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cup collapse: a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle; "he put the cup back in the saucer"; "the handle of the cup was missing"; a large metal vessel with two handles that is awarded as a trophy to the winner of a competition; "the school kept the cups is a special glass case"; the hole (or metal container in the hole) on a golf green; "he swore as the ball rimmed the cup and rolled away"; "put the flag back in the cup"; a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl; cup-shaped plant organ; a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces; the quantity a cup will hold; "he drank a cup of coffee"; "he borrowed a cup of sugar"; any cup-shaped concavity; "bees filled the waxen cups with honey"; "he wore a jock strap with a metal cup"; "the cup of her bra"; treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin; put into a cup; "cup the milk"; form into the shape of a cup; "She cupped her hands"

platoon collapse: a military unit that is a subdivision of a company; usually has a headquarters and two or more squads; usually commanded by a lieutenant; a team of policemen working under the military platoon system; a group of persons who are engaged in a common activity; "platoons of tourists poured out of the busses"; "the defensive platoon of the football team"

hygrometer collapse: measuring instrument for measuring the relative humidity of the atmosphere

squadron collapse: an air force unit larger than a flight and smaller than a group; a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms; a naval unit that is detached from the fleet for a particular task

umbrella collapse: having the function of uniting a group of similar things; "the Democratic Party is an umbrella for many liberal groups"; "under the umbrella of capitalism"; a formation of military planes maintained over ground operations or targets; "an air umbrella over England"; a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy; covering or applying simultaneously to a number of similar items or elements or groups; "an umbrella organization"; "umbrella insurance coverage"

monocle collapse: lens for correcting defective vision in one eye; held in place by facial muscles

spectacles collapse: optical instrument consisting of a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision

stencil collapse: device that has a sheet perforated with printing through which ink or paint can pass to create a printed pattern; mark or print with a stencil

clearing collapse: the act of removing solid particles from a liquid; the act of freeing from suspicion; a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area

backstop collapse: a precaution in case of an emergency; "he acted as a backstop in case anything went wrong"; (baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field; act as a backstop

oriel collapse: a projecting bay window corbeled or cantilevered out from a wall

site collapse: physical position in relation to the surroundings; "the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides"; the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located); "a good site for the school"

sunglasses collapse: spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun; "he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades"

marketplace collapse: an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up

coating collapse: a thin layer covering something; "a second coat of paint"; a heavy fabric suitable for coats; a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance); "the boat had a metallic finish"; "he applied a coat of a clear finish"; "when the finish is too thin it is difficult to apply evenly"

frangible collapse: capable of being broken; "the museum stored all frangible articles in locked showcases"

breakable collapse: an article that is fragile and easily broken; "pack the breakables separately"; capable of being broken or damaged; "earthenware pottery is breakable"; "breakable articles should be packed carefully"

domain collapse: a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about; "it was a limited domain of discourse"; "here we enter the region of opinion"; "the realm of the occult"; territory over which rule or control is exercised; "his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land"; the set of values of the independent variable for which a function is defined

firebrick collapse: brick made of fire clay; used for lining e.g. furnaces and chimneys

faun collapse: ancient Italian deity in human shape, with horns, pointed ears and a goat's tail; equivalent to Greek satyr

perspective collapse: the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer

landing collapse: the act of coming to land after a voyage; the act of coming down to the earth (or other surface); "the plane made a smooth landing"; "his landing on his feet was catlike"; structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods; an intermediate platform in a staircase

tract collapse: a system of body parts that together serve some particular purpose; a brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form of a booklet; an extended area of land

regiment collapse: army unit smaller than a division; assign to a regiment; "regiment soldiers"; subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization; "regiment one's children"; form (military personnel) into a regiment

sheet collapse: bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth; used in pairs; (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind; a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width; used for writing or printing; any broad thin expanse or surface; "a sheet of ice"; cover with a sheet, as if by wrapping; "sheet the body"; come down as if in sheets; "The rain was sheeting down during the monsoon"

amphitheater collapse: an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held; a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater)

port collapse: an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through; sweet dark-red dessert wine originally from Portugal; a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country; located on the left side of a ship or aircraft; drink port; "We were porting all in the club after dinner"; carry or hold with both hands diagonally across the body, especially of weapons; "port a rifle"; carry, bear, convey, or bring; "The small canoe could be ported easily"; turn or go to the port or left side, of a ship; "The big ship was slowly porting"; land at or reach a port; "The ship finally ported"; bring to port; "the captain ported the ship at night"; put or turn on the left side, of a ship; "port the helm"; transfer data from one computer to another via a cable that links connecting ports

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