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appeasement collapse: the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of)

bagatelle collapse: a table game in which short cues are used to knock balls into holes that are guarded by wooden pegs; penalties are incurred if the pegs are knocked over; something of little value or significance; a light piece of music for piano

decrease collapse: the act of decreasing or reducing something; the amount by which something decreases; a change downward; "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"; a process of becoming smaller or shorter; decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"; make smaller; "He decreased his staff"

house of cards collapse: an unstable construction with playing cards; "he built three levels of his cardcastle before it collapsed"; a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control; "his proposal was nothing but a house of cards"; "a real estate bubble"

thread collapse: a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving; pass through or into; "thread tape"; "thread film"; remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string; "She had her eyebrows threaded"; pass a thread through; "thread a needle"

strand collapse: line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable; a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole; "he tried to pick up the strands of his former life"; "I could hear several melodic strands simultaneously"; a street in west central London famous for its theaters and hotels; a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides)

bristle collapse: a stiff hair; a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic; react in an offended or angry manner; "He bristled at her suggestion that he should teach her how to use the program"; rise up as in fear; "The dog's fur bristled"; "It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!"

abrasion collapse: erosion by friction; an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off

hat collapse: an informal term for a person's role; "he took off his politician's hat and talked frankly"; headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim; put on or wear a hat; "He was unsuitably hatted"; furnish with a hat

lightly collapse: with indifference or without dejection; "he took it lightly"; indulging with temperance; "we eat lightly in the morning"; to a slight degree; "her speech is only lightly accented"; with little weight or force; "she kissed him lightly on the forehead"; with few burdens; "experienced travellers travel light"; without good reason; "one cannot say such things lightly"

vagina collapse: the lower part of the female reproductive tract; a moist canal in female mammals extending from the labia minora to the uterus; "the vagina receives the penis during coitus"; "the vagina is elastic enough to allow the passage of a fetus"

colonialism collapse: exploitation by a stronger country of weaker one; the use of the weaker country's resources to strengthen and enrich the stronger country

draining collapse: having a debilitating effect; "an exhausting job in the hot sun"

suture collapse: thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together; a seam used in surgery; an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull); join with a suture; "suture the wound after surgery"

investment collapse: the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank; the act of putting on robes or vestments; outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism; money that is invested with an expectation of profit

nonresistance collapse: group refusal to resort to violence even in defense against violence

pittance collapse: an inadequate payment; "they work all day for a mere pittance"

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