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pointed collapse: direct and obvious in meaning or reference; often unpleasant; "a pointed critique"; "a pointed allusion to what was going on"; "another pointed look in their direction"; having a point

narrow collapse: a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water; limited in size or scope; "the narrow sense of a word"; not wide; "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the page"; very limited in degree; "won by a narrow margin"; "a narrow escape"; make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed"

surround collapse: extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property"; be around; "Developments surround the town"; "The river encircles the village"

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

switch off collapse: cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch; "Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights"

illuminated collapse: provided with artificial light; "illuminated advertising"; "looked up at the lighted windows"; "a brightly lit room"; "a well-lighted stairwell"

clamp collapse: a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together; impose or inflict forcefully; "The military government clamped a curfew onto the capital"; fasten or fix with a clamp; "clamp the chair together until the glue has hardened"

mathematical collapse: characterized by the exactness or precision of mathematics; "mathematical precision"; statistically possible though highly improbable; "have a mathematical chance of making the playoffs"; beyond question; "a mathematical certainty"; of or pertaining to or of the nature of mathematics; "a mathematical textbook"; "slide rules and other mathematical instruments"; "a mathematical solution to a problem"; "mathematical proof"

handy collapse: United States blues musician who transcribed and published traditional blues music (1873-1958); skillful with the hands; "handy with an axe"; easy to use; "a handy gadget"

future collapse: bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date; a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future; the time yet to come; yet to be or coming; "some future historian will evaluate him"; effective in or looking toward the future; "he was preparing for future employment opportunities"; a verb tense or other formation referring to events or states that have not yet happened; "future auxiliary"

block collapse: a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides); "the pyramids were built with large stone blocks"; housing in a large building that is divided into separate units; "there is a block of classrooms in the west wing"; an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension; "I knew his name perfectly well but I had a temporary block"; a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit; "he reserved a large block of seats"; "he held a large block of the company's stock"; a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings; "he lives in the next block"; (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted; "since blocks are often defined as a single sector, the terms `block' and `sector' are sometimes used interchangeably"; a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides; shape into a block or blocks; "block the graphs so one can see the results clearly"; shape by using a block; "Block a hat"; "block a garment"; support, secure, or raise with a block; "block a plate for printing"; "block the wheels of a car"; stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block; "block the book cover"; interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia; "block a nerve"; "block a muscle"; run on a block system; "block trains"

brother collapse: a male with the same parents as someone else; "my brother still lives with our parents"; (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address; "a Benedictine Brother"; a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion of other group); "none of his brothers would betray him"; used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement; "Greetings, comrade!"

pigeonhole collapse: a specific (often simplistic) category; treat or classify according to a mental stereotype; "I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European"; place into a small compartment

rigid collapse: incapable of or resistant to bending; "a rigid strip of metal"; "a table made of rigid plastic"; "a palace guardsman stiff as a poker"; "stiff hair"; "a stiff neck"; designating an airship or dirigible having a form maintained by a stiff unyielding frame or structure; incapable of compromise or flexibility

pendant collapse: an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring)

censored collapse: suppressed or subject to censorship; "the censored press in some countries"

echelon collapse: a diffraction grating consisting of a pile of plates of equal thickness arranged stepwise with a constant offset; a body of troops arranged in a line

seem collapse: appear to one's own mind or opinion; "I seem to be misunderstood by everyone"; "I can't seem to learn these Chinese characters"; appear to exist; "There seems no reason to go ahead with the project now"

unsocial collapse: not seeking or given to association; being or living without companions; "the unsocial disposition to neglect one's neighbors"

kinescope collapse: a cathode-ray tube in a television receiver; translates the received signal into a picture on a luminescent screen

crisp collapse: brief and to the point; effectively cut short; "a crisp retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the laconic reply; `yes'"; "short and terse and easy to understand"; (of something seen or heard) clearly defined; "a sharp photographic image"; "the sharp crack of a twig"; "the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot"; of hair in small tight curls; pleasingly firm and fresh and making a crunching noise when chewed; "crisp carrot and celery sticks"; "a firm apple"; "crunchy lettuce"; pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather"; (`parky' is a British term); tender and brittle; "crisp potato chips"

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