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bromide collapse: any of the salts of hydrobromic acid; formerly used as a sedative but now generally replaced by safer drugs

generalization collapse: (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus; reasoning from detailed facts to general principles; an idea or conclusion having general application; "he spoke in broad generalities"

threadbare collapse: having the nap worn away so that the threads show through; "threadbare rugs"

alliterative collapse: having the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable; "alliterative verse"

shopworn collapse: worn or faded from being on display in a store; "shopworn merchandise at half price"

unoriginality collapse: the quality of being unoriginal; uncreativeness due to a lack of originality

shibboleth collapse: a manner of speaking that is distinctive of a particular group of people

mustiness collapse: the quality of smelling or tasting old or stale or mouldy

assonant collapse: having the same vowel sound occurring with different consonants in successive words or stressed syllables; having the same sound (especially the same vowel sound) occurring in successive stressed syllables; "note the assonant words and syllables in `tilting at windmills'"

proverb collapse: a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people

prose collapse: ordinary writing as distinguished from verse; matter of fact, commonplace, or dull expression

singsong collapse: a regular and monotonous rising and falling intonation; speak, chant, or declaim in a singsong; move as if accompanied by a singsong; "The porters singsonged the travellers' luggage up the mountain"

maxim collapse: a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits; English inventor (born in the United States) who invented the Maxim gun that was used in World War I (1840-1916)

stereotyped collapse: lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality; "stereotyped phrases of condolence"; "even his profanity was unimaginative"

commonness collapse: ordinariness as a consequence of being frequent and commonplace; the state of being that is commonly observed

abstraction collapse: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples; the act of withdrawing or removing something; an abstract painting; the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances; a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance; "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person"

commonplace collapse: not challenging; dull and lacking excitement; "an unglamorous job greasing engines"; completely ordinary and unremarkable; "air travel has now become commonplace"; "commonplace everyday activities"

chestnut collapse: a dark golden-brown or reddish-brown horse; a small horny callus on the inner surface of a horse's leg; edible nut of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea; any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur; wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea; (of hair) of a golden brown to reddish brown color; "a chestnut horse"; "chestnut hair"

idiom collapse: an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up

stale collapse: showing deterioration from age; "stale bread"; lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new; "moth-eaten theories about race"; urinate, of cattle and horses

jog trot collapse: an easy gait of a horse; midway between a walk and a trot

humdrum collapse: tediously repetitious or lacking in variety; "a humdrum existence; all work and no play"; "nothing is so monotonous as the sea"

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