations"; "a foreign accent"; "on business in a foreign city"; of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own); "foreign trade"; "a foreign office"

other collapse: very unusual; different in character or quality from the normal or expected; "a strange, other dimension...where his powers seemed to fail"- Lance Morrow; not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied; "today isn't any other day"- the White Queen; "the construction of highways and other public works"; "he asked for other employment"; "any other person would tell the truth"; "his other books are still in storage"; "then we looked at the other house"; "hearing was good in his other ear"; "the other sex"; "she lived on the other side of the street from me"; "went in the other direction"

matter collapse: (used with negation) having consequence; "they were friends and it was no matter who won the games"; a vaguely specified concern; "several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well"; a problem; "is anything the matter?"; written works (especially in books or magazines); "he always took some reading matter with him on the plane"

veil collapse: to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil; "women in Afghanistan veil their faces"

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