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confidant collapse: someone to whom private matters are confided

strike collapse: (baseball) a pitch that the batter swings at and misses, or that the batter hits into foul territory, or that the batter does not swing at but the umpire judges to be in the area over home plate and between the batter's knees and shoulders; "this pitcher throws more strikes than balls"; a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball; "he finished with three strikes in the tenth frame"; an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective; "the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn"; a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions; "the strike lasted more than a month before it was settled"; cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp; "strike an arc"; arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing; "strike a balance"; "strike a bargain"; indicate (a certain time) by striking; "The clock struck midnight"; "Just when I entered, the clock struck"; make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target; "The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939"; "We must strike the enemy's oil fields"; "in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2"; produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically; "The pianist strikes a middle C"; "strike `z' on the keyboard"; "her comments struck a sour note"; pierce with force; "The bullet struck her thigh"; "The icy wind struck through our coats"; deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead"; remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line; "Please strike this remark from the record"; "scratch that remark"; produce by ignition or a blow; "strike fire from the flintstone"; "strike a match"; stop work in order to press demands; "The auto workers are striking for higher wages"; "The employees walked out when their demand for better benefits was not met"

uncritical collapse: not critical; not tending to find or call attention to errors; "a devoted and almost uncritical admirer"; marked by disregard for critical standards or procedures; "news sources reflected uncritical estimates of the number of juvenile addicts"

anniversary collapse: the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it)

blithe collapse: carefree and happy and lighthearted; "was loved for her blithe spirit"; "a merry blithesome nature"; "her lighthearted nature"; "trilling songs with a lightsome heart"; lacking or showing a lack of due concern; "spoke with blithe ignorance of the true situation"

sympathizer collapse: someone who shares your feelings or opinions and hopes that you will be successful; commiserates with someone who has had misfortune

Bohemian collapse: a nonconformist writer or artist who lives an unconventional life; a native or inhabitant of Bohemia in the Czech Republic; unconventional in especially appearance and behavior; "a bohemian life style"; of or relating to Bohemia or its language or people

hardcase collapse

conditional collapse: imposing or depending on or containing a condition; "conditional acceptance of the terms"; "lent conditional support"; "the conditional sale will not be complete until the full purchase price is paid"; qualified by reservations

unordered collapse

uninterested collapse: having no care or interest in knowing; "she appeared totally uninterested"; not having or showing interest; "an uninterested spectator"

insignificant collapse: not large enough to consider or notice; not worthy of notice; of little importance or influence or power; of minor status; "a minor, insignificant bureaucrat"; "peanut politicians"; signifying nothing; "insignificant sounds"; "his response...is picayune and unmeaning"- R.B. Pearsall; not important or noteworthy

unconcerned collapse: lacking in interest or care or feeling; "the average American...is unconcerned that his or her plight is the result of a complex of personal and economic and governmental actions...beyond the normal citizen's comprehension and control"; "blithely unconcerned about his friend's plight"; not occupied or engaged with; "readers unconcerned with style"; easy in mind; not worried; "the prisoner seems entirely unconcerned as to the outcome of the examination"

unsymmetrical collapse

unadvised collapse: having received no information; "a defendant unadvised of her legal rights"

manifestation collapse: a manifest indication of the existence or presence or nature of some person or thing; "a manifestation of disease"; a clear appearance; "a manifestation of great emotion"

unconventional collapse: not conforming to accepted rules or standards; "her unconventional dress and hair style"; not conventional or conformist; "unconventional life styles"

unhurried collapse: relaxed and leisurely; without hurry or haste; "people strolling about in an unhurried way"; "an unhurried walk"; "spoke in a calm and unhurried voice"; capable of accepting delay with equanimity; "was unhurried with the small children"

risky collapse

involuntary collapse: not subject to the control of the will; "involuntary manslaughter"; "involuntary servitude"; "an involuntary shudder"; "It (becoming a hero) was involuntary. They sank my boat"- John F.Kennedy; controlled by the autonomic nervous system; without conscious control; "involuntary muscles"; "gave an involuntary start"

unexpected collapse: not expected or anticipated; "unexpected guests"; "unexpected news"; happening or coming quickly and without warning; "a sudden unexpected development"; not planned; "an unexpected pregnancy"

poor devil collapse: someone you feel sorry for

unofficial collapse: not having official authority or sanction; "a sort of unofficial mayor"; "an unofficial estimate"; "he participated in an unofficial capacity"; not officially established; "the early election returns are unofficial"

partisan collapse: a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries; a fervent and even militant proponent of something; devoted to a cause or party

wrapper collapse

unarranged collapse

neighbor collapse: a nearby object of the same kind; "Fort Worth is a neighbor of Dallas"; "what is the closest neighbor to the Earth?"; a person who lives (or is located) near another; be located near or adjacent to; "Pakistan neighbors India"; live or be located as a neighbor; "the neighboring house"

antic collapse: a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement; ludicrously odd; "Hamlet's assumed antic disposition"; "fantastic Halloween costumes"; "a grotesque reflection in the mirror"

breezy collapse: fresh and animated; "her breezy nature"

nonchalant collapse

unjoined collapse

undirected collapse

disjunct collapse: progressing melodically by intervals larger than a major second; used of distributions, as of statistical or natural populations; "disjunct distribution of king crabs"; marked by separation of or from usually contiguous elements; "little isolated worlds, as abruptly disjunct and unexpected as a palm-shaded well in the Sahara"- Scientific Monthly; having deep constrictions separating head, thorax, and abdomen, as in insects

servant collapse: a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

inadvertent collapse

unmethodical collapse: not efficient or methodical; "the project failed through unmethodical planning"

tactless collapse: lacking or showing a lack of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others; "in the circumstances it was tactless to ask her age"

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