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compete collapse: compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others

fleur-de-lis collapse: (heraldry) charge consisting of a conventionalized representation of an iris

fluctuate collapse: be unstable; "The stock market fluctuates"; move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern; "the line on the monitor vacillated"; cause to fluctuate or move in a wavelike pattern

hardware collapse: (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system; major items of military weaponry (as tanks or missile); instrumentalities (tools or implements) made of metal

fallout shelter collapse: a shelter to protect occupants from the fallout from an atomic bomb

readily collapse: without much difficulty; "these snakes can be identified readily"

unicorn collapse: an imaginary creature represented as a white horse with a long horn growing from its forehead

bedfellow collapse: a person with whom you share a bed; a temporary associate; "politics makes strange bedfellows"

trot out collapse: bring out and show for inspection and admiration; "His novel trots out a rich heiress"; "always able to trot out some new excuse"

infantile collapse: being or befitting or characteristic of an infant; "infantile games"; of or relating to infants or infancy; "infantile paralysis"

defense collapse: protection from harm; "sanitation is the best defense against disease"; military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies; "they died in the defense of Stalingrad"; "they were developed for the defense program"; a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense"; the justification for some act or belief; "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory"; an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack; "he joined the defense against invasion"; the defendant and his legal advisors collectively; "the defense called for a mistrial"; (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring; "his teams are always good on defense"

heave collapse: throwing something heavy (with great effort); "he gave it a mighty heave"; "he was not good at heaving passes"; an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting; "a bad case of the heaves"; the act of lifting something with great effort; (geology) a horizontal dislocation; an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling); "the heaving of waves on a rough sea"; bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat; "The highway buckled during the heat wave"; utter a sound, as with obvious effort; "She heaved a deep sigh when she saw the list of things to do"; lift or elevate; throw with great effort; move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position; "The vessel hove into sight"

scuffle collapse: a hoe that is used by pushing rather than pulling; fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters; "the drunken men started to scuffle"

quantum mechanics collapse: the branch of quantum physics that accounts for matter at the atomic level; an extension of statistical mechanics based on quantum theory (especially the Pauli exclusion principle)

circumlocution collapse: an indirect way of expressing something; a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things

azure collapse: a light shade of blue; of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky; "October's bright blue weather"; color azure; "Morning azured the village"

apologetics collapse: the branch of theology that is concerned with the defense of Christian doctrines

chevron collapse: an inverted V-shaped charge; V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service; "they earned their stripes in Kuwait"

colleague collapse: a person who is member of your class or profession; "the surgeon consulted his colleagues"; "he sent e-mail to his fellow hackers"; an associate you work with

salaam collapse: a deep bow; a Muslim form of salutation; greet with a salaam

roll out collapse: flatten or spread with a roller; "roll out the paper"; straighten by unrolling; "roll out the big map"

keenly collapse: in a keen and discriminating manner; "he was keenly aware of his own shortcomings"

wreath collapse: flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes; encircle with or as if with a wreath; "Her face was wreathed with blossoms"

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