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wake collapse: a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial; "there's no weeping at an Irish wake"; the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward; "the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe"; be awake, be alert, be there; make aware of; "His words woke us to terrible facts of the situation"

potshot collapse: a shot taken at an easy or casual target (as by a pothunter); criticism aimed at an easy target and made without careful consideration; "reporters took potshots at the mayor"

nudge collapse: a slight push or shake; push into action by pestering or annoying gently; to push against gently; "She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant"

fusillade collapse: rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise"; attack with fusillade

afflatus collapse: a strong creative impulse; divine inspiration; "divine afflatus"

pillar collapse: a fundamental principle or practice; "science eroded the pillars of superstition"; a prominent supporter; "he is a pillar of the community"

incessancy collapse

funeral collapse: a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated; "hundreds of people attended his funeral"

semaphore collapse: an apparatus for visual signaling with lights or mechanically moving arms; convey by semaphore, of information; send signals by or as if by semaphore

blinker collapse: a light that flashes on and off; used as a signal or to send messages; a blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the direction in which the vehicle is about to turn; put blinders on (a horse)

recollection collapse: something recalled to the mind

rapidity collapse

splutter collapse: spit up in an explosive manner

sprinkler collapse: mechanical device that attaches to a garden hose for watering lawn or garden

stuttering collapse

blitz collapse: a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment; attack suddenly and without warning; "Hitler blitzed Poland"

taps collapse: (military) signal to turn the lights out

stop light collapse

audacity collapse: aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery; "he had the audacity to question my decision"; fearless daring

hot up collapse

wisp collapse: a small tuft or lock; "wisps of hair"; a flock of snipe; a small bundle of straw or hay; a small person; "a mere wisp of a girl"

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"

sputter collapse: an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage); cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed; "The solar wind protons must sputter away the surface atoms of the dust"; utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage; make an explosive sound; "sputtering engines"

spotter collapse: a worker employed to apply spots (as markers or identifiers); a worker employed at a dry-cleaning establishment to remove spots

caw collapse: the sound made by corvine birds; utter a cry, characteristic of crows, rooks, or ravens

mull collapse: an island in western Scotland in the Inner Hebrides; a term used in Scottish names of promontories; "the Mull of Kintyre"; heat with sugar and spices to make a hot drink; "mulled cider"

come apart collapse

patrol collapse: the activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes; a detachment used for security or reconnaissance; a group that goes through a region at regular intervals for the purpose of security; maintain the security of by carrying out a control

lighthouse collapse

cannon collapse: lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals; a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels; heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane; (Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm; heavy gun fired from a tank; fire a cannon; make a cannon

pitter patter collapse

spit collapse: the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva); a skewer for holding meat over a fire; a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea; expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth; "The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer"; utter with anger or contempt

white hot collapse

Roman candle collapse: a cylindrical firework that projects a series of colored balls of fire

glance collapse: a quick look; throw a glance at; take a brief look at; "She only glanced at the paper"; "I only peeked--I didn't see anything interesting"

lifter collapse

turn on collapse: become hostile towards; "The dog suddenly turned on the mailman"; produce suddenly or automatically; "Turn on the charm"; "turn on the waterworks"

work up collapse: develop; "we worked up an as of an appetite"

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