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explore collapse: examine (organs) for diagnostic purposes; examine minutely; travel to or penetrate into; "explore unknown territory in biology"

distressed collapse: facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty; "distressed companies need loans and technical advice"; "financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices"; "we were hard put to meet the mortgage paymentng"; "it was apparent that the magazine was in trouble"; "found themselves in a bad way financially"

knot collapse: a sandpiper that breeds in the arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere; any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object; a tight cluster of people or things; "a small knot of women listened to his sermon"; something twisted and tight and swollen; "their muscles stood out in knots"; "the old man's fists were two great gnarls"; "his stomach was in knots"; a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged; "the saw buckled when it hit a knot"; tie or fasten into a knot; "knot the shoelaces"; make into knots; make knots out of; "She knotted der fingers"

unestablished collapse: not established; "a reputation as yet unestablished"

resentful collapse: full of or marked by resentment or indignant ill will; "resentful at the way he was treated"; "a sullen resentful attitude"

contest collapse: a struggle between rivals; an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants; to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; "They contested the outcome of the race"

catechize collapse: examine through questioning and answering; give religious instructions to

punctuation collapse: the use of certain marks to clarify meaning of written material by grouping words grammatically into sentences and clauses and phrases; the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases; something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions

greeting collapse: (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)

beat around the bush collapse: be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information

solicit collapse: make a solicitation or petition for something desired; "She is too shy to solicit"; incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination; "He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents"; make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"

doubtful collapse: fraught with uncertainty or doubt; "they were doubtful that the cord would hold"; "it was doubtful whether she would be admitted"; "dubious about agreeing to go"; open to doubt or suspicion; "the candidate's doubtful past"; "he has a dubious record indeed"; "what one found uncertain the other found dubious or downright false"; "it was more than dubitable whether the friend was as influential as she thought"- Karen Horney; unsettled in mind or opinion; "drew a few tentative conclusions"

pending collapse: awaiting conclusion or confirmation; "business still pending"

stare collapse: a fixed look with eyes open wide; fixate one's eyes; "The ancestor in the painting is staring down menacingly"

woo collapse: make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary"; seek someone's favor; "China is wooing Russia"

bothered collapse: caused to show discomposure; "refused to be fazed by the objections"

parenthetic collapse: qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses; "parenthetical remarks"

issue collapse: the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity); "a new issue of stamps"; "the last issue of penicillin was over a month ago"; the act of issuing printed materials; an important question that is in dispute and must be settled; "the issue could be settled by requiring public education for everyone"; "politicians never discuss the real issues"; one of a series published periodically; "she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room"; supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government; come out of; "Water issued from the hole in the wall"; "The words seemed to come out by themselves"; bring out an official document (such as a warrant); circulate or distribute or equip with; "issue a new uniform to the children"; "supply blankets for the beds"

inspect collapse: look over carefully; "Please inspect your father's will carefully"

consult collapse: advise professionally; "The professor consults for industry"; seek information from; "You should consult the dictionary"; "refer to your notes"; get or ask advice from; "Consult your local broker"; "They had to consult before arriving at a decision"

demur collapse: (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings; take exception to; "he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday"; enter a demurrer

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