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lineman collapse: the position of a player on a football team who is stationed on the line of scrimmage; one of the players on the line of scrimmage; the surveyor who marks positions with a range pole

exchange collapse: (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value; "the endgame began after the exchange of queens"; (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop; "black lost the exchange"; reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money especially the currencies of different countries; "he earns his living from the interchange of currency"; the act of giving something in return for something received; "deductible losses on sales or exchanges of property are allowable"; the act of changing one thing for another thing; "Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience"; "there was an exchange of prisoners"; a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members; a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one); "they had a bitter exchange"; chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another; give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year"; hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent; "exchange prisoners"; "exchange employees between branches of the company"

bifurcation collapse: the act of splitting into two branches; the place where something divides into two branches; a bifurcating branch (one or both of them)

quoin collapse: the keystone of an arch; expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase

cable collapse: a very strong thick rope made of twisted hemp or steel wire; a television system that transmits over cables; a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power; a telegram sent abroad; a nautical unit of depth; send cables, wires, or telegrams; fasten with a cable; "cable trees"

improvise collapse: perform without preparation; "he extemporized a speech at the wedding"; manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand; "after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks"

spawn collapse: the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs; lay spawn; "The salmon swims upstream to spawn"

gong collapse: a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is struck with a softheaded drumstick; sound a gong

guinea collapse: a republic in western Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a French colony; achieved independence from France in 1958; a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings

scanning collapse: the act of systematically moving a finely focused beam of light or electrons over a surface in order to produce an image of it for analysis or transmission; the process of translating photographs into a digital form that can be recognized by a computer

wampum collapse: small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts; used by certain Native American peoples as jewelry or currency

wire collapse: ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc; a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance; the finishing line on a racetrack; fasten with wire; "The columns were wired to the beams for support"; string on a wire; "wire beads"; provide with electrical circuits; "wire the addition to the house"

imagine collapse: form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case; "Can you conceive of him as the president?"

coffer collapse: a chest especially for storing valuables; an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome

dogleg collapse: a golf hole with a sharp angle in the fairway; angle that resembles the hind leg of a dog

alloy collapse: a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten; "brass is an alloy of zinc and copper"; make an alloy of

vertex collapse: the point of intersection of lines or the point opposite the base of a figure; the highest point (of something); "at the peak of the pyramid"

concordance collapse: an index of all main words in a book along with their immediate contexts

ticker tape collapse: a continuous thin ribbon of paper on which stock quotes are written

beget collapse: make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them"

calendar collapse: a list or register of events (appointments or social events or court cases etc); "I have you on my calendar for next Monday"; a tabular array of the days (usually for one year); a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year; enter into a calendar

pork barrel collapse: a legislative appropriation designed to ingratiate legislators with their constituents

forge collapse: a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering; furnace consisting of a special hearth where metal is heated before shaping; make a copy of with the intent to deceive; "he faked the signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She forged a Green Card"; create by hammering; "hammer the silver into a bowl"; "forge a pair of tongues"; move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy; move ahead steadily; "He forged ahead"

forger collapse: someone who makes copies illegally; someone who operates a forge

inaugurate collapse: be a precursor of; "The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period"; commence officially; open ceremoniously or dedicate formally

renovate collapse: restore to a previous or better condition; "They renovated the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel"

forgery collapse: criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud

deflection collapse: the property of being bent or deflected; the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position; the amount by which a propagating wave is bent; a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting

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