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sketchbook collapse: a book containing sheets of paper on which sketches can be drawn

work of art collapse: art that is a product of one of the fine arts (especially a painting or sculpture of artistic merit)

indolent collapse: (of tumors e.g) slow to heal or develop and usually painless; "an indolent ulcer"; "leprosy is an indolent infectious disease"

walk of life collapse: careers in general; "it happens in all walks of life"

good-for-nothing collapse: without merit; "a sorry horse"; "a sorry excuse"; "a lazy no-count, good-for-nothing goldbrick"; "the car was a no-good piece of junk"

available collapse: obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service; "kept a fire extinguisher available"; "much information is available through computers"; "available in many colors"; "the list of available candidates is unusually long"; convenient for use or disposal; "the house is available after July 1"; "2000 square feet of usable office space"; not busy; not otherwise committed; "he was not available for comment"; "he was available and willing to accompany her"

spying collapse: the act of keeping a secret watch for intelligence purposes; keeping a secret or furtive watch

counterintelligence collapse: intelligence activities concerned with identifying and counteracting the threat to security posed by hostile intelligence organizations or by individuals engaged in espionage or sabotage or subversion or terrorism

inhibited collapse: held back or restrained or prevented; "in certain conditions previously inhibited conditioned reactions can reappear"

espionage collapse: the systematic use of spies to get military or political secrets

workshop collapse: a brief intensive course for a small group; emphasizes problem solving; small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done

sweatshop collapse: factory where workers do piecework for poor pay and are prevented from forming unions; common in the clothing industry

parasitic collapse: of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another; "a wealthy class parasitic upon the labor of the masses"; "parasitic vines that strangle the trees"; "bloodsucking blackmailer"; "his indolent leechlike existence"; relating to or caused by parasites; "parasitic infection"

unassertive collapse: inclined to timidity or lack of self-confidence; "a shy unassertive person"

pullback collapse: (military) the act of pulling back (especially an orderly withdrawal of troops); "the pullback is expected to be over 25,000 troops"; a device (as a decorative loop of cord or fabric) for holding or drawing something back; "the draperies were drawn to the sides by pullbacks"

stabile collapse: a sculpture having fixed units (usually constructed of sheet metal) and attached to a fixed support; (chemistry, physics, biology) resistant to change

attempt collapse: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"

jib collapse: any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast)

bankrupt collapse: someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts; financially ruined; "a bankrupt company"; "the company went belly-up"; reduce to bankruptcy; "My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!"; "The slump in the financial markets smashed him"

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