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lean collapse: not profitable or prosperous; "a lean year"; lacking in mineral content or combustible material; "lean ore"; "lean fuel"; containing little excess; "a lean budget"; "a skimpy allowance"; rely on for support; "We can lean on this man"; cause to lean or incline; "He leaned his rifle against the wall"; to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister"

pinched collapse: as if squeezed uncomfortably tight; "her pinched toes in her pointed shoes were killing her"

imperceptible collapse: impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses; "an imperceptible drop in temperature"; "an imperceptible nod"; "color is unperceivable to the touch"

threat collapse: declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another; "his threat to kill me was quite explicit"; a warning that something unpleasant is imminent; "they were under threat of arrest"

dado collapse: a rectangular groove cut into a board so that another piece can fit into it; the section of a pedestal between the base and the surbase; cut a dado into or fit into a dado; provide with a dado; "The owners wanted to dado their dining room"

erode collapse: remove soil or rock; "Rain eroded the terraces"; become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded"

woebegone collapse: affected by or full of grief or woe; "his sorrow...made him look...haggard and...woebegone"- George du Maurier

gaseous collapse: existing as or having characteristics of a gas; "steam is water is the gaseous state"

finished collapse: brought to ruin; "after the revolution the aristocracy was finished"; "the unsuccessful run for office left him ruined politically and economically"; ended or brought to an end; "are you finished?"; "gave me the finished manuscript"; "the manuscript is finished"; "almost finished with his studies"; (of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state; "a finished product"; having a surface coating or finish applied; "the finished bookcase costs much more than the unfinished ones"; (of skills or the products of skills) brought to or having the greatest excellence; perfected; "a dazzling and finished piece of writing"; "a finished violinist"

subtle collapse: faint and difficult to analyze; "subtle aromas"; able to make fine distinctions; "a subtle mind"

macerate collapse: soften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to disintegrate as a result; "macerate peaches"; "the gizzards macerates the food in the digestive system"; become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking; "the tissue macerated in the water"; separate into constituents by soaking

small collapse: a garment size for a small person; the slender part of the back; limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"; have fine or very small constituent particles; "a small misty rain"; on a small scale; "think small"

dubious collapse: not convinced; "they admitted the force of my argument but remained dubious"

bouillabaisse collapse: highly seasoned Mediterranean soup or stew made of several kinds of fish and shellfish with tomatoes and onions or leeks and seasoned with saffron and garlic and herbs

chowder collapse: a thick soup or stew made with milk and bacon and onions and potatoes

sleazy collapse: of cloth; thin and loosely woven; "the coat has a sleazy lining"

solvent collapse: a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances; "the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution"; capable of meeting financial obligations

irrigate collapse: supply with a constant flow or sprinkling of some liquid, for the purpose of cooling, cleansing, or disinfecting; "irrigate the wound"

limpid collapse: (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable; "writes in a limpid style"; "lucid directions"; "a luculent oration"- Robert Burton; "pellucid prose"; "a crystal clear explanation"; "a perspicuous argument"

whistling collapse: the act of whistling a tune; "his cheerful whistling indicated that he enjoyed his work"

intangible collapse: assets that are saleable though not material or physical; lacking substance or reality; incapable of being touched or seen; "that intangible thing--the soul"; hard to pin down or identify; "an intangible feeling of impending disaster"; incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch; "the intangible constituent of energy"- James Jeans; (of especially business assets) not having physical substance or intrinsic productive value; "intangible assets such as good will"

thin collapse: lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare; (of sound) lacking resonance or volume; "a thin feeble cry"; lacking spirit or sincere effort; "a thin smile"; of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section; "thin wire"; "a thin chiffon blouse"; "a thin book"; "a thin layer of paint"; relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous; "air is thin at high altitudes"; "a thin soup"; "skimmed milk is much thinner than whole milk"; "thin oil"; make thin or thinner; "Thin the solution"; lose thickness; become thin or thinner

done collapse: cooked until ready to serve; having finished or arrived at completion; "certain to make history before he's done"; "it's a done deed"; "after the treatment, the patient is through except for follow-up"; "almost through with his studies"

allergic collapse: having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor); "allergic children"; "hypersensitive to pollen"; characterized by or caused by allergy; "an allergic reaction"

crystalline collapse: consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals; "granite is crystalline"; transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity; "the cold crystalline water of melted snow"; "crystal clear skies"; "could see the sand on the bottom of the limpid pool"; "lucid air"; "a pellucid brook"; "transparent crystal"; distinctly or sharply outlined; "crystalline sharpness of outline"- John Buchan

parsimonious collapse: excessively unwilling to spend; "parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses"; "lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence"

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