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affect collapse: the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion; act physically on; have an effect upon; have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?"; have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"

dishonor collapse: lacking honor or integrity; a state of shame or disgrace; "he was resigned to a life of dishonor"; refuse to accept; "dishonor checks and drafts"; bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime"

approximate collapse: located close together; "with heads close together"; "approximate leaves grow together but are not united"; very close in resemblance; "sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a near likeness"; not quite exact or correct; "the approximate time was 10 o'clock"; "a rough guess"; "a ballpark estimate"; be close or similar; "Her results approximate my own"

enumerate collapse: specify individually; "She enumerated the many obstacles she had encountered"; "The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug"

afford collapse: be able to spare or give up; "I can't afford to spend two hours with this person"; afford access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace"; have the financial means to do something or buy something; "We can't afford to send our children to college"; "Can you afford this car?"

production collapse: (law) the act of exhibiting in a court of law; "the appellate court demanded the production of all documents"; the act or process of producing something; "Shakespeare's production of poetry was enormous"; "the production of white blood cells"; the creation of value or wealth by producing goods and services; (economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale; "he introduced more efficient methods of production"; a presentation for the stage or screen or radio or television; "have you seen the new production of Hamlet?"; a display that is exaggerated or unduly complicated; "she tends to make a big production out of nothing"

cabala collapse: an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret

overprint collapse: something added by overprinting; print (additional text or colors) onto an already imprinted paper

masthead collapse: the head or top of a mast; the title of a newspaper or magazine; usually printed on the front page and on the editorial page; a listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine (usually on the editorial page) that gives the name of the publication and the names of the editorial staff, etc.

warm up collapse: cause to do preliminary exercises so as to stretch the muscles; "The coach warmed up the players before the game"; become more friendly or open; "She warmed up after we had lunch together"; run until the normal working temperature is reached; "We warmed up the car for a few minutes"

ante collapse: (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot; place one's stake

certify collapse: declare legally insane; guarantee payment on; of checks; guarantee as meeting a certain standard; "certified grade AAA meat"

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"

brake collapse: a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle; an area thickly overgrown usually with one kind of plant; any of various ferns of the genus Pteris having pinnately compound leaves and including several popular houseplants; cause to stop by applying the brakes; "brake the car before you go into a curve"; stop travelling by applying a brake; "We had to brake suddenly when a chicken crossed the road"

blacklist collapse: a list of people who are out of favor; put on a blacklist so as to banish or cause to be boycotted; "many books were blacklisted by the Nazis"

look like collapse: bear a physical resemblance to; "She looks like her mother"

call up collapse: an order to report for military duty; bring forward for consideration; "The case was called up in court"; call to arms; of military personnel

come to collapse: return to consciousness; "The patient came to quickly"; "She revived after the doctor gave her an injection"; attain; "The horse finally struck a pace"

breed collapse: a lineage or race of people; a special variety of domesticated animals within a species; "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"; "he created a new strain of sheep"; a special lineage; "a breed of Americans"; have young (animals); "pandas rarely breed in captivity"; cause to procreate (animals); "She breeds dogs"; copulate with a female, used especially of horses; "The horse covers the mare"

overwhelm collapse: charge someone with too many tasks; overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

wean collapse: gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk; "she weaned her baby when he was 3 months old and started him on powdered milk"; "The kitten was weaned and fed by its owner with a bottle"; detach the affections of

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