noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A collision.

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of collide form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

acridantagonisticantipatheticbelligerentbittercaustic

Example

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"New Zealand is known as "The Shaky Isles" because of its location on the margin of two colliding tectonic plates."

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