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primrose collapse: any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads

above collapse: an earlier section of a written text; "for instructions refer to the above"; appearing earlier in the same text; "flaws in the above interpretation"; at an earlier place; "see above"; in or to a place that is higher

better collapse: the superior one of two alternatives; "chose the better of the two"; a superior person having claim to precedence; "the common man has been kept in his place by his betters"; (comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another; "You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din"; "a better coat"; "a better type of car"; "a suit with a better fit"; "a better chance of success"; "produced a better mousetrap"; "she's better in math than in history"; (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness; "her health is better now"; "I feel better"; more than half; "argued for the better part of an hour"; comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc.; "She had never sung better"; "a deed better left undone"; "better suited to the job"; from a position of superiority or authority; "father knows best"; "I know better."; get better; "The weather improved toward evening"; to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"; surpass in excellence; "She bettered her own record"; "break a record"

formulation collapse: the style of expressing yourself; "he suggested a better formulation"; "his manner of expression showed how much he cared"; a substance prepared according to a formula

quintessential collapse: representing the perfect example of a class or quality

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"

bandy collapse: have legs that curve outward at the knees; discuss lightly; "We bandied around these difficult questions"; exchange blows; toss or strike a ball back and forth

excellent collapse: of the highest quality; "made an excellent speech"; "the school has excellent teachers"; "a first-class mind"

necessary collapse: unavoidably determined by prior circumstances; "the necessary consequences of one's actions"; absolutely essential

come round collapse: change one's position or opinion; "He came around to our point of view"

escape hatch collapse: hatchway that provides a means of escape in an emergency

quintessence collapse: the most typical example or representative of a type; the purest and most concentrated essence of something; the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies

morsel collapse: a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread"; a small quantity of anything; "a morsel of paper was all he needed"

comparison collapse: examining resemblances or differences; qualities that are comparable; "no comparison between the two books"; "beyond compare"; relation based on similarities and differences

hesitate collapse: pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"; interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing; "The speaker paused"

exigent collapse: requiring precise accuracy; "an exacting job"; "became more exigent over his pronunciation"

dialect collapse: the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong German accent"; "it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy"

subdued collapse: quieted and brought under control; "children were subdued and silent"

superior collapse: a town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from Duluth; the head of a religious community; one of greater rank or station or quality; (sometimes followed by `to') not subject to or influenced by; "overcome by a superior opponent"; "trust magnates who felt themselves superior to law"; of or characteristic of high rank or importance; "a superior officer"; of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students"; having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth's orbit; "Mars and Jupiter are the closest in of the superior planets"

amicus curiae collapse: an adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a party to the case; usually someone who wants to influence the outcome of a lawsuit involving matters of wide public interest

fill in collapse: supply with information on a specific topic; "He filled me in on the latest developments"

vice president collapse: an executive officer ranking immediately below a president; may serve in the president's place under certain circumstances

upper collapse: piece of leather or synthetic material that forms the part of a shoe or boot above the sole that encases the foot; "Uppers come in many styles"; higher in place or position; "the upper bunk"; "in the upper center of the picture"; "the upper stories"; superior in rank or accomplishment; "the upper half of the class"; the topmost one of two

grammar collapse: the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics or morphology)

rare collapse: not widely distributed; "rare herbs"; "rare patches of green in the desert"; not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness; "a rare word"; "rare books"; (of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside; "rare roast beef"; recurring only at long intervals; "a rare appearance"; "total eclipses are rare events"; marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind; "what is so rare as a day in June"-J.R.Lowell; "a rare skill"; "an uncommon sense of humor"; "she was kind to an uncommon degree"; having low density; "rare gasses"; "lightheaded from the rarefied mountain air"

intermittent collapse: stopping and starting at irregular intervals; "intermittent rain showers"; stopping and starting at regular intervals

shuttle collapse: bobbin that passes the weft thread between the warp threads; public transport that consists of a bus or train or airplane that plies back and forth between two points; travel back and forth between two points

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