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jargon collapse: specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject

confer collapse: have a conference in order to talk something over; "We conferred about a plan of action"; present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone"

brotherhood collapse: the feeling that men should treat one another like brothers; people engaged in a particular occupation; "the medical fraternity"; the kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings

elocution collapse: an expert manner of speaking involving control of voice and gesture

duologue collapse: a part of the script in which the speaking roles are limited to two actors

quibbler collapse: a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections

accessible collapse: capable of being reached; "a town accessible by rail"; easy to get along with or talk to; friendly; "an accessible and genial man"; easily obtained; "most students now have computers accessible"; "accessible money"; capable of being read with comprehension; "readily accessible to the nonprofessional reader"; "the tales seem more approachable than his more difficult novels"

temporize collapse: draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; "The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote"

magnification collapse: the act of expanding something in apparent size; the ratio of the size of an image to the size of the object

ancestry collapse: inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline

speak collapse: use language; "the baby talks already"; "the prisoner won't speak"; "they speak a strange dialect"; make a characteristic or natural sound; "The drums spoke"

spoken collapse: uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination; "a spoken message"; "the spoken language"; "a soft-spoken person"; "sharp-spoken"

dither collapse: an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft"; make a fuss; be agitated; act nervously; be undecided; be uncertain

snivel collapse: whining in a tearful manner; cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!"; talk in a tearful manner

sweet nothings collapse: inconsequential expressions of affection; "he whispered sweet nothings into her ear"

town meeting collapse: government of a town by an assembly of the qualified voters; a meeting of the inhabitants of a town

noncompetitive collapse: not involving competition or competitiveness; "noncompetitive positions"; "noncompetitive interest in games"

reason collapse: the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination; "we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil"; a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion; "there is reason to believe he is lying"; an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon; "the reason a steady state was never reached was that the back pressure built up too slowly"; a rational motive for a belief or action; "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration"; think logically; "The children must learn to reason"; decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion; "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house"

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