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theme collapse: a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work; "it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme"; (music) melodic subject of a musical composition; "the theme is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it"; provide with a particular theme or motive; "the restaurant often themes its menus"

top off collapse: fill to the point of almost overflowing; "She topped off the cup"

sonata collapse: a musical composition of 3 or 4 movements of contrasting forms

chamber music collapse: serious music performed by a small group of musicians

nocturne collapse: a pensive lyrical piece of music (especially for the piano)

quality control collapse: maintenance of standards of quality of manufactured goods

autopsy collapse: an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease; perform an autopsy on a dead body; do a post-mortem

constricted collapse: inhibited; "when modern man feels socially constricted his first impulse is to move"; drawn together or squeezed physically or by extension psychologically; "a constricted blood vessel"; "a constricted view of life"; especially tense; especially in some dialects

explore collapse: examine (organs) for diagnostic purposes; examine minutely; travel to or penetrate into; "explore unknown territory in biology"

confidential collapse: the level of official classification for documents next above restricted and below secret; available only to persons authorized to see documents so classified; denoting confidence or intimacy; "a confidential approach"; "in confidential tone of voice"; (of information) given in confidence or in secret; "this arrangement must be kept confidential"; "their secret communications"; entrusted with private information and the confidence of another; "a confidential secretary"

get through collapse: finish a task completely; "I finally got through this homework assignment"; succeed in reaching a real or abstract destination after overcoming problems; "We finally got through the bureaucracy and could talk to the Minister"

clean up collapse: make oneself clean, presentable or neat; "Clean up before you go to the party"; dispose of; "settle the bills"; make a big profit; often in a short period of time; "The investor really cleaned up when the stock market went up"

exploration collapse: to travel for the purpose of discovery; a careful systematic search; a systematic consideration; "he called for a careful exploration of the consequences"

rap session collapse: conversation in a situation where feelings can be expressed and criticized or supported

brewing collapse: the production of malt beverages (as beer or ale) from malt and hops by grinding and boiling them and fermenting the result with yeast

lexicology collapse: the branch of linguistics that studies the lexical component of language

tag along collapse: go along with, often uninvited; "my younger brother often tagged along when I went out with my friends"

headquarters collapse: the military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command; "the general's headquarters were a couple of large tents"; (usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise; "many companies have their headquarters in New York"; (plural) a military unit consisting of a commander and the headquarters staff

endeavor collapse: attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy"

etymology collapse: the study of the sources and development of words; a history of a word

closely collapse: in a close relation or position in time or space; "the onsets were closely timed"; "houses set closely together"; "was closely involved in monitoring daily progress"; in a close manner; "the two phenomena are intimately connected"; "the person most nearly concerned"

grinding collapse: a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears); matter resulting from the process of grinding; "vegetable grindings clogged the drain"; the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice

investigate collapse: conduct an inquiry or investigation of; "The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities"; "inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady"; investigate scientifically; "Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese"

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