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

equivocation collapse: falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language; intentionally vague or ambiguous

mum collapse: secrecy; "mum's the word"; failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to; "the witness remained silent"

let collapse: a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again; leave unchanged; "let it be"; actively cause something to happen; "I let it be known that I was not interested"; make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen; "This permits the water to rush in"; "This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement"; "This will permit the rain to run off"

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

broadcast collapse: message that is transmitted by radio or television; a radio or television show; "did you see his program last night?"; sow over a wide area, especially by hand; "broadcast seeds"

genuine collapse: not fake or counterfeit; "a genuine Picasso"; "genuine leather"; not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed; "genuine emotion"; "her interest in people was unfeigned"; "true grief"

growing collapse: (electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state; increasing in size or degree or amount; "her growing popularity"; "growing evidence of a world depression"; "a growing city"; "growing businesses"; relating to or suitable for growth; "the growing season for corn"; "good growing weather"

bid collapse: an attempt to get something; "they made a futile play for power"; "he made a bid to gain attention"; (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make; a formal proposal to buy at a specified price; ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons"; make a serious effort to attain something; "His campaign bid for the attention of the poor population"; make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands; "He called his trump"

symmetry collapse: (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane; balance among the parts of something

antonym collapse: a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other; "to him the antonym of `gay' was `depressed'"

attribute collapse: an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity

verse collapse: a piece of poetry; a line of metrical text; familiarize through thorough study or experience; "She versed herself in Roman archeology"; compose verses or put into verse; "He versified the ancient saga"

synonym collapse: two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context

homonym collapse: two words are homonyms if they are pronounced or spelled the same way but have different meanings

queue collapse: a braid of hair at the back of the head; (information processing) an ordered list of tasks to be performed or messages to be transmitted; a line of people or vehicles waiting for something

letter collapse: a written message addressed to a person or organization; "mailed an indignant letter to the editor"; an award earned by participation in a school sport; "he won letters in three sports"; the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters"; a strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention); "he followed instructions to the letter"; "he obeyed the letter of the law"; owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire; mark letters on or mark with letters; set down or print with letters; win an athletic letter

character assassination collapse: an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation

proverb collapse: a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people

cutting collapse: the act of diluting something; "the cutting of whiskey with water"; "the thinning of paint with turpentine"; a piece cut off from the main part of something; a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting; suitable for cutting or severing; "a cutting tool"; "the cutting edge"; as physically painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain"; (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character; "cutting remarks"; "edged satire"; "a stinging comment"

literal collapse: without interpretation or embellishment; "a literal depiction of the scene before him"; limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text; "a literal translation"; avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis); "it's the literal truth"

tongue collapse: the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot; a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity; a manner of speaking; "he spoke with a thick tongue"; "she has a glib tongue"; the tongue of certain animals used as meat; any long thin projection that is transient; "tongues of flame licked at the walls"; "rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark"; lick or explore with the tongue; articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments

adverb collapse: the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses; a word that modifies something other than a noun

preposition collapse: a function word that combines with a noun or pronoun or noun phrase to form a prepositional phrase that can have an adverbial or adjectival relation to some other word; (linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element before another (as placing a modifier before the word it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix before the base to which it is attached)

adjective collapse: the word class that qualifies nouns; a word that expresses an attribute of something; relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law ; "adjective law"

participle collapse: a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses

part of speech collapse: one of the traditional categories of words intended to reflect their functions in a grammatical context

synthesis collapse: the combination of ideas into a complex whole; the process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds)

scent collapse: an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced; catch the scent of; get wind of; "The dog nosed out the drugs"

testimony collapse: something that serves as evidence; "his effort was testimony to his devotion"; an assertion offering firsthand authentication of a fact; "according to his own testimony he can't do it"; a solemn statement made under oath

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