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turn upside down collapse

Don Juan collapse: any successful womanizer (after the legendary profligate Spanish nobleman); a legendary Spanish nobleman and philanderer who became the hero of many poems and plays and operas

turn over a new leaf collapse

seducer collapse: a man who takes advantage of women; a bad person who entices others into error or wrongdoing

institute collapse: an association organized to promote art or science or education; advance or set forth in court; "bring charges", "institute proceedings"

engender collapse: call forth

fabricate collapse: make up something artificial or untrue

portrayal collapse: acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture; a word picture of a person's appearance and character

suppose collapse: express a supposition; "Let us say that he did not tell the truth"; "Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you do?"

piece together collapse

get up collapse: get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They rose early"; "He uprose at night"; cause to rise; "The sergeant got us up at 2 A.M."

invent collapse: come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"

extrude collapse: form or shape by forcing through an opening; "extrude steel"

hew collapse: strike with an axe; cut down, strike; "hew an oak"; make or shape as with an axe; "hew out a path in the rock"

lead collapse: the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge; "the lead was in the dummy"; a position of leadership (especially in the phrase `take the lead'); "he takes the lead in any group"; "we were just waiting for someone to take the lead"; "they didn't follow our lead"; mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil; thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing; an advantage held by a competitor in a race; "he took the lead at the last turn"; evidence pointing to a possible solution; "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator"; the introductory section of a story; "it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter"; a news story of major importance; (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base; "he took a long lead off first"; (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning; the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile); a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey; "the children were playing with lead soldiers"; cause to undertake a certain action; "Her greed led her to forge the checks"; travel in front of; go in advance of others; "The procession was headed by John"; take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace"; tend to or result in; "This remark lead to further arguments among the guests"; be ahead of others; be the first; "she topped her class every year"; pass or spend; "lead a good life"

tailor collapse: a person whose occupation is making and altering garments

inferiority collapse: an inferior quality; the quality of being a competitive disadvantage; the state of being inferior

effectuate collapse

reproduce collapse: have offspring or young; "The deer in our neighborhood reproduce madly"; "The Catholic Church tells people to procreate, no matter what their economic situation may be"; make a copy or equivalent of; "reproduce the painting"; recreate an idea, mood, atmosphere, etc. as by artistic means; "He reproduced the feeling of sadness in the portrait"

purpose collapse: an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs"; reach a decision; "he resolved never to drink again"

mummery collapse: meaningless ceremonies and flattery

responsibility collapse: a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct; "he holds a position of great responsibility"

knead collapse: make uniform; "knead dough"; "work the clay until it is soft"

make over collapse

slapstick collapse: acoustic device consisting of two paddles hinged together; used by an actor to make a loud noise without inflicting injury when striking someone; a boisterous comedy with chases and collisions and practical jokes; characterized by horseplay and physical action; "slapstick style of humor"

generate collapse: bring into existence; "The new manager generated a lot of problems"; "The computer bug generated chaos in the office"; produce (energy); "We can't generate enough power for the entire city"; "The hydroelectric plant needs to generate more electricity"

reprint collapse: print anew; "They never reprinted the famous treatise"

teaser collapse: a device for teasing wool; "a teaser is used to disentangle the fibers"; an attention-getting opening presented at the start of a television show; an advertisement that offers something free in order to arouse customers' interest; a worker who teases wool

diversify collapse: vary in order to spread risk or to expand; "The company diversified"; spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate; "The plants on this island diversified"; make (more) diverse; "diversify a course of study"

modify collapse: make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"; add a modifier to a constituent

acting collapse: the performance of a part or role in a drama

induce collapse: reason or establish by induction; cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"; cause to arise; "induce a crisis"; cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"; produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes

alter collapse: remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?"; make an alteration to; "This dress needs to be altered"

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