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stock collapse: the merchandise that a shop has on hand; "they carried a vast inventory of hardware"; "they stopped selling in exact sizes in order to reduce inventory"; the handle end of some implements or tools; "he grabbed the cue by the stock"; the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun; "the rifle had been fitted with a special stock"; lumber used in the construction of something; "they will cut round stock to 1-inch diameter"; any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers; a plant or stem onto which a graft is made; especially a plant grown specifically to provide the root part of grafted plants; persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant; the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity); "he owns a controlling share of the company's stock"; the reputation and popularity a person has; "his stock was so high he could have been elected mayor"; routine; "a stock answer"; have on hand; "Do you carry kerosene heaters?"; provide or furnish with a stock of something; "stock the larder with meat"; stock up on to keep for future use or sale; "let's stock coffee as long as prices are low"; supply with livestock; "stock a farm"; supply with fish; "stock a lake"; equip with a stock; "stock a rifle"

dissolve collapse: (film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out; declare void; "The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections"; come to an end; "Their marriage dissolved"; "The tobacco monopoly broke up"; bring the association of to an end or cause to break up; "The decree officially dissolved the marriage"; "the judge dissolved the tobacco company"; become or cause to become soft or liquid; "The sun melted the ice"; "the ice thawed"; "the ice cream melted"; "The heat melted the wax"; "The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase"; "dethaw the meat"; pass into a solution; "The sugar quickly dissolved in the coffee"; cause to go into a solution; "The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water"; become weaker; "The sound faded out"; cause to fade away; "dissolve a shot or a picture"; lose control emotionally; "She dissolved into tears when she heard that she had lost all her savings in the pyramid scheme"; cause to lose control emotionally; "The news dissolved her into tears"

shrivel collapse: wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"

deserted collapse: remote from civilization; "the victim was lured to a deserted spot"

downy collapse: covered with fine soft hairs or down; "downy milkweed seeds"; like down or as soft as down

delicate collapse: exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury; "a delicate violin passage"; "delicate china"; "a delicate flavor"; "the delicate wing of a butterfly"; easily broken or damaged or destroyed; "a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft"; difficult to handle; requiring great tact; "delicate negotiations with the big powers";"hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter"; "a touchy subject"; of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely; "almost undetectable with even the most delicate instruments"; marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique; "a surgeon's delicate touch"; easily hurt; "soft hands"; "a baby's delicate skin"

germinal collapse: seventh month of the Revolutionary calendar (March and April); the month of buds; containing seeds of later development; "seminal ideas of one discipline can influence the growth of another"

baptize collapse: administer baptism to; "The parents had the child baptized"

dainty collapse: something considered choice to eat; delicately beautiful; "a dainty teacup"; "an exquisite cameo"; excessively fastidious and easily disgusted; "too nice about his food to take to camp cooking"; "so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow"; affectedly dainty or refined; especially pleasing to the taste; "a dainty dish to set before a kind"; "a tasty morsel"

treadmill collapse: a job involving drudgery and confinement; a mill that is powered by men or animals walking on a circular belt or climbing steps; an exercise device consisting of an endless belt on which a person can walk or jog without changing place

starvation collapse: the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine; "the besiegers used starvation to induce surrender"; "they were charged with the starvation of children in their care"; a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period

unclouded collapse: not made opaque or cloudy by sediment; "the wine was unclouded"; not mentally disordered; "an unclouded mind"

stingy collapse: unwilling to spend; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds"

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