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snub collapse: a refusal to recognize someone you know; "the snub was clearly intentional"; unusually short; "a snub nose"

fractious collapse: unpredictably difficult in operation; likely to be troublesome; "rockets were much too fractious to be tested near thickly populated areas"; "fractious components of a communication system"; stubbornly resistant to authority or control; "a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness"; "a refractory child"

contain collapse: be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon"; be divisible by; "24 contains 6"

reef collapse: a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water; reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef; roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area; lower and bring partially inboard; "reef the sailboat's mast"

mismatch collapse: a bad or unsuitable match; match badly; match two objects or people that do not go together

conflicting collapse: on bad terms; "they were usually at odds over politics"; "conflicting opinions"

antipathetic collapse: (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed; "antipathetic to new ideas"; "averse to taking risks"; "loath to go on such short notice"; "clearly indisposed to grant their request"

scaffold collapse: a temporary arrangement erected around a building for convenience of workers; a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded); provide with a scaffold for support; "scaffold the building before painting it"

quadroon collapse: an offspring of a Mulatto and a White parent; a person who is one-quarter Black

mestizo collapse: a person of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry)

Eurasian collapse: a person of mixed European and Asian descent; relating to, or coming from, Europe and Asia; "His mother was Eurasian, and his father Chinese"; "the Eurasian landmass is the largest in the world"

octoroon collapse: an offspring of a Quadroon and a White parent; a person who is one-eighth Black

forbid collapse: command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"

observe collapse: observe correctly or closely; "The pianist kept time with the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all my employees"; watch attentively; "Please observe the reaction of these two chemicals"; celebrate, as of holidays or rites; "Keep the commandments"; "celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur"; conform one's action or practice to; "keep appointments"; "she never keeps her promises"; "We kept to the original conditions of the contract"

white elephant collapse: albinic Indian elephant; rare and sometimes venerated in east Asia; a valuable possession whose upkeep is excessively expensive

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'"

detective collapse: a police officer who investigates crimes; an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public

activate collapse: make active or more active; "activate an old file"; make (substances) radioactive; aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter; make more adsorptive; "activate a metal"

betray collapse: reveal unintentionally; "Her smile betrayed her true feelings"; deliver to an enemy by treachery; "Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country"

oxygenate collapse: impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen; "oxygenate blood"

gunfight collapse: a fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten

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