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on tenterhooks collapse

reeking collapse: giving off a strong unpleasant smell; wet with secreted or exuded moisture such as sweat or tears; "wiped his reeking neck"

modestly collapse: in a modest manner; "the dissertation was entitled, modestly, `Remarks about a play by Shakespeare'"

sylvan collapse: a spirit that lives in or frequents the woods; relating to or characteristic of wooded regions; "a shady sylvan glade"

murmur collapse: make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath; "she grumbles when she feels overworked"; speak softly or indistinctly; "She murmured softly to the baby in her arms"

profligacy collapse: dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure

rasping collapse

paring collapse: (usually plural) a part of a fruit or vegetable that is pared or cut off; especially the skin or peel; "she could peel an apple with a single long paring"; a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something

wrack and ruin collapse

expectant collapse

water vapor collapse: water in a vaporous form diffused in the atmosphere but below boiling temperature

let up collapse

upheave collapse: lift forcefully from beneath

effluvium collapse: a foul-smelling outflow or vapor (especially a gaseous waste)

used collapse: employed in accomplishing something; "the principle of surprise is the most used and misused of all the principles of war"- H.H.Arnold & I.C.Eaker

devastation collapse: an event that results in total destruction; the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed; "her departure left him in utter devastation"; the state of being decayed or destroyed

corrosion collapse: erosion by chemical action; a state of deterioration in metals caused by oxidation or chemical action

fall off collapse: diminish in size or intensity; come off; "This button had fallen off"

disappear collapse: get lost, as without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace"

plummet collapse: drop sharply; "The stock market plummeted"

waste time collapse

melt collapse: become less intense and fade away gradually; "her resistance melted under his charm"; lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually; "Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene"; reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating; "melt butter"; "melt down gold"; "The wax melted in the sun"

lollygag collapse

dwindle collapse: become smaller or lose substance; "Her savings dwindled down"

zap collapse: a sudden event that imparts energy or excitement, usually with a dramatic impact; "they gave it another zap of radiation"; kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting; "in this computer game, space travellers are vaporized by aliens"; strike suddenly and with force; "This show zaps the viewers with some shocking scenes"

call it a day collapse

emanation collapse: (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost; "the emanation of the Holy Spirit"; "the rising of the Holy Ghost"; "the doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son"; something that is emitted or radiated (as a gas or an odor or a light etc.)

flee collapse: run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled"

condemn collapse: declare or judge unfit; "The building was condemned by the inspector"; express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated"; demonstrate the guilt of (someone); "Her strange behavior condemned her"; compel or force into a particular state or activity; "His devotion to his sick wife condemned him to a lonely existence"

snuffle collapse: the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested); snuff up mucus through the nose

rape collapse: the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will; the act of despoiling a country in warfare; Eurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop; destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"; force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night"

taut collapse: pulled or drawn tight; "taut sails"; "a tight drumhead"; "a tight rope"; subjected to great tension; stretched tight; "the skin of his face looked drawn and tight"; "her nerves were taut as the strings of a bow"

nonproductive collapse: not directly productive; "nonproductive labor"

sucked dry collapse

nonfertile collapse

untilled collapse: not plowed or harrowed or hoed; "untilled land"

childless collapse: without offspring; "in some societies a childless woman is rejected by her tribesmen"

unplowed collapse: (of farmland) not plowed; "unplowed fields"; "unbroken land"

leached collapse

issueless collapse

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