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chair collapse: a seat for one person, with a support for the back; "he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down"; act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university; "She chaired the department for many years"

in unison collapse: at the same pitch; "they sang in unison"; speaking or singing at the same time; simultaneously; "they shouted `Yes!' in unison"; "they responded in chorus to the teacher's questions"; in complete agreement; "my feelings about the matter are in unison with yours"

recruit collapse: any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces); a recently enlisted soldier; cause to assemble or enlist in the military; "raise an army"; "recruit new soldiers"; seek to employ; "The lab director recruited an able crew of assistants"

renovate collapse: restore to a previous or better condition; "They renovated the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel"

worsen collapse: grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"; make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"

seesaw collapse: a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end; move up and down as if on a seesaw

intervene collapse: occur between other event or between certain points of time; "the war intervened between the birth of her two children"; get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force; "Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II?"; be placed or located between other things or extend between spaces and events; "This interludes intervenes between the two movements"; "Eight days intervened"

retain collapse: keep in one's mind; "I cannot retain so much information"; secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree"; allow to remain in a place or position; "We cannot continue several servants any longer"; "She retains a lawyer"; "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"; "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"; "We kept the work going as long as we could"; hold within; "This soil retains water"; "I retain this drug for a long time"

instruction collapse: (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program

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

interchange collapse: mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information); a junction of highways on different levels that permits traffic to move from one to another without crossing traffic streams; reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)

bolster collapse: a pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the regular pillows; support and strengthen; "bolster morale"; prop up with a pillow or bolster

evacuate collapse: excrete or discharge from the body; empty completely; "evacuate the bottle"; create a vacuum in (a bulb, flask, reaction vessel); move out of an unsafe location into safety; "After the earthquake, residents were evacuated"; move people from their homes or country

back burner collapse: reduced priority; "dozens of cases were put on the back burner"

reimbursement collapse: compensation paid (to someone) for damages or losses or money already spent etc.; "he received reimbursement for his travel expenses"

rigmarole collapse: a long and complicated and confusing procedure; "all that academic rigmarole was a waste of time"; a set of confused and meaningless statements

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

refuse collapse: show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group on a hike"; refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"

amplification collapse: (electronics) the act of increasing voltage or power or current; addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail; "a few remarks added in amplification and defense"; "an elaboration of the sketch followed"; the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input

aft collapse: at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane; "stow the luggage aft"; "ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft"; "the captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about"

prose collapse: ordinary writing as distinguished from verse; matter of fact, commonplace, or dull expression

unpaid collapse: not paid; "unpaid wages"; "an unpaid bill"; without payment; "the soup kitchen was run primarily by unpaid helpers"; "a volunteer fire department"

sensationalism collapse: the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes; "the tabloids relied on sensationalism to maintain their circulation"; subject matter that is calculated to excite and please vulgar tastes

story collapse: a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; "he writes stories for the magazines"

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