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quoit collapse: game equipment consisting of a ring of iron or circle of rope used in playing the game of quoits

needle collapse: a sharp pointed implement (usually steel); a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument; goad or provoke,as by constant criticism; "He needled her with his sarcastic remarks"; prick with a needle

pillory collapse: a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn; punish by putting in a pillory; expose to ridicule or public scorn

diagnose collapse: determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis; subject to a medical analysis

frank collapse: a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll; a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century; clearly manifest; evident; "frank enjoyment"; exempt by means of an official pass or letter, as from customs or other checks

posthumous collapse: occurring or coming into existence after a person's death; "a posthumous award"; "a posthumous book"; "a posthumous daughter"

ballyhoo collapse: blatant or sensational promotion; advertize noisily or blatantly

build up collapse: enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages; "build up your savings"; change the use of and make available or usable; "develop land"; "The country developed its natural resources"; "The remote areas of the country were gradually built up"; form or accumulate steadily; "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"; bolster or strengthen; "We worked up courage"; "build up confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports"

close out collapse: terminate; "We closed out our account"; terminate by selling off or disposing of; "He closed out his line of sports cars"

write out collapse: make out and issue; "write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please make the check out to me"; put into writing; write in complete form; "write out a contract"

retroactive collapse: descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on the effects of events or stimuli or process that occurred previously

typify collapse: express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol; "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?"; embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; "The fugue typifies Bach's style of composition"

wield collapse: handle effectively; "The burglar wielded an axe"; have and exercise; "wield power and authority"

glockenspiel collapse: a percussion instrument consisting of a set of graduated metal bars mounted on a frame and played with small hammers

celesta collapse: a musical instrument consisting of graduated steel plates that are struck by hammers activated by a keyboard

marimba collapse: a percussion instrument with wooden bars tuned to produce a chromatic scale and with resonators; played with small mallets

vibraphone collapse: a percussion instrument similar to a xylophone but having metal bars and rotating disks in the resonators that produce a vibrato sound

after all collapse: emphasizes something to be considered; "after all, she is your boss, so invite her"; "he is, after all, our president"; in spite of expectations; "came to the party after all"; "it didn't rain after all"

videotape collapse: a relatively wide magnetic tape for use in recording visual images and associated sound; a video recording made on magnetic tape; record on videotape

percussive collapse: involving percussion or featuring percussive instruments; "percussive music"

a priori collapse: involving deductive reasoning from a general principle to a necessary effect; not supported by fact; "an a priori judgment"; based on hypothesis or theory rather than experiment; derived by logic, without observed facts

letter collapse: a written message addressed to a person or organization; "mailed an indignant letter to the editor"; an award earned by participation in a school sport; "he won letters in three sports"; the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters"; a strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention); "he followed instructions to the letter"; "he obeyed the letter of the law"; owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire; mark letters on or mark with letters; set down or print with letters; win an athletic letter

promote collapse: change a pawn for a king by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it the row closest to your opponent; be changed for a superior chess or checker piece; give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work"; contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"

washstand collapse: furniture consisting of a table or stand to hold a basin and pitcher of water for washing: `wash-hand stand' is a British term

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