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lubricate collapse: make slippery or smooth through the application of a lubricant; "lubricate the key"; apply a lubricant to; "lubricate my car"; have lubricating properties; "the liquid in this can lubricates well"

deciduous collapse: (of plants and shrubs) shedding foliage at the end of the growing season; (of teeth, antlers, etc.) being shed at the end of a period of growth; "deciduous teeth"

wampum collapse: small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts; used by certain Native American peoples as jewelry or currency

anesthetize collapse: make unconscious by means of anesthetic drugs; "The patient must be anesthetized before the operation"

fragile collapse: vulnerably delicate; "she has the fragile beauty of youth"

production line collapse: mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it

brittle collapse: caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets; having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped; "brittle bones"; "glass is brittle"; "`brickle' and `brickly' are dialectal"; (of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured; lacking warmth and generosity of spirit; "a brittle and calculating woman"

unclog collapse: become or cause to become unobstructed; "The chemical that we poured down the drain unclogged it"

soothe collapse: cause to feel better; "the medicine soothes the pain of the inflammation"

temporal collapse: of this earth or world; "temporal joys"; "our temporal existence"; not eternal; "temporal matters of but fleeting moment"- F.D.Roosevelt; concerned with secular rather than sacred matters; "lords temporal and spiritual"; of the material world; "temporal possessions of the church"; of or relating to the temples (the sides of the skull behind the orbit); "temporal bone"; of or relating to or limited by time; "temporal processing"; "temporal dimensions"; "temporal and spacial boundaries"; "music is a temporal art"

elastic collapse: a fabric made of yarns containing an elastic material; capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy; "an elastic band"; "a youthful and elastic walk"; able to adjust readily to different conditions; "an adaptable person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a contract"

carbon collapse: a copy made with carbon paper; an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds

unction collapse: anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual; excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm

pottery collapse: the craft of making earthenware; ceramic ware made from clay and baked in a kiln; a workshop where clayware is made

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"

temperamental collapse: relating to or caused by temperament; "temperamental indifference to neatness"; "temperamental peculiarities"

undependable collapse: liable to be erroneous or misleading; "an undependable generalization"

fluid collapse: a continuous amorphous substance that tends to flow and to conform to the outline of its container: a liquid or a gas; a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure; subject to change; variable; "a fluid situation fraught with uncertainty"; "everything was unstable following the coup"; affording change (especially in social status); "Britain is not a truly fluid society"; "upwardly mobile"; in cash or easily convertible to cash; "liquid (or fluid) assets"; characteristic of a fluid; capable of flowing and easily changing shape

lotion collapse: any of various cosmetic preparations that are applied to the skin; liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin; "a lotion for dry skin"

bonus collapse: anything that tends to arouse; "his approval was an added fillip"; an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output

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