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rivaling collapse

squint collapse: the act of squinting; looking with the eyes partly closed; cross one's eyes as if in strabismus; "The children squinted so as to scare each other"; partly close one's eyes, as when hit by direct blinding light; "The driver squinted as the sun hit his windshield"; be cross-eyed; have a squint or strabismus

against the grain collapse

order collapse: the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement; "there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list"; (architecture) one of original three styles of Greek architecture distinguished by the type of column and entablature used or a style developed from the original three by the Romans; a degree in a continuum of size or quantity; "it was on the order of a mile"; "an explosion of a low order of magnitude"; a commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities; "IBM received an order for a hundred computers"; a body of rules followed by an assembly; (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed; "the British ships dropped anchor and waited for orders from London"; a request for food or refreshment (as served in a restaurant or bar etc.); "I gave the waiter my order"; (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families; a group of person living under a religious rule; "the order of Saint Benedict"; established customary state (especially of society); "order ruled in the streets"; "law and order"; place in a certain order; "order these files"; bring order to or into; "Order these files"; make a request for something; "Order me some flowers"; "order a work stoppage"; give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed"; issue commands or orders for

wire service collapse

shillelagh collapse: a cudgel made of hardwood (usually oak or blackthorn)

appeal to collapse

newsletter collapse: report or open letter giving informal or confidential news of interest to a special group

jangling collapse: like the discordant ringing of nonmusical metallic objects striking together; "cowboys with jangling spurs"

redoubtable collapse

memorable collapse: worth remembering

questioner collapse

inquisitor collapse: a questioner who is excessively harsh; an official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition

grilling collapse

submission collapse: the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another; (law) a contention presented by a lawyer to a judge or jury as part of the case he is arguing; an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter; a legal document summarizing an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter; something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition); "several of his submissions were rejected by publishers"; "what was the date of submission of your proposal?"; the condition of having submitted to control by someone or something else; "the union was brought into submission"; "his submission to the will of God"

acclaimed collapse

out of the ordinary collapse

take issue with collapse

countervail collapse

bun collapse: small rounded bread either plain or sweet

contra collapse

capping collapse

testy collapse

celebrated collapse: having an illustrious past; widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter"

counterpose collapse

air force collapse: the airborne branch of a country's armed forces

renowned collapse

chore collapse

trial balloon collapse: a balloon sent up to test air currents; a test of public opinion

crosier collapse: a staff surmounted by a crook or cross carried by bishops as a symbol of pastoral office

irascible collapse

refer collapse: think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another; "This plant can be referred to a known species"; send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision; "refer a patient to a specialist"; "refer a bill to a committee"; have to do with or be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"

mummery collapse: meaningless ceremonies and flattery

bone of contention collapse: the subject of a dispute; "the real bone of contention, as you know, is money"

commencement collapse: an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred

inquirer collapse: someone who asks a question

at war collapse

instrumentality collapse: an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end; the quality of being instrumental for some purpose; a subsidiary organ of government created for a special purpose; "are the judicial instrumentalities of local governments adequate?"; "he studied the French instrumentalities for law enforcement"

cantankerous collapse: having a difficult and contrary disposition; "a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers

worlds apart collapse

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