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afterimage collapse: an image (usually a negative image) that persists after stimulation has ceased

behind collapse: in or to or toward the rear; "he followed behind"; "seen from behind, the house is more imposing than it is from the front"; "the final runners were far behind"; remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from; "when he died he left much unfinished work behind"; "left a large family behind"; "the children left their books behind"; "he took off with a squeal of tires and left the other cars far behind"; in debt; "he fell behind with his mortgage payments"; "a month behind in the rent"; "a company that has been run behindhand for years"; "in arrears with their utility bills"; in or into an inferior position; "fell behind in his studies"; "their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers"; of timepieces; "the clock is almost an hour slow"; "my watch is running behind"

greatly collapse: to an extraordinary extent or degree; "he improved greatly"

posterior collapse: at or near the hind end in quadrupeds or toward the spine in primates

consummation collapse: the act of bringing to completion or fruition; the completion of marriage by sexual intercourse

highly collapse: in a high position or level or rank; "details known by only a few highly placed persons"; to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect; "highly successful"; "He spoke highly of her"; "does not think highly of his writing"; "extremely interesting"; at a high rate or wage; "highly paid workers"

hereafter collapse: following this in time or order or place; after this; "hereafter you will no longer receive an allowance"; in a future life or state; "hope to win salvation hereafter"

nature collapse: the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions; "it is his nature to help others"; the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized; "it is the nature of fire to burn"; "the true nature of jealousy"; a particular type of thing; "problems of this type are very difficult to solve"; "he's interested in trains and things of that nature"; "matters of a personal nature"; the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.; "they tried to preserve nature as they found it"; a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe; "the laws of nature"; "nature has seen to it that men are stronger than women"

Tellus collapse: (Roman mythology) goddess of the earth; protector of marriage and fertility; identified with Greek Gaea

conterminous collapse: connecting without a break; within a common boundary; "the 48 conterminous states"; "the contiguous 48 states"

next collapse: at the time or occasion immediately following; "next the doctor examined his back"

finality collapse: the quality of being final or definitely settled; "the finality of death"

sesquipedalian collapse: a very long word (a foot and a half long); given to the overuse of long words; "sesquipedalian orators"; "this sesquipedalian way of saying one has no money"

misalliance collapse: an unsuitable alliance (especially with regard to marriage)

afterglow collapse: the pleasure of remembering some pleasant event; "he basked in the afterglow of his victory"; a glow sometimes seen in the sky after sunset

continent collapse: the European mainland; "Englishmen like to visit the Continent but they wouldn't like to live there"; one of the large landmasses of the earth; "there are seven continents"; "pioneers had to cross the continent on foot"; having control over urination and defecation

debris collapse: the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

East collapse: the countries of Asia; the region of the United States lying north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River; the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees; situated in or facing or moving toward the east; to, toward, or in the east; "we travelled east for several miles"; "located east of Rome"

West collapse: the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America; the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River; English painter (born in America) who became the second president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820); United States film actress (1892-1980); British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983); the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees; situated in or facing or moving toward the west; to, toward, or in the west; "we moved west to Arizona"; "situated west of Boston"

prey collapse: animal hunted or caught for food; a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence; "he fell prey to muggers"; "everyone was fair game"; "the target of a manhunt"; profit from in an exploitatory manner; "He feeds on her insecurity"

constituent collapse: (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction; a member of a constituency; a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes; "needs continued support by constituents to be re-elected"

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