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focus collapse: maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; "in focus"; "out of focus"; maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea; "the controversy brought clearly into focus an important difference of opinion"; the concentration of attention or energy on something; "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no direction in his life"; a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section; a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges; a central point or locus of an infection in an organism; "the focus of infection"; put (an image) into focus; "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie"; become focussed or come into focus; "The light focused"; cause to converge on or toward a central point; "Focus the light on this image"

plainly collapse: in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment; "she was dressed plainly"; "they lived very simply"

emergency collapse: a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action; "he never knew what to do in an emergency"; a state in which martial law applies; "the governor declared a state of emergency"

now collapse: the momentary present; "Now is a good time to do it"; "it worked up to right now"; used to preface a command or reproof or request; "now hear this!"; "now pay attention"; at the present moment; "goods now on sale"; "the now-aging dictator"; "they are now abroad"; "he is busy at present writing a new novel"; "it could happen any time now"; in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events; "President Kennedy now calls in the National Guard"; "Washington now decides to cross the Delaware"; "the ship is now listing to port"; in the immediate past; "told me just now"; (prefatory or transitional) indicates a change of subject or activity; "Now the next problem is..."

locus collapse: the set of all points or lines that satisfy or are determined by specific conditions; "the locus of points equidistant from a given point is a circle"; the specific site of a particular gene on its chromosome

geared collapse: equipped with or connected by gears or having gears engaged

foundation collapse: lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower"; education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge; "he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study"; "a good grounding in mathematics"; an institution supported by an endowment; the basis on which something is grounded; "there is little foundation for his objections"

hyphenate collapse: divide or connect with a hyphen; "hyphenate these words and names"

re collapse: the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization

nadir collapse: the point below the observer that is directly opposite the zenith on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected; an extreme state of adversity; the lowest point of anything

underscore collapse: a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter); give extra weight to (a communication); "Her gesture emphasized her words"

naturally collapse: as might be expected; "naturally, the lawyer sent us a huge bill"; according to nature; by natural means; without artificial help; "naturally grown flowers"; in a natural or normal manner; "speak naturally and easily"; through inherent nature; "he was naturally lazy"

stead collapse: the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of"

grain collapse: the direction or texture of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric; "saw the board across the grain"; foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses; a small hard particle; "a grain of sand"; dry seedlike fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn; 1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams; 1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams; a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat; paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood

thence collapse: from that place or from there; "proceeded thence directly to college"; "flew to Helsinki and thence to Moscow"; "roads that lead therefrom"; from that circumstance or source; "atomic formulas and all compounds thence constructible"- W.V.Quine; "a natural conclusion follows thence"; "public interest and a policy deriving therefrom"; "typhus fever results therefrom"

sermonize collapse: speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements; "This man always sermonizes"

specimen collapse: a bit of tissue or blood or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes; "they collected a urine specimen for urinalysis"; an example regarded as typical of its class

whereabouts collapse: the general location where something is; "I questioned him about his whereabouts on the night of the crime"

flying collapse: done swiftly in or as if in the air; used e.g. of a racing start in which runners are already in motion as they cross the starting line; "a flying start"; "crossed the goal line with a flying leap"; hurried and brief; "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit"; of or relating to passage through the air (especially aviation); "a flying time of three hours between cities"; "unidentified flying objects"; designed for swift movement or action; "a flying police squad is trained for quick action anywhere in the city"; capable of or engaged in flight; "the bat is a flying animal"

canton collapse: a small administrative division of a country; divide into cantons, of a country

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