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castle collapse: interchanging the positions of the king and a rook; a large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack; (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard; move the king two squares toward a rook and in the same move the rook to the square next past the king

terrain collapse: a piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; "they decided to attack across the rocky terrain"

automatic collapse: operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control; "automatic transmission"; "a budget deficit that caused automatic spending cuts"; like the unthinking functioning of a machine; "an automatic `thank you'"; "machinelike efficiency"; without volition or conscious control; "the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light"; "a reflex knee jerk"; "sneezing is reflexive"

background collapse: (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear; a person's social heritage: previous experience or training; "he is a lawyer with a sports background"; information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem; "the embassy filled him in on the background of the incident"; the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground; "he posed her against a background of rolling hills"; relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation; "when the rain came he could hear the sound of thunder in the background"; extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured; "they got a bad connection and could hardly hear one another over the background signals"; understate the importance or quality of; "he played down his royal ancestry"

mental hospital collapse: a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person

obsolete collapse: old; no longer in use or valid or fashionable; "obsolete words"; "an obsolete locomotive"; "outdated equipment"; "superannuated laws"; "out-of-date ideas"

orchestration collapse: the act of arranging a piece of music for an orchestra and assigning parts to the different musical instruments; an arrangement of events that attempts to achieve a maximum effect; "the skillful orchestration of his political campaign"; an arrangement of a piece of music for performance by an orchestra or band

equable collapse: not easily irritated; "an equable temper"; "not everyone shared his placid temperament"; "remained placid despite the repeated delays"; not varying; "an equable climate"

banquet collapse: a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed; "a banquet for the graduating seniors"; "the Thanksgiving feast"; "they put out quite a spread"; a ceremonial dinner party for many people

platform collapse: a raised horizontal surface; "the speaker mounted the platform"; any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons; the combination of a particular computer and a particular operating system; a document stating the aims and principles of a political party; "their candidate simply ignored the party platform"; "they won the election even though they offered no positive program"

scrip collapse: a certificate whose value is recognized by the payer and payee; scrip is not currency but may be convertible into currency

fetish collapse: excessive or irrational devotion to some activity; "made a fetish of cleanliness"; a form of sexual desire in which gratification depends to an abnormal degree on some object or item of clothing or part of the body; "common male fetishes are breasts, legs, hair, shoes, and underwear"

lieutenant collapse: an officer in a police force; a commissioned military officer; an officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant commander and above lieutenant junior grade

coil collapse: a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope"; reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit; tubing that is wound in a spiral; a contraceptive device placed inside a woman's womb; a transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine; a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals); wind around something in coils or loops

indivisible collapse: impossible of undergoing division; "an indivisible union of states"; "one nation indivisible"

outfit collapse: a set of clothing (with accessories); "his getup was exceedingly elegant"; any cohesive unit such as a military company

systematic collapse: characterized by order and planning; "the investigation was very systematic"; "a systematic administrator"

cone collapse: any cone-shaped artifact; visual receptor cell sensitive to color; cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts; a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point; make cone-shaped; "cone a tire"

hall collapse: a large building for meetings or entertainment; a large room for gatherings or entertainment; "lecture hall"; "pool hall"; a large building used by a college or university for teaching or research; "halls of learning"; United States astronomer who discovered Phobos and Deimos (the two satellites of Mars) (1829-1907); United States explorer who led three expeditions to the Arctic (1821-1871); United States chemist who developed an economical method of producing aluminum from bauxite (1863-1914); United States child psychologist whose theories of child psychology strongly influenced educational psychology (1844-1924); English writer whose novel about a lesbian relationship was banned in Britain for many years (1883-1943)

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