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mention collapse: an official recognition of merit; "although he didn't win the prize he did get special mention"; a remark that calls attention to something or someone; "she made frequent mention of her promotion"; "there was no mention of it"; "the speaker made several references to his wife"; commend; "he was cited for his outstanding achievements"; make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"

chic collapse: elegance by virtue of being fashionable; elegant and stylish; "chic elegance"; "a smart new dress"; "a suit of voguish cut"

flash in the pan collapse: someone who enjoys transient success but then fails

pronounce collapse: pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"; speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?"

transmit collapse: send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message"

enlighten collapse: give spiritual insight to; in religion; make understand; "Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal"

ambiguity collapse: unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning; an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context

impart collapse: tell or deposit (information) knowledge; "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"

rage collapse: violent state of the elements; "the sea hurled itself in thundering rage against the rocks"; a state of extreme anger; "she fell into a rage and refused to answer"; something that is desired intensely; "his rage for fame destroyed him"; feel intense anger; "Rage against the dying of the light!"; be violent; as of fires and storms

dictate collapse: a guiding principle; "the dictates of reason"; an authoritative rule; say out loud for the purpose of recording; "He dictated a report to his secretary"; rule as a dictator

call on collapse: have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to; "She called on her Representative to help her"; "She turned to her relatives for help"

recommendation collapse: any quality or characteristic that gains a person a favorable reception or acceptance or admission; "her pleasant personality is already a recommendation"; "his wealth was not a passport into the exclusive circles of society"; something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable; something that recommends (or expresses commendation) of a person or thing as worthy or desirable

cry collapse: a fit of weeping; "had a good cry"; a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"; a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate); "a cry of rage"; "a yell of pain"; the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries filled the night"; shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain; "She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death"; "The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs"; bring into a particular state by crying; "The little boy cried himself to sleep"; proclaim or announce in public; "before we had newspapers, a town crier would cry the news"; "He cried his merchandise in the market square"; utter a characteristic sound; "The cat was crying"; demand immediate action; "This situation is crying for attention"

same collapse: closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree; "curtains the same color as the walls"; "two girls of the same age"; "mother and son have the same blue eyes"; "animals of the same species"; "the same rules as before"; "two boxes having the same dimensions"; "the same day next year"; same in identity; "the same man I saw yesterday"; "never wore the same dress twice"; "this road is the same one we were on yesterday"; "on the same side of the street"

transcriber collapse: someone who makes a written version of spoken material; someone who represents the sounds of speech in phonetic notation; someone who rewrites in a different script

writer collapse: writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay); a person who is able to write and has written something

undistorted collapse: without alteration or misrepresentation; "his judgment was undistorted by emotion"

enthusiasm collapse: a lively interest; "enthusiasm for his program is growing"; a feeling of excitement

filler collapse: the tobacco used to form the core of a cigar; copy to fill space between more important articles in the layout of a magazine or newspaper; 100 filler equal 1 forint in Hungary; used for filling cracks or holes in a surface

permit collapse: large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies; consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"

obscenity collapse: an obscene act; the trait of behaving in an obscene manner; an offensive or indecent word or phrase

whiff collapse: a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike; a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil; utter with a puff of air; "whiff out a prayer"; strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third; drive or carry as if by a puff of air; "The gust of air whiffed away the clouds"

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