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guywire collapse

strengthener collapse: a device designed to provide additional strength; "the cardboard backing was just a strengthener"; "he used gummed reinforcements to hold the page in his notebook"

Judas collapse: a one-way peephole in a door; someone who betrays under the guise of friendship; (New Testament) the Apostle who betrayed Jesus to his enemies for 30 pieces of silver

bight collapse: the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends); a broad bay formed by an indentation in the shoreline; "the Bight of Benin"; "the Great Australian Bight"; a bend or curve (especially in a coastline); a loop in a rope; fasten with a bight

scrounger collapse

crosier collapse: a staff surmounted by a crook or cross carried by bishops as a symbol of pastoral office

foundation garment collapse: a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body

corset collapse: a woman's close-fitting foundation garment; dress with a corset

bra collapse

brassiere collapse: an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts

furcate collapse

gangster collapse: a criminal who is a member of gang

contort collapse: twist and press out of shape

bifurcation collapse: the act of splitting into two branches; the place where something divides into two branches; a bifurcating branch (one or both of them)

quoin collapse: the keystone of an arch; expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase

trivet collapse: a stand with short feet used under a hot dish on a table; a three-legged metal stand for supporting a cooking vessel in a hearth

griddle collapse: cooking utensil consisting of a flat heated surface (as on top of a stove) on which food is cooked; cook on a griddle; "griddle pancakes"

deceiver collapse: someone who leads you to believe something that is not true

tracery collapse: decoration consisting of an open pattern of interlacing ribs

racketeer collapse: someone who commits crimes for profit (especially one who obtains money by fraud or extortion); carry on illegal business activities involving crime

hairpin collapse: a double pronged pin used to hold women's hair in place

curl collapse: American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933); form a curl, curve, or kink; "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling"; play the Scottish game of curling; twist or roll into coils or ringlets; "curl my hair, please"

incurve collapse

buckle collapse: fastener that fastens together two ends of a belt or strap; often has loose prong; fold or collapse; "His knees buckled"; fasten with a buckle or buckles

arc collapse: a continuous portion of a circle

tiara collapse: a jewelled headdress worn by women on formal occasions

con man collapse

miscreant collapse

crane collapse: large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world; lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis; United States poet (1899-1932); United States writer (1871-1900); stretch (the neck) so as to see better; "The women craned their necks to see the President drive by"

nook collapse: a sheltered and secluded place

walking stick collapse: any of various mostly tropical insects having long twiglike bodies; a stick carried in the hand for support in walking

robber collapse: a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence

dogleg collapse: a golf hole with a sharp angle in the fairway; angle that resembles the hind leg of a dog

swerving collapse

vertex collapse: the point of intersection of lines or the point opposite the base of a figure; the highest point (of something); "at the peak of the pyramid"

lifter collapse

discursion collapse

blackleg collapse

bracer collapse: a tonic or restorative (especially a drink of liquor); a protective covering for the wrist or arm that is used in archery and fencing and other sports

betrayer collapse

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