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understudy collapse: an actor able to replace a regular performer when required; be an understudy or alternate for a role

barely collapse: by a small margin; "they could barely hear the speaker"; "we hardly knew them"; "just missed being hit"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats

insignificantly collapse: not to a significant degree or amount; "Our budget will only be insignificantly affected by these new cuts"; in an insignificant manner; "some people living insignificantly among us"

slightly collapse: to a small degree or extent; "his arguments were somewhat self-contradictory"; "the children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other"

pittance collapse: an inadequate payment; "they work all day for a mere pittance"

racer collapse: slender fast-moving North American snakes; an animal that races; a fast car that competes in races; someone who drives racing cars at high speeds

unconvincing collapse: not convincing; "unconvincing excuses"; "as unconvincing as a forced smile"

substitute collapse: a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another; an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced; put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items; "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"; "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk"; be a substitute; "The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague"; "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet"; act as a substitute; "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold"

lineman collapse: the position of a player on a football team who is stationed on the line of scrimmage; one of the players on the line of scrimmage; the surveyor who marks positions with a range pole

piecemeal collapse: a little bit at a time; "the research structure has developed piecemeal"

quarterback collapse: the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team; "quarterback is the most important position on the team"; (football) the person who plays quarterback; play the quarterback

antihero collapse: a protagonist who lacks the characteristics that would make him a hero (or her a heroine)

implausible collapse: having a quality that provokes disbelief; "gave the teacher an implausible excuse"

minutely collapse: in minute detail; "our inability to see everything minutely and clearly is due merely to the infirmity of our senses"

player collapse: a person who participates in or is skilled at some game; an important participant (as in a business deal); "he was a major player in setting up the corporation"

handful collapse: the quantity that can be held in the hand; a small number or amount; "only a handful of responses were received"

dribble collapse: the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks; propel, "Carry the ball"; "dribble the ball"; let or cause to fall in drops; "dribble oil into the mixture"

minimum collapse: the point on a curve where the tangent changes from negative on the left to positive on the right; the smallest possible quantity

theatrical collapse: suited to or characteristic of the stage or theater; "a theatrical pose"; "one of the most theatrical figures in public life"; of or relating to the theater

in detail collapse: thoroughly (including all important particulars); "he studied the snake in detail"

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