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powers that be collapse

sandbar collapse: a bar of sand

dishearten collapse: take away the enthusiasm of

menacing collapse

bend collapse: curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.); diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left; a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range; a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path"; change direction; "The road bends"; form a curve; "The stick does not bend"

brand collapse: a recognizable kind; "there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?"; identification mark on skin, made by burning; a piece of wood that has been burned or is burning; burn with a branding iron to indicate ownership; of animals

striation collapse

oblique collapse: any grammatical case other than the nominative; slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; "the oblique rays of the winter sun"; "acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles"; "the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base"

spot collapse: a business establishment for entertainment; "night spot"; a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value; "an eight spot"; a small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red"; a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance; "they changed his spot on the program"; a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising; a mark on a playing card (shape depending on the suit); a small quantity; "a spot of tea"; "a bit of paper"; mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition; "spot the areas that one should clearly identify"; become spotted; "This dress spots quickly"; make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth"

inauspicious collapse: not auspicious; boding ill

prevent collapse: prevent from doing something or being in a certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles"; keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"

transverse collapse

spile collapse

stamp out collapse: end or extinguish by forceful means; "Stamp out poverty!"

ford collapse: the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse; a shallow area in a stream that can be forded; United States manufacturer of automobiles who pioneered mass production (1863-1947); 38th President of the United States; appointed vice president and succeeded Nixon when Nixon resigned (1913-); English writer and editor (1873-1939); son of Henry Ford (1893-1943); grandson of Henry Ford (1917-1987); United States film maker (1896-1973); cross a river where it's shallow

obstacle collapse: an obstruction that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented); something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted; "lack of imagination is an obstacle to one's advancement"; "the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education"; "the filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan"

hairline collapse: the natural margin formed by hair on the head; a very thin line

offbeat collapse

stone wall collapse: a fence built of rough stones; used to separate fields

unpropitious collapse: not propitious

Baal collapse: any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples; the Hebrews considered Baal a false god

amputate collapse: remove surgically; "amputate limbs"

field collapse: a particular kind of commercial enterprise; "they are outstanding in their field"; the area that is visible (as through an optical instrument); all the competitors in a particular contest or sporting event; all of the horses in a particular horse race; (mathematics) a set of elements such that addition and multiplication are commutative and associative and multiplication is distributive over addition and there are two elements 0 and 1; "the set of all rational numbers is a field"; (computer science) a set of one or more adjacent characters comprising a unit of information; a region in which active military operations are in progress; "the army was in the field awaiting action"; "he served in the Vietnam theater for three years"; somewhere (away from a studio or office or library or laboratory) where practical work is done or data is collected; "anthropologists do much of their work in the field"; a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed; "he planted a field of wheat"; a geographic region (land or sea) under which something valuable is found; "the diamond fields of South Africa"; the space around a radiating body within which its electromagnetic oscillations can exert force on another similar body not in contact with it; select (a team or individual player) for a game; "The Buckeyes fielded a young new quarterback for the Rose Bowl"; answer adequately or successfully; "The lawyer fielded all questions from the press"; play as a fielder; catch or pick up (balls) in baseball or cricket

degree collapse: a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a moderate grade of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree"; the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime); "murder in the second degree"; "a second degree burn"; the highest power of a term or variable; a measure for arcs and angles; "there are 360 degrees in a circle"; a unit of temperature on a specified scale; "the game was played in spite of the 40-degree temperature"; a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?"

crown collapse: the part of a hat (the vertex) that covers the crown of the head; an ornamental jewelled headdress signifying sovereignty; a wreath or garland worn on the head to signify victory; the center of a cambered road; the part of a tooth above the gum that is covered with enamel; the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy; "the colonies revolted against the Crown"; the upper branches and leaves of a tree; an English coin worth 5 shillings; be the culminating event; "The speech crowned the meeting"; put an enamel cover on; "crown my teeth"; invest with regal power; enthrone; "The prince was crowned in Westminster Abbey"; form the topmost part of; "A weather vane crowns the building"

roadblock collapse: a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.

proscribe collapse

zip up collapse: close with a zipper; "Zip up your jacket--it's cold"

devilish collapse: showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil; "devilish schemes"; "the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen"; "the diabolical expression on his face"; "a mephistophelian glint in his eye"; playful in an appealingly bold way; "a roguish grin"

pizzeria collapse: a shop where pizzas are made and sold

trattoria collapse

tearoom collapse

buffer collapse: a cushion-like device that reduces shock due to contact; a power tool used to buff surfaces; (computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system; an ionic compound that resists changes in its pH; add a buffer (a solution); "buffered saline solution for the eyes"

persona non grata collapse: a diplomat who is unacceptable to the government to which he is sent

troublesome collapse: difficult to deal with; "a troublesome infection"; "a troublesome situation"

keep off collapse: refrain from entering or walking onto; "keep off the grass"; "stay off the premises"; refrain from certain foods or beverages; "I keep off drugs"; "During Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the day"

swivel collapse: a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin

trying collapse: hard to endure; "fell upon trying times"

demarcation collapse

pale collapse: abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress; "the pallid face of the invalid"; "her wan face suddenly flushed"; lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness; "a pale rendition of the aria"; "pale prose with the faint sweetness of lavender"; "a pallid performance"; very light colored; highly diluted with white; "pale seagreen"; "pale blue eyes"; not full or rich; "high, pale, pure and lovely song"; (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble; "the pale light of a half moon"; "a pale sun"; "the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street"; "a pallid sky"; "the pale (or wan) stars"; "the wan light of dawn"; turn pale, as if in fear

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