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poetic justice collapse: an outcome in which virtue triumphs over vice (often ironically)

output collapse: production of a certain amount; what is produced in a given time period; the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time); "production was up in the second quarter"; to create or manufacture a specific amount; "the computer is outputting the data from the job I'm running"

demeaning collapse: causing awareness of your shortcomings; "golf is a humbling game"

scatological collapse: dealing pruriently with excrement and excretory functions; "scatological literature"

terminology collapse: a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline; "legal terminology"; "biological nomenclature"; "the language of sociology"

lexicology collapse: the branch of linguistics that studies the lexical component of language

etymology collapse: the study of the sources and development of words; a history of a word

poise collapse: a cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter; the viscosity of a fluid in which a force of one dyne per square centimeter maintains a velocity of 1 centimeter per second; a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium; hold or carry in equilibrium; cause to be balanced or suspended; be motionless, in suspension; "The bird poised for a few moments before it attacked"

euphuism collapse: an elegant style of prose of the Elizabethan period; characterized by balance and antithesis and alliteration and extended similes with and allusions to nature and mythology; any artificially elegant style of language

indelicacy collapse: an impolite act or expression; the trait of being indelicate and offensive

doggerel collapse: a comic verse of irregular measure; "he had heard some silly doggerel that kept running through his mind"

synonymy collapse: the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express the same meaning

prose collapse: ordinary writing as distinguished from verse; matter of fact, commonplace, or dull expression

lesser collapse: smaller in size or amount or value; "the lesser powers of Europe"; "the lesser anteater"; of less size or importance; "the lesser anteater"; "the lesser of two evils"

pose collapse: a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes; pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions; "She posed as the Czar's daughter"; behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others; "Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!"; "She postured and made a total fool of herself"

noise collapse: incomprehensibility resulting from irrelevant information or meaningless facts or remarks; "all the noise in his speech concealed the fact that he didn't have anything to say"; the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience; "modern music is just noise to me"; a loud outcry of protest or complaint; "the announcement of the election recount caused a lot of noise"; "whatever it was he didn't like it and he was going to let them know by making as loud a noise as he could"; sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"; electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication

glossary collapse: an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field

plebeian collapse: one of the common people; of the common people of ancient Rome; "a plebeian magistrate"

peculiarity collapse: a distinguishing trait; an odd or unusual characteristic

indecent collapse: offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters; "an earthy but not indecent story"; "an indecent gesture"; offending against sexual mores in conduct or appearance; "a bathing suit considered indecent by local standards"; not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society; "was buried with indecent haste"; "indecorous behavior"; "language unbecoming to a lady"; "unseemly to use profanity"; "moved to curb their untoward ribaldry"

oratory collapse: addressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous); "he loved the sound of his own oratory"

spectacular collapse: a lavishly produced performance; "they put on a Christmas spectacular"; characteristic of spectacles or drama; "spectacular dives from the cliff"

less collapse: (nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer; "less than three weeks"; "no less than 50 people attended"; "in 25 words or less"; (usually preceded by `no') lower in quality; "no less than perfect"; used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs; "less interesting"; "less expensive"; "less quickly"; comparative of little; "she walks less than she should"; "he works less these days"

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