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crunch collapse: the sound of something crunching; "he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path"; a critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources); "an end-of-the year crunch"; "a financial crunch"; make crunching noises; "his shoes were crunching on the gravel"; chew noisily; "The children crunched the celery sticks"; press or grind with a crunching noise

mark time collapse

gerrymander collapse: an act of gerrymandering (dividing a voting area so as to give your own party an unfair advantage); divide unfairly and to one's advantage; of voting districts

undersell collapse: sell cheaper than one's competition

impervious collapse: not admitting of passage or capable of being affected; "a material impervious to water"; "someone impervious to argument"

chintzy collapse

suffocating collapse

center collapse: a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game; the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play; "it is a center's responsibility to get the football to the quarterback"; the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game; a building dedicated to a particular activity; "they were raising money to build a new center for research"; a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process; "in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere"; the object upon which interest and attention focuses; "his stories made him the center of the party"; the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering; politically moderate persons; centrists; the middle of a military or naval formation; "they had to reinforce the center"; a place where some particular activity is concentrated; "they received messages from several centers"; a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure; an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm"; (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback; "the center fumbled the handoff"; (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team; (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team; of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually; move into the center; "That vase in the picture is not centered"

enclave collapse: an enclosed territory that is culturally distinct from the foreign territory that surrounds it

take after collapse: imitate in behavior; take as a model; "Teenagers follow their friends in everything"; be similar to a relative; "She takes after her father!"

close collapse: marked by fidelity to an original; "a close translation"; "a faithful copy of the portrait"; "a faithful rendering of the observed facts"; rigorously attentive; strict and thorough; "close supervision"; "paid close attention"; "a close study"; "kept a close watch on expenditures"; at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other; "close to noon"; "how close are we to town?"; "a close formation of ships"; close in relevance or relationship; "a close family"; "we are all...in close sympathy with..."; "close kin"; "a close resemblance"; inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information; "although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it"; crowded; "close quarters"; (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched; "a close contest"; "a close election"; "a tight game"; used of hair or haircuts; "a close military haircut"; fitting closely but comfortably; "a close fit"; confined to specific persons; "a close secret"; strictly confined or guarded; "kept under close custody"; of textiles; "a close weave"; "smooth percale with a very tight weave"; in an attentive manner; "he remained close on his guard"; finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead; "The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning"; complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement; "We closed on the house on Friday"; "They closed the deal on the building"; move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; "Close the door"; "shut the window"; become closed; "The windows closed with a loud bang"; fill or stop up; "Can you close the cracks with caulking?"; bar access to; "Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours"; bring together all the elements or parts of; "Management closed ranks"; draw near; "The probe closed with the space station"; come together, as if in an embrace; "Her arms closed around her long lost relative"; change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact; cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop; engage at close quarters; "close with the enemy"; finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.); "The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board"; be priced or listed when trading stops; "The stock market closed high this Friday"; "My new stocks closed at $59 last night"

deep thought collapse

spruce collapse: any coniferous tree of the genus Picea; light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork

stifling collapse

pensiveness collapse: deep serious thoughtfulness; persistent morbid meditation on a problem

predicament collapse: a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one; "finds himself in a most awkward predicament"; "the woeful plight of homeless people"

strike a balance collapse

hardship collapse: something that causes or entails suffering; "I cannot think it a hardship that more indulgence is allowed to men than to women"- James Boswell; "the many hardships of frontier life"

cognate collapse: a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language; having the same ancestral language; "cognate languages"

unerring collapse

go around collapse: become widely known and passed on; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office"; be sufficient; "There's not enough to go around"

enclose collapse: surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence"; close in or confine

unconquerable collapse: not capable of being conquered or vanquished or overcome; "a tribute to his courage...and his unconquerable will"- R.E.Danielson; "faced unconquerable difficulties"

soused collapse

repository collapse: a burial vault (usually for some famous person); a person to whom a secret is entrusted

sidle collapse: move sideways; move unobtrusively or furtively; "The young man began to sidle near the pretty girl sitting on the log"

lover collapse: a person who loves or is loved; a significant other to whom you are not related by marriage

evening collapse: the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall); "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake"; the early part of night (from dinner until bedtime) spent in a special way; "an evening at the opera"; a later concluding time period; "it was the evening of the Roman Empire"

fasten collapse: attach to; "They fastened various nicknames to each other"; cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"; become fixed or fastened; "This dress fastens in the back"

comparable collapse: able to be compared or worthy of comparison; conforming in every respect; "boxes with corresponding dimensions"; "the like period of the preceding year"

pack collapse: a convenient package or parcel (as of cigarettes or film); a bundle (especially one carried on the back); a sheet or blanket (either dry or wet) to wrap around the body for its therapeutic effect; a cream that cleanses and tones the skin; a complete collection of similar things; a group of hunting animals; treat the body or any part of it by wrapping it, as with blankets or sheets, and applying compresses to it, or stuffing it to provide cover, containment, or therapy, or to absorb blood; "The nurse packed gauze in the wound"; "You had better pack your swollen ankle with ice"; carry, as on one's back; "Pack your tents to the top of the mountain"; arrange in a container; "pack the books into the boxes"; load with a pack; compress into a wad; "wad paper into the box"; seal with packing; "pack the faucet"; fill to capacity; "This singer always packs the concert halls"; "They murder trial packed the court house"; set up a committee or legislative body with one's own supporters so as to influence the outcome; "pack a jury"

encounter collapse: a casual meeting with a person of thing

sunset collapse: the daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon; atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sun; the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon; of a declining industry or technology; "sunset industries"

contain collapse: be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon"; be divisible by; "24 contains 6"

come up against collapse

embarrassment collapse: some event that causes someone to be embarrassed; "the outcome of the vote was an embarrassment for the liberals"; the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public; the state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy); "he is currently suffering financial embarrassments"

similar collapse: marked by correspondence or resemblance; "similar food at similar prices"; "problems similar to mine"; "they wore similar coats"; (of words) expressing closely related meanings

encompass collapse

discontinuance collapse: the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent)

insulate collapse: protect from heat, cold, or noise by surrounding with insulating material; "We had his bedroom insulated before winter came"

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