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stretch collapse: extension to or beyond the ordinary limit; "running at full stretch"; "by no stretch of the imagination"; "beyond any stretch of his understanding"; exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent; a straightaway section of a racetrack; the capacity for being stretched; a large and unbroken expanse or distance; "a stretch of highway"; "a stretch of clear water"; an unbroken period of time during which you do something; "there were stretches of boredom"; "he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary"; easily stretched; "stretch hosiery"; extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body; "Stretch your legs!"; "Extend your right arm above your head"; extend one's body or limbs; "Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours"; become longer by being stretched and pulled; "The fabric stretches"; extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly; "Stretch the limits"; "stretch my patience"; "stretch the imagination"; pull in opposite directions; "During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack"; lie down comfortably; "To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass"; occupy a large, elongated area; "The park stretched beneath the train line"

breadwinner collapse: one whose earnings are the primary source of support for their dependents

quintet collapse: a musical composition for five performers; five people considered as a unit; a set of five similar things considered as a unit; five performers or singers who perform together

kowtow collapse: a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission

naturalness collapse: the likeness of a representation to the thing represented; "engineers strove to increase the naturalness of recorded music"; the quality of being natural or based on natural principles; "he accepted the naturalness of death"; "the spontaneous naturalness of his manner"

vernacular collapse: the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language)

sponsor collapse: assume sponsorship of; assume responsibility for or leadership of; "The senator announced that he would sponsor the health care plan"

criminal collapse: someone who has committed (or been legally convicted of) a crime; guilty of crime or serious offense; "criminal in the sight of God and man"; involving or being or having the nature of a crime; "a criminal offense"; "criminal abuse"; "felonious intent"

serendipity collapse: good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries

home rule collapse: self-government in local matters by a city or county that is part of a national government

mutuality collapse: a reciprocal relation between interdependent entities (objects or individuals or groups); a reciprocality of sentiments; "the mutuality of their affection was obvious"

opportunity collapse: a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances; "the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington"; "now is your chance"

Pleiades collapse: a star cluster in the constellation Taurus; (Greek mythology) 7 daughters of Atlas and half-sisters of the Hyades; placed among the stars to save them from the pursuit of Orion

Hyades collapse: (Greek mythology) 7 daughters of Atlas and half-sisters of the Pleiades; they nurtured the infant Dionysus and Zeus placed them among the stars as a reward

diptych collapse: a painting or carving (especially an altarpiece) on two panels (usually hinged like a book)

insurance collapse: promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company

bourgeois collapse: a member of the middle class; belonging to the middle class; conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class; "a bourgeois mentality"; (according to Marxist thought) being of the property-owning class and exploitive of the working class

busboy collapse: a restaurant attendant who sets tables and assists waiters and clears away dirty dishes

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