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progressive collapse: a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going; advancing in severity; "progressive paralysis"; favoring or promoting reform (often by government action); favoring or promoting progress; "progressive schools"; (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases; gradually advancing in extent

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

velvet collapse: a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back; resembling velvet in having a smooth soft surface; smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste

assistant collapse: a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work"

acolyte collapse: someone who assists a priest or minister in a liturgical service; a cleric ordained in the highest of the minor orders in the Roman Catholic Church but not in the Anglican Church or the Eastern Orthodox Churches

finance collapse: the commercial activity of providing funds and capital; the management of money and credit and banking and investments; the branch of economics that studies the management of money and other assets; obtain or provide money for; "Can we finance the addition to our home?"; sell or provide on credit

bell collapse: a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck; the flared opening of a tubular device; the sound of a bell being struck; "saved by the bell"; "she heard the distant toll of church bells"; United States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone (1847-1922); English painter; sister of Virginia Woolf; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1879-1961); a phonetician and father of Alexander Graham Bell (1819-1905); the shape of a bell; (nautical) each of the eight half-hour units of nautical time signaled by strokes of a ship's bell; eight bells signals 4:00, 8:00, or 12:00 o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.; attach a bell to; "bell cows"

lack collapse: the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost"

wink collapse: closing one eye quickly as a signal; signal by winking; "She winked at him"; force to go away by blinking; "blink away tears"

revive collapse: restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state; "He revived this style of opera"; "He resurrected the tango in this remote part of Argentina"; be brought back to life, consciousness, or strength; "Interest in ESP revived"

petition collapse: write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing

ease collapse: freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort; "he rose through the ranks with apparent ease"; "they put it into containers for ease of transportation"; "the very easiness of the deed held her back"; freedom from constraint or embarrassment; "I am never at ease with strangers"; a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state; "a life of luxury and ease"; "he had all the material comforts of this world"; move gently or carefully; "He eased himself into the chair"

bolster collapse: a pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the regular pillows; support and strengthen; "bolster morale"; prop up with a pillow or bolster

alarm collapse: a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event; an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger; fear resulting from the awareness of danger; warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness; "The empty house alarmed him"; "We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries"

pension off collapse: let go from employment with an attractive pension; "The director was pensioned off when he got senile"

republic collapse: a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch; "the head of state in a republic is usually a president"

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

happiness collapse: emotions experienced when in a state of well-being; state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy

contribute collapse: contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office"; be conducive to; "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing"

rosary collapse: a string of beads used in counting prayers (especially by Catholics)

therapy collapse: (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.); "the quarterback is undergoing treatment for a knee injury"; "he tried every treatment the doctors suggested"; "heat therapy gave the best relief"

subsidize collapse: support through subsidies; "The arts in Europe are heavily subsidized"; secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy, as of nations or military forces

specific collapse: a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease; "quinine is a specific for malaria"; stated explicitly or in detail; "needed a specific amount"; (sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique; "rules with specific application"; "demands specific to the job"; "a specific and detailed account of the accident"; being or affecting a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition; used also of stains or dyes used in making microscope slides; "quinine is highly specific for malaria"; "a specific remedy"; "a specific stain is one having a specific affinity for particular structural elements"; relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species; "specific characters"

self-determination collapse: determination of one's own fate or course of action without compulsion

martial law collapse: the body of law imposed by the military over civilian affairs (usually in time of war or civil crisis); overrides civil law

expedite collapse: process fast and efficiently; "I will try to expedite the matter"; speed up the progress of; facilitate; "This should expedite the process"

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