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rhetoric collapse: study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking); using language effectively to please or persuade

counterrevolution collapse: a revolution whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by a previous revolution

command collapse: availability for use; "the materials at the command of the potters grew"; the power or authority to command; "an admiral in command"; great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity; "a good command of French"; an authoritative direction or instruction to do something; a military unit or region under the control of a single officer; a position of highest authority; "the corporation has just undergone a change in command"; make someone do something; be in command of; "The general commanded a huge army"; demand as one's due; "This speaker commands a high fee"; "The author commands a fair hearing from his readers"

linguistics collapse: the humanistic study of language and literature; the scientific study of language

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

poetic justice collapse: an outcome in which virtue triumphs over vice (often ironically)

galley collapse: the area for food preparation on a ship; the kitchen area for food preparation on an airliner; (classical antiquity) a crescent-shaped seagoing vessel propelled by oars; a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading

terminology collapse: a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline; "legal terminology"; "biological nomenclature"; "the language of sociology"

lexicology collapse: the branch of linguistics that studies the lexical component of language

etymology collapse: the study of the sources and development of words; a history of a word

poise collapse: a cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter; the viscosity of a fluid in which a force of one dyne per square centimeter maintains a velocity of 1 centimeter per second; a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium; hold or carry in equilibrium; cause to be balanced or suspended; be motionless, in suspension; "The bird poised for a few moments before it attacked"

euphuism collapse: an elegant style of prose of the Elizabethan period; characterized by balance and antithesis and alliteration and extended similes with and allusions to nature and mythology; any artificially elegant style of language

typescript collapse: typewritten matter especially a typewritten copy of a manuscript

synonymy collapse: the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express the same meaning

prose collapse: ordinary writing as distinguished from verse; matter of fact, commonplace, or dull expression

pose collapse: a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes; pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions; "She posed as the Czar's daughter"; behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others; "Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!"; "She postured and made a total fool of herself"

bit collapse: the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press; "he looked around for the right size bit"; piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding; "the horse was not accustomed to a bit"; a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye"; a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states; "there are 8 bits in a byte"

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