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narrow gauge collapse: a railroad track (or its width) narrower than the standard 56.5 inches

esprit collapse: liveliness of mind or spirit

misapply collapse: apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly; "The words are misapplied in this context"; "You are misapplying the name of this religious group"

hold good collapse

hold water collapse

senses collapse

explicate collapse: elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses; "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis"

plea collapse: an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed; (law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer)

ungenerous collapse: lacking in magnanimity; "it seems ungenerous to end this review of a splendid work of scholarship on a critical note"- Times Litt. Sup.; "a meanspirited man unwilling to forgive"

live with collapse

sick collapse: people who are sick; "they devote their lives to caring for the sick"; deeply affected by a strong feeling; "sat completely still, sick with envy"; "she was sick with longing"

senseless collapse

unthinkable collapse: incapable of being conceived or considered

debate collapse: the formal presentation of and opposition to a stated proposition (usually followed by a vote); argue with one another; "We debated the question of abortion"; "John debated Mary"; discuss the pros and cons of an issue

call in collapse: make a phone call; "call in to a radio station"; "call in sick"; summon to a particular activity or employment; "Experts were called in"; summon to enter; "The nurse called in the next patient"; take a player out of a game in order to exchange for another player

properly collapse: in the right manner; "please do your job properly!"; "can't you carry me decent?"

normality collapse: conformity with the norm; expectedness as a consequence of being usual or regular or common; (of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter; being within certain limits that define the range of normal functioning

blink at collapse

ponder collapse

after collapse: behind or in the rear; "and Jill came tumbling after"

nearsighted collapse: unable to see distant objects clearly

clairvoyance collapse: apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses

odd collapse: not easily explained; "it is odd that his name is never mentioned"; not divisible by two; an indefinite quantity more than that specified; "invited 30-odd guests"; of the remaining member of a pair, of socks e.g.

allegorize collapse: make into an allegory; "The story was allegorized over time"; interpret as an allegory

purblind collapse

idea collapse: the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind"; a personal view; "he has an idea that we don't like him"

illiberal collapse: narrow-minded about cherished opinions

unreasonable collapse: not reasonable; not showing good judgment

conception collapse: the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon

persuade collapse: cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"

invalid collapse: someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury; no longer valid; "the license is invalid"; having no cogency or legal force; "invalid reasoning"; "an invalid driver's license"; force to retire, remove from active duty, as of firemen

prey collapse: animal hunted or caught for food; a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence; "he fell prey to muggers"; "everyone was fair game"; "the target of a manhunt"; profit from in an exploitatory manner; "He feeds on her insecurity"

witless collapse

disentanglement collapse

deaf collapse: people who have severe hearing impairments; "many of the deaf use sign language"; lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part

basis collapse: the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"; the most important or necessary part of something; "the basis of this drink is orange juice"

upshot collapse

documentation collapse: documentary validation; "his documentation of the results was excellent"; "the strongest support for this view is the work of Jones"; confirmation that some fact or statement is true

insight collapse: grasping the inner nature of things intuitively; the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation; a feeling of understanding

discernment collapse: perception of that which is obscure

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