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halftone collapse: an engraving used to reproduce an illustration; a print obtained from photoengraving

misdirection collapse: incorrect directions or instructions; an incorrect charge to a jury given by a judge

thrift collapse: any of numerous sun-loving low-growing evergreens of the genus Armeria having round heads of pink or white flowers

facade collapse: the face or front of a building; a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant

national anthem collapse: a song formally adopted as the anthem for a nation

dew collapse: water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air; "in the morning the grass was wet with dew"

tricolor collapse: a flag having three colored stripes (especially the French flag)

oversight collapse: a mistake resulting from inattention; an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something

Tartuffe collapse: a hypocrite who pretends to religious piety (after the protagonist in a play by Moliere)

kowtow collapse: a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission

pretension collapse: a false or unsupportable quality; the advancing of a claim; "his pretension to the crown"; "the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort"

flourish collapse: (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments; "he entered to a flourish of trumpets"; "her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare"; the act of waving; a display of ornamental speech or language; a showy gesture; "she entered with a great flourish"; an ornamental embellishment in writing

pharisee collapse: a member of an ancient Jewish sect noted for strict obedience to Jewish traditions; a self-righteous or sanctimonious person

loser collapse: a gambler who loses a bet; a contestant who loses the contest

equivocation collapse: falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language; intentionally vague or ambiguous

balk collapse: an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base; the area on a billiard table behind the balkline; "a player with ball in hand must play from the balk"

juggle collapse: throwing and catching several objects simultaneously; the act of rearranging things to give a misleading impression; hold with difficulty and balance insecurely; "the player juggled the ball"; throw, catch, and keep in the air several things simultaneously; deal with simultaneously; "She had to juggle her job and her children"; manipulate by or as if by moving around components; "juggle an account so as to hide a deficit"; influence by slyness

pantheism collapse: the doctrine or belief that God is the universe and its phenomena (taken or conceived of as a whole) or the doctrine that regards the universe as a manifestation of God; (rare) worship that admits or tolerates all gods

curtsy collapse: bending at the knees; a gesture of respect made by women; make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect; "She curtsied when she shook the Queen's hand"; bend the knees in a gesture of respectful greeting

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