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rudiments collapse

alarm collapse: a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event; an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger; fear resulting from the awareness of danger; warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness; "The empty house alarmed him"; "We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries"

world wide collapse

schoolbook collapse

speller collapse: an introductory textbook to teach spelling; someone who spells words

allover collapse: covering the entire surface; "an allover pattern"; "got an allover tan"

textbook collapse: a book prepared for use in schools or colleges; "his economics textbook is in its tenth edition"; "the professor wrote the text that he assigned students to buy"

primer collapse: an introductory textbook

nondenominational collapse: not restricted to a particular religious denomination; "a nondenominational church"

writing collapse: the activity of putting something in written form; "she did the thinking while he did the writing"; the act of creating written works; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship"; letters or symbols written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language; "he turned the paper over so the writing wouldn't show"; "the doctor's writing was illegible"; the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect); "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing"; (usually plural) the collected work of an author; "the idea occurs with increasing frequency in Hemingway's writings"

nonsectarian collapse: not restricted to one sect or school or party; "religious training in a nonsectarian atmosphere"; "nonsectarian colleges"; "a wide and unsectarian interest in religion"- Bertrand Russell

politics collapse: the profession devoted to governing and to political affairs; the study of government of states and other political units; the opinion you hold with respect to political questions; social relations involving authority or power

entente collapse: a friendly understanding between political powers; an informal alliance between countries

grammatic collapse

syntactic collapse: of or relating to or conforming to the rules of syntax; "the syntactic rules of a language"

grammatical collapse: conforming to the rules of grammar or usage accepted by native speakers; "spoke in grammatical sentences"; of or pertaining to grammar; "the grammatic structure of a sentence"; "grammatical rules"; "grammatical gender"

morphological collapse

abecedary collapse

alphabetize collapse: arrange in alphabetical order; "Alphabetize the list"; provide with an alphabet; "Cyril and Method alphabetized the Slavic languages"

graphemic collapse

gesticulation collapse: a deliberate and vigorous gesture or motion

body language collapse: communication via the movements or attitudes of the body

treaty collapse: a written agreement between two states or sovereigns

beacon collapse: a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships; a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance; guide with a beacon; shine like a beacon

international collapse: any of several international socialist organizations; concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations; "international affairs"; "an international agreement"; "international waters"

descriptive collapse: describing the structure of a language; "descriptive linguistics simply describes language"; serving to describe or inform or characterized by description; "the descriptive variable"; "a descriptive passage"

phonetic collapse: of or relating to the scientific study of speech sounds; "phonetic analysis"; of or relating to speech sounds; "phonetic transcription"

sign collapse: a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened); "he showed signs of strain"; "they welcomed the signs of spring"; a public display of a (usually written) message; "he posted signs in all the shop windows"; a character indicating a relation between quantities; "don't forget the minus sign"; a gesture that is part of a sign language; a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified; "The bond between the signifier and the signified is arbitrary"--de Saussure; (medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease; "there were no signs of asphyxiation"; be engaged by a written agreement; "He signed to play the casino on Dec. 18"; "The soprano signed to sing the new opera"; communicate in sign language; "I don't know how to sign, so I could not communicate with my deaf cousin"; mark with one's signature; write one's name (on); "She signed the letter and sent it off"; "Please sign here"; communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs; "He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture"; "The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu"; place signs, as along a road; "sign an intersection"; "This road has been signed"; engage by written agreement; "They signed two new pitchers for the next season"; approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation; "All parties ratified the peace treaty"; "Have you signed your contract yet?"

nudge collapse: a slight push or shake; push into action by pestering or annoying gently; to push against gently; "She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant"

Braille collapse: a point system of writing in which patterns of raised dots represent letters and numerals; French educator who lost his sight at the age of three and who invented a system of writing and printing for sightless people (1809-1852); transcribe in Braille

determinative collapse

postdate collapse: establish something as being later relative to something else; be later in time; "Tuesday always follows Monday"

trust company collapse: an organization (usually with a commercial bank) that is engaged as a trustee or fiduciary or agent in handling trust funds or estates of custodial arrangements or stock transfers or related services

clearing house collapse: a central collection place where banks exchange checks or drafts; participants maintain an account against which credits or debits are posted

structural collapse: concerned with systematic structure in a particular field of study; affecting or involved in structure or construction; "the structural details of a house such as beams and joists and rafters; not ornamental elements"; "structural damage"; relating to or having or characterized by structure; "structural engineer"; "structural errors"; "structural simplicity"; relating to or caused by structure, especially political or economic structure; "structural unemployment in a technological society"

flare collapse: (baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield; a device that produces a bright light for warning or illumination or identification; a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate; a sudden outburst of emotion; "she felt a flare of delight"; "she could not control her flare of rage"; am unwanted reflection in an optical system (or the fogging of an image that is caused by such a reflection); a sudden burst of flame; a shape that spreads outward; "the skirt had a wide flare"; a sudden recurrence or worsening of symptoms; "a colitis flare"; "infection can cause a lupus flare"; reddening of the skin spreading outward from a focus of infection or irritation; burn brightly; "Every star seemed to flare with new intensity"; shine with a sudden light; "The night sky flared with the massive bombardment"

economics collapse: the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management

linguistic collapse: consisting of or related to language; "linguistic behavior"; "a linguistic atlas"; "lingual diversity"; of or relating to the scientific study of language; "linguistic theory"

glance collapse: a quick look; throw a glance at; take a brief look at; "She only glanced at the paper"; "I only peeked--I didn't see anything interesting"

symbol collapse: something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible; "the eagle is a symbol of the United States"; an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance

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