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meaningless collapse: having no meaning or direction or purpose; "a meaningless endeavor"; "a meaningless life"; "a verbose but meaningless explanation"

song and dance collapse: theatrical performance combining singing and dancing

shallow collapse: lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center; "shallow water"; "a shallow dish"; "a shallow cut"; "a shallow closet"; "established a shallow beachhead"; "hit the ball to shallow left field"; not deep or strong; not affecting one deeply; "shallow breathing"; "a night of shallow fretful sleep"; "in a shallow trance"; lacking depth of intellect or knowledge; concerned only with what is obvious; "shallow people"; "his arguments seemed shallow and tedious"; become shallow; "the lake shallowed over time"; make shallow; "The silt shallowed the canal"

watchdog collapse: a dog trained to guard property; a guardian or defender against theft or illegal practices or waste; "she is the global watchdog for human rights abuses"

staple collapse: paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together; a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables; a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn; "staple fibers vary widely in length"; necessary foods or commodities; "wheat is a staple crop"; secure or fasten with a staple or staples; "staple the papers together"

undress collapse: partial or complete nakedness; "a state of undress"; get undressed; "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living"

trivial collapse: obvious and dull; "trivial conversation"; "commonplace prose"; concerned with trivialities; "a trivial young woman"; "a trivial mind"

show collapse: the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining; "a remarkable show of skill"; a social event involving a public performance or entertainment; "they wanted to see some of the shows on Broadway"; give evidence of, as of records; "The diary shows his distress that evening"; finish third or better in a horse or dog race; "he bet $2 on number six to show"; make visible or noticeable; "She showed her talent for cooking"; "Show me your etchings, please"; be or become visible or noticeable; "His good upbringing really shows"; "The dirty side will show"; show or demonstrate something to an interested audience; "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington"

sketch collapse: preliminary drawing for later elaboration; "he made several studies before starting to paint"; short descriptive summary (of events); a brief literary description; describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of; "sketch the outline of the book"; "outline his ideas"; make a sketch of; "sketch the building"

entertainment collapse: an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention

inform collapse: give character or essence to; "The principles that inform modern teaching"; impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights"; act as an informer; "She had informed on her own parents for years"

elope collapse: run away secretly with one's beloved; "The young couple eloped and got married in Las Vegas"

glare collapse: an angry stare; great brightness; "a glare of sunlight"; "the flowers were a blaze of color"; shine intensely; "The sun glared down on us"; be sharply reflected; "The moon glared back at itself from the lake's surface"

semblance collapse: an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading; "he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity"; "he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction"; "the situation soon took on a different color"

retrospective collapse: an exhibition of a representative selection of an artist's life work; concerned with or related to the past; "retrospective self-justification"

inflated collapse: expanded by (or as if by) gas or air; "an inflated balloon"

self-sufficient collapse: able to provide for your own needs without help from others; "a self-sufficing economic unit"

fond collapse: absurd or silly because unlikely; "fond hopes of becoming President"; "fond fancies"

showboat collapse: a river steamboat on which theatrical performances could be given (especially on the Mississippi River)

masquerade collapse: making a false outward show; "a beggar's masquerade of wealth"; a party of guests wearing costumes and masks; pretend to be someone or something that you are not; "he is masquerading as an expert on the Internet"; "This silly novel is masquerading as a serious historical treaty"; take part in a masquerade

documentary collapse: a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event; relating to or consisting of or derived from documents

route collapse: divert in a specified direction; "divert the low voltage to the engine cylinders"; send via a specific route; send documents or materials to appropriate destinations

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