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likelihood collapse: the probability of a specified outcome

supernova collapse: a star that explodes and becomes extremely luminous in the process

nova collapse: a star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and become more luminous in the process

pulsar collapse: a degenerate neutron star; small and extremely dense; rotates very fast and emits regular pulses of polarized radiation

quasar collapse: a starlike object that may send out radio waves and other forms of energy; many have large red shifts

no end collapse: on and on for a long time; "the child cried no end"

ploy collapse: a maneuver in a game or conversation

plenary collapse: full in all respects; "a plenary session of the legislature"; "a diplomat with plenary powers"

trestle collapse: sawhorses used in pairs to support a horizontal tabletop; a supporting tower used to support a bridge

powerfully collapse: in a powerful manner; "the federal government replaced the powerfully pro-settler Sir Godfrey Huggins with the even tougher and more determined ex-trade unionist"

pivot collapse: the act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot; "the golfer went to the driving range to practice his pivot"; axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns; the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver; turn on a pivot

box office collapse: the office where tickets of admission are sold; total admission receipts for an entertainment

deep collapse: literary term for an ocean; "denizens of the deep"; the central and most intense or profound part; "in the deep of night"; "in the deep of winter"; exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy; "deep political machinations"; "a deep plot"; strong; intense; "deep purple"; "a rich red"; very distant in time or space; "deep in the past"; "deep in enemy territory"; "deep in the woods"; "a deep space probe"; having great spatial extension or penetration downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or laterally or outward from a center; sometimes used in combination; "a deep well"; "a deep dive"; "deep water"; "a deep casserole"; "a deep gash"; "deep massage"; "deep pressure receptors in muscles"; "deep shelves"; "a deep closet"; "surrounded by a deep yard"; "hit the ball to deep center field"; "in deep space"; "waist-deep"; relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply; "a deep breath"; "a deep sigh"; "deep concentration"; "deep emotion"; "a deep trance"; "in a deep sleep"; with head or back bent low; "a deep bow"; large in quantity or size; "deep cuts in the budget"; extreme; "in deep trouble"; "deep happiness"; marked by depth of thinking; "deep thoughts"; "a deep allegory"; relatively thick from top to bottom; "deep carpets"; "deep snow"; extending relatively far inward; "a deep border"; to far into space; "penetrated deep into enemy territory"; "went deep into the woods";; to an advanced time; "deep into the night"; "talked late into the evening"

trunk line collapse: a telephone line connecting two exchanges directly; line that is the main route on a railway

thing collapse: a separate and self-contained entity; an action; "how could you do such a thing?"; an artifact; "how does this thing work?"; an entity that is not named specifically; "I couldn't tell what the thing was"; any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence; "the thing I like about her is ..."; a special abstraction; "a thing of the spirit"; "things of the heart"; a special objective; "the thing is to stay in bounds"; a statement regarded as an object; "to say the same thing in other terms"; "how can you say such a thing?"; an event; "a funny thing happened on the way to the..."; a persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversion; "he has a thing about seafood"; "she has a thing about him"; a special situation; "this thing has got to end"; "it is a remarkable thing"

exploit collapse: use or manipulate to one's advantage; "He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy"; draw from; make good use of; "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely"

road collapse: a way or means to achieve something; "the road to fame"; an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

exhaustive collapse: very thorough; exhaustively complete; "an exhaustive study"; "made a thorough search"; "thoroughgoing research"

transaction collapse: the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities); "no transactions are possible without him"; "he has always been honest is his dealings with me"

influence collapse: causing something without any direct or apparent effort; a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc; "used her parents' influence to get the job"; a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do; "her wishes had a great influence on his thinking"; one having power to influence another; "she was the most important influence in my life"; "he was a bad influence on the children"; the effect of one thing (or person) on another; "the influence of mechanical action"; have and exert influence or effect; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate"

speciality collapse

rigging collapse: gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails

indeed collapse: (used as an interjection) an expression of surprise or skepticism or irony etc.; "Wants to marry the butler? Indeed!"; in truth (often tends to intensify); "they said the car would break down and indeed it did"; "it is very cold indeed"; "was indeed grateful"; "indeed, the rain may still come"; "he did so do it!"

production line collapse: mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it

assembly line collapse

gambit collapse: a chess move early in the game in which the player sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain an advantageous position; an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker

grab collapse: a mechanical device for gripping an object; capture the attention or imagination of; "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination"; take or grasp suddenly; "She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room"; make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand; "The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask"; obtain illegally or unscrupulously; "Grab power"

summation collapse: the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers; "the summation of four and three gives seven"; "four plus three equals seven"; a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court); (physiology) the process whereby multiple stimuli can produce a response (in a muscle or nerve or other part) that one stimulus alone does not produce

specialization collapse: the special line of work you have adopted as your career; "his specialization is gastroenterology"; the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose; (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function; "cell differentiation in the developing embryo"

pipeline collapse: a pipe used to transport liquids or gases; "a pipeline runs from the wells to the seaport"

trump collapse: (bridge or whist) the suit that has been declared to rank above all other suits for the duration of the hand; "clubs were declared trumps"; "a trump can take a trick even when a card of a different suit is led"; a playing card in the suit that has been declared trumps; "the ace of trumps is a sure winner"; proclaim or announce with or as if with a fanfare; play a trump; produce a sound as if from a trumpet

trend collapse

supereminent collapse

chancery collapse: an office of archives for public or ecclesiastic records; a court of public records; a court with jurisdiction in equity

foremost collapse: preceding all others in spatial position; "the foremost compartment of the ship"; situated closest to the bow; "the foremost compartment of the ship"; prominently forward; "he put his best foot foremost"

gestalt collapse: a configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that it cannot be described merely as a sum of its parts

undertaking collapse: any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings"; the trade of a funeral director

doings collapse

majority collapse: the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part; "the majority of his customers prefer it"; "the bulk of the work is finished"; (elections) more than half of the votes; the age at which persons are considered competent to manage their own affairs

controlling collapse: able to control or determine policy; "a controlling interest in the firm"

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