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peroration collapse: (rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration; "he summarized his main points in his peroration"; a flowery and highly rhetorical oration

contingent collapse: a gathering of persons representative of some larger group; "each nation sent a contingent of athletes to the Olympics"; a temporary military unit; "the peacekeeping force includes one British contingent"; uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances; "the results of confession were not contingent, they were certain"- George Eliot; determined by conditions or circumstances not yet established; "arms sales contingent on the approval of congress"; possible but not certain to occur; "they had to plan for contingent expenses"

hip collapse: either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh; the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum; the fruit of a rose plant

result collapse: something that results; "he listened for the results on the radio"; issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end; "result in tragedy"

corpus collapse: the main part of an organ or other bodily structure; a collection of writings; "he edited the Hemingway corpus"

fig collapse: fleshy sweet pear-shaped yellowish or purple multiple fruit eaten fresh or preserved or dried; Mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit

incomprehensible collapse: difficult to understand; "the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible"- A. Einstein

inexhaustible collapse: incapable of being entirely consumed or used up; "an inexhaustible supply of coal"; that cannot be entirely consumed or used up; "an inexhaustible supply of coal"

varsity collapse: a team representing a college or university; a British abbreviation of `university'; usually refers to Oxford University or Cambridge University

ultimately collapse: as the end result of a succession or process; "ultimately he had to give in"; "at long last the winter was over"

runoff collapse: a final election to resolve an earlier election that did not produce a winner

parting collapse: delivered at the moment of parting as if in flight or retreat; "paused to deliver a parting shot at the door"; "a Parthian volley of expletives from Uncle Billy"- Bret Harte

parochialism collapse: a limitation of views or interests like that defined by a local parish

colleague collapse: a person who is member of your class or profession; "the surgeon consulted his colleagues"; "he sent e-mail to his fellow hackers"; an associate you work with

finally collapse: after a long period of time or an especially long delay; "at length they arrived"

privacy collapse: the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others; the condition of being concealed or hidden

knell collapse: the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something; ring as in announcing death

ungenerous collapse: lacking in magnanimity; "it seems ungenerous to end this review of a splendid work of scholarship on a critical note"- Times Litt. Sup.; "a meanspirited man unwilling to forgive"

extensive collapse: large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity; "an extensive Roman settlement in northwest England"; "extended farm lands"; "surgeons with extended experience"; "they suffered extensive damage"; of agriculture; increasing productivity by using large areas with minimal outlay and labor; "producing wheat under extensive conditions"; "agriculture of the extensive type"

aureole collapse: the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse

rag collapse: a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students); a small piece of cloth or paper; a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities; break into lumps before sorting; "rag ore"; play in ragtime; "rag that old tune"

terminated collapse: (of e.g. a contract or term of office) having come to an end

classified collapse: arranged into classes; official classification of information or documents; withheld from general circulation; "thousands of classified documents have now been declassified"

equalizer collapse: a score that makes the match even; electronic equipment that reduces frequency distortion

ration collapse: the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel); "the rations should be nutritionally balanced"; a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity); distribute in rations, as in the army; "Cigarettes are rationed"; restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war; "Bread was rationed during the siege of the city"

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