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go back collapse: belong to an earlier time; "This story dates back 200 years"

cockatrice collapse: monster hatched by a reptile from a cock's egg; able to kill with a glance

double Dutch collapse: the difficult version of jump rope in which players jump over two ropes that are swung in a crisscross manner by two turners; an incomprehensible talk

opine collapse: speak one's opinion without fear or hesitation; "John spoke up at the meeting"

slant collapse: a biased way of looking at or presenting something; present with a bias; "He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders"; lie obliquely; "A scar slanted across his face"

flute collapse: a high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown; a groove or furrow in cloth etc (particularly a shallow concave groove on the shaft of a column); a tall narrow wineglass; form flutes in

on collapse: in operation or operational; "left the oven on"; "the switch is in the on position"; (of events) planned or scheduled; "the picnic is on, rain or shine"; "we have nothing on for Friday night"; indicates continuity or persistence or concentration; "his spirit lives on"; "shall I read on?"; in a state required for something to function or be effective; "turn the lights on"; "get a load on"

exclaim collapse: utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost"

palm oil collapse: oil from nuts of oil palms especially the African oil palm

ruff collapse: (card games) the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit; common Eurasian sandpiper; the male has an erectile neck ruff in breeding season

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

false collapse: (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful; "a false friend"; "when lovers prove untrue"; arising from error; "a false assumption"; "a mistaken view of the situation"; inaccurate in pitch; "a false (or sour) note"; "her singing was off key"; designed to deceive; "a suitcase with a false bottom"; deliberately deceptive; "hollow (or false) promises"; "false pretenses"; not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality; "gave false testimony under oath"; "false tales of bravery"; erroneous and usually accidental; "a false start"; "a false alarm"

replicate collapse: reproduce or make an exact copy of; "replicate the cell"; "copy the genetic information"

sweepstakes collapse: a lottery in which the prize consists of the money paid by the participants

interim collapse: the time between one event, process, or period and another; "meanwhile the socialists are running the government"; serving during an intermediate interval of time; "an interim agreement"

basis collapse: the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"; the most important or necessary part of something; "the basis of this drink is orange juice"

clone collapse: a group of genetically identical cells or organisms derived from a single cell or individual by some kind of asexual reproduction; make multiple identical copies of; "people can clone a sheep nowadays"

chicane collapse: a movable barrier used in motor racing; sometimes place before a dangerous corner to reduce speed as cars pass in single file; a bridge hand that is void of trumps

likeness collapse: picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing; similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things; "man created God in his own likeness"

fifth column collapse: a subversive group that supports the enemy and engages in espionage or sabotage; an enemy in your midst

weasel word collapse: an equivocal qualification; a word used to avoid making an outright assertion

confession collapse: (Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution; a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party; a document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century); a public declaration of your faith; an admission of misdeeds or faults

scofflaw collapse: one who habitually ignores the law and does not answer court summonses

about collapse: in the area or vicinity; "a few spectators standing about"; "hanging around"; "waited around for the next flight"; all around or on all sides; "dirty clothes lying around (or about)"; "let's look about for help"; "There were trees growing all around"; "she looked around her"; in or to a reversed position or direction; "about face"; "suddenly she turned around"; to or among many different places or in no particular direction; "wandering about with no place to go"; "people were rushing about"; "news gets around (or about)"; "traveled around in Asia"; "he needs advice from someone who's been around"; "she sleeps around"; (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees"; in rotation or succession; "turn about is fair play"

time and a half collapse: a rate of pay that is 1.5 times the regular rate; for overtime work

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