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variant collapse: differing from a norm or standard; "a variant spelling"; exhibiting or tending to variation and change; "letters variant in size"

today collapse: the day that includes the present moment (as opposed to yesterday or tomorrow); "Today is beautiful"; "did you see today's newspaper?"; the present time or age; "the world of today"; "today we have computers"; on this day as distinct from yesterday or tomorrow; "I can't meet with you today"

particular collapse: a fact about some part (as opposed to general); "he always reasons from the particular to the general"; (logic) a proposition that asserts something about some (but not all) members of a class; first and most important; "his special interest is music"; "she gets special (or particular) satisfaction from her volunteer work"

exigency collapse: a pressing or urgent situation; "the health-care exigency"

rocker collapse: a curved support that permits the supported object to rock to and fro; an ice skate with a curved blade; a trough that can be rocked back and forth; used by gold miners to shake auriferous earth in water in order to separate the gold; a teenager or young adult in the 1960s who wore leather jackets and rode motorcycles; a performer or composer or fan of rock music; an attendant who rocks a child in a cradle

label collapse: trade name of a company that produces musical recordings; "the artists and repertoire department of a recording label is responsible for finding new talent"; a brief description given for purposes of identification; "the label Modern is applied to many different kinds of architecture"; an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object; a radioactive isotope that is used in a compound in order to trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction; distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions; distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom; assign a label to; designate with a label; "These students were labelled `learning disabled'"

flying start collapse: a quick and auspicious beginning; a racing start in which the contestants are already in full motion when they pass the starting line

resist collapse: withstand the force of something; "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow"; stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something; refuse to comply; resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor"

celestial navigation collapse: navigating according to the positions of the stars

counteract collapse: oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues"

adverse collapse: in an opposing direction; "adverse currents"; "a contrary wind"; contrary to your interests or welfare; "adverse circumstances"; "made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions"

cutoff collapse: a device that terminates the flow in a pipe; a designated limit beyond which something cannot function or must be terminated

pith collapse: soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants; remove the pith from (a plant)

sextant collapse: a measuring instrument for measuring the angular distance between celestial objects; resembles an octant; a unit of angular distance equal to 60 degrees

specify collapse: decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"; be specific about; "Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?"; determine the essential quality of

threshold collapse: the smallest detectable sensation; the starting point for a new state or experience; "on the threshold of manhood"

churlish collapse: having a bad disposition; surly; "churlish as a bear"- Shakespeare; rude and boorish

downtime collapse: a period of time when something (as a machine or factory) is not operating (especially as a result of malfunctions)

erase collapse: remove from memory or existence; "The Turks erased the Armenians in 1915"; wipe out magnetically recorded information; remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; "Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!"

emblem collapse: special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.; a visible symbol representing an abstract idea

bridgehead collapse: a defensive post at the end of a bridge nearest to the enemy; an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies; "an attempt to secure a bridgehead behind enemy lines"; "the only foothold left for British troops in Europe was Gibraltar"

beachhead collapse: an initial accomplishment that opens the way for further developments; "the town became a beachhead in the campaign to ban smoking outdoors"; "they are presently attempting to gain a foothold in the Russian market"; a bridgehead on the enemy's shoreline seized by an amphibious operation; "the Germans were desperately trying to contain the Anzio beachhead"

lace collapse: a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns; a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment); draw through eyes or holes; "lace the shoelaces"; do lacework; "The Flemish women were lacing in front of the cathedral"

out of whack collapse: out of balance or out of adjustment; "the front wheel of my bicycle is out of whack"

crutch collapse: anything that serves as an expedient; "he uses drugs as a psychological crutch"; a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking

climax collapse: the decisive moment in a novel or play; "the deathbed scene is the climax of the play"; arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness; the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding; "the climax of the artist's career"; "in the flood tide of his success"; the most severe stage of a disease

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