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sublimation collapse: (psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptable; (chemistry) a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid

dusk collapse: become dusk

guillotine collapse: instrument of execution that consists of a weighted blade between two vertical poles; used for beheading people; kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; "The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country"

twinkle collapse: a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash; emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?"

stopper collapse: (bridge) a playing card with a value sufficiently high to insure taking a trick in a particular suit; "if my partner has a spade stopper I can bid no trump"; close or secure with or as if with a stopper; "She stoppered the wine bottle"; "The mothers stoppered their babies' mouths with pacifiers"

daylight collapse: light during the daytime

radiant energy collapse: energy that is transmitted in the form of (electromagnetic) radiation; energy that exists in the absence of matter

disencumber collapse

lantern collapse: light in a transparent protective case

buoyant collapse: characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness; "buoyant spirits"; "his quick wit and chirpy humor"; "looking bright and well and chirpy"; "a perky little widow in her 70s"; tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas; "buoyant balloons"; "buoyant balsawood boats"; "a floaty scarf"

obstruct collapse: block passage through; "obstruct the path"; shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight; "The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage"; "The trees obstruct my view of the mountains"; hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn"

outcrop collapse: the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land; appear on the surface, come to the surface on the ground; "Big boulders outcropped"

stymie collapse: a thwarting and distressing situation; a situation in golf where an opponent's ball blocks the line between your ball and the hole

winged collapse: very fast; as if with wings; "on winged feet"; having wings or as if having wings of a specified kind; "the winged feet of Mercury";

galloping collapse: that are running rapidly; "surrounded by galloping horses"

hair trigger collapse: a gun trigger that responds with little pressure

wigwag collapse: signal by or as if by a flag or light waved according to a code; send a signal by waving a flag or a light according to a certain code

buzzer collapse: a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound

SOS collapse: an internationally recognized distress signal in radio code

Mayday collapse: an internationally recognized distress signal via radiotelephone (from the French m'aider)

demythologize collapse: remove the mythical element from (writings); "the Bible should be demythologized and examined for its historical value"

lights collapse

tocsin collapse: a bell used to sound an alarm; the sound of an alarm (usually a bell)

chock collapse: a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object; as completely as possible; "it was chock-a-block full"; support on chocks; "chock the boat"; secure with chocks

dawn collapse: the earliest period; "the dawn of civilization"; "the morning of the world"; the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"; an opening time period; "it was the dawn of the Roman Empire"; become light; "It started to dawn, and we had to get up"; appear or develop; "The age of computers had dawned"

cyclorama collapse

yeasty collapse: exuberantly creative; of or resembling or containing yeast

come to light collapse: be revealed or disclosed; "The truth finally came to light"

constrict collapse: become tight or as if tight; "Her throat constricted"

descend upon collapse

signal light collapse

outcry collapse

eclipse collapse: one celestial body obscures another; cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention; "The Sun eclipses the moon today"; "Planets and stars often are occulted by other celestial bodies"; cause an eclipse of; of celestial bodies; "The moon eclipsed the sun"

buoy collapse: bright-colored; a float attached by rope to the seabed to mark channels in a harbor or underwater hazards; mark with a buoy; keep afloat; "The life vest buoyed him up"; float on the surface of water

defense mechanism collapse: (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

fan the flame collapse

all clear collapse: permission to proceed because obstacles have been removed; a signal (usually a siren) that danger is over

holder collapse: a holding device; "a towel holder"; the person who is in possession of a check or note or bond or document of title that is endorsed to him or to whoever holds it; "the bond was marked `payable to bearer'"

featly collapse

pearliness collapse

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