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cone collapse: any cone-shaped artifact; visual receptor cell sensitive to color; cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts; a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point; make cone-shaped; "cone a tire"

syntax collapse: the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences; studies of the rules for forming admissible sentences; a systematic orderly arrangement

organism collapse: a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently; a system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body; "the social organism"

asking price collapse: the price at which something is offered for sale

department collapse: a specialized sphere of knowledge; "baking is not my department"; "his work established a new department of literature"; a specialized division of a large organization; "you'll find it in the hardware department"; "she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury"; the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France)

battery collapse: an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact; a device that produces electricity; may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series; a series of stamps operated in one mortar for crushing ores; a collection of related things intended for use together; "took a battery of achievement tests"; a unit composed of the pitcher and catcher; group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place

trochee collapse: a metrical unit with stressed-unstressed syllables

dactyl collapse: a metrical unit with stressed-unstressed-unstressed syllables

anapest collapse: a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables

speaker collapse: someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous); "the speaker at commencement"; "an utterer of useful maxims"; the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly; "the leader of the majority party is the Speaker of the House of Representatives"

syntactics collapse

blue chip collapse: a blue poker chip with the highest value; a common stock of a nationally known company whose value and dividends are reliable; typically have high price and low yield; "blue chips are usually safe investments"

industrials collapse

overhead collapse: a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head; (nautical) the top surface of an enclosed space on a ship; located or originating from above; "an overhead crossing"; above the head; over the head; "bring the legs together overhead"; above your head; in the sky; "planes were flying overhead"

diaeresis collapse

expense collapse: a detriment or sacrifice; "at the expense of"; amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures); money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer; "he kept a careful record of his expenses at the meeting"

memory collapse: an electronic memory device; "a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached"; the power of retaining and recalling past experience; "he had a good memory when he was younger"; the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered; "he can do it from memory"; "he enjoyed remembering his father"; something that is remembered; "search as he would, the memory was lost"; the area of cognitive psychology that studies memory processes; "he taught a graduate course on learning and memory"

column collapse: (architeture) a tall cylindrical vertical upright and used to support a structure; a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument); a vertical glass tube used in column chromatography; a mixture is poured in the top and washed through a stationary substance where components of the mixture are adsorbed selectively to form colored bands; an article giving opinions or perspectives; a line of (usually military) units following one after another; a linear array of numbers one above another; anything tall and relatively thin that approximates the shape of a column or tower; "the test tube held a column of white powder"; "a tower of dust rose above the horizon"; "a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite"

relay collapse: the act of passing something along from one person or group to another; "the relay was successful"; electrical device such that current flowing through it in one circuit can switch on and off a current in a second circuit; a fresh team to relieve weary draft animals; a crew of workers who relieve another crew; pass along; "Please relay the news to the villagers"; control or operate by relay

pyrrhic collapse: an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare; a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables; of or relating to or resembling Pyrrhus or his exploits (especially his sustaining staggering losses in order to defeat the Romans); "a Pyrrhic victory"; of or relating to or containing a metrical foot of two unstressed syllables; "pyrrhic verses"; of or relating to a war dance of ancient Greece; "pyrrhic dance movements"

iambic collapse: a verse line consisting of iambs; of or consisting of iambs; "iambic pentameter"

quotation collapse: the practice of quoting from books or plays etc.; "since he lacks originality he must rely on quotation"; a passage or expression that is quoted or cited; a statement of the current market price of a security or commodity

critter collapse: a regional term for creature (especially domestic animals)

outer space collapse: any location outside the Earth's atmosphere; "the astronauts walked in outer space without a tether"

earth collapse: the abode of mortals (as contrasted with heaven or hell); "it was hell on earth"; the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on; "the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world"; the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface; "they dug into the earth outside the church"; once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles); connect to the earth; "earth the circuit"; hide in the earth like a hunted animal

filler collapse: the tobacco used to form the core of a cigar; copy to fill space between more important articles in the layout of a magazine or newspaper; 100 filler equal 1 forint in Hungary; used for filling cracks or holes in a surface

nature collapse: the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions; "it is his nature to help others"; the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized; "it is the nature of fire to burn"; "the true nature of jealousy"; a particular type of thing; "problems of this type are very difficult to solve"; "he's interested in trains and things of that nature"; "matters of a personal nature"; the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.; "they tried to preserve nature as they found it"; a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe; "the laws of nature"; "nature has seen to it that men are stronger than women"

something collapse: a thing of some kind; "is there something you want?"

single collapse: a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base; existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual; "upon the hill stood a single tower"; "had but a single thought which was to escape"; "a single survivor"; "a single serving"; "a single lens"; "a single thickness"; used of flowers having usually only one row or whorl of petals; "single chrysanthemums resemble daisies and may have more than one row of petals"; hit a single; "the batter singled to left field"

self-sufficient collapse: able to provide for your own needs without help from others; "a self-sufficing economic unit"

object collapse: a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"; the focus of cognitions or feelings; "objects of thought"; "the object of my affection"; (grammar) a constituent that is acted upon; "the object of the verb"; express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent; "She never objected to the amount of work her boss charged her with"; "When asked to drive the truck, she objected that she did not have a driver's license"; be averse to or express disapproval of; "My wife objects to modern furniture"

cost collapse: the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor; require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice; "This mistake cost him his job"; be priced at; "These shoes cost $100"

assessment collapse: the market value set on assets; an amount determined as payable; "the assessment for repairs outraged the club's membership"

counterpoint collapse: a musical form involving the simultaneous sound of two or more melodies; write in counterpoint; "Bach perfected the art of counterpointing"

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