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canon collapse: a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired; a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church; a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field or art or philosophy; "the neoclassical canon"; "canons of polite society"; a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts; a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter

parchment collapse: skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on; a superior paper resembling sheepskin

troth collapse

line up collapse: take one's position before a kick-off; form a queue, form a line, stand in line; "Customers lined up in front of the store"; get something or somebody for a specific purpose; "I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener"; "I got hold of these tools to fix our plumbing"; "The chairman got hold of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent letter"; form a line; "The buildings all line up neatly"

conjugation collapse: a class of verbs having the same inflectional forms; the complete set of inflected forms of a verb; the inflection of verbs

formality collapse: compliance with formal rules; "courtroom formality"; a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies; "the formality of his voice made the others pay him close attention"; a requirement of etiquette or custom; "a mere formality"

manner of speaking collapse: your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally; "his manner of speaking was quite abrupt"; "her speech was barren of southernisms"; "I detected a slight accent in his speech"

fashion collapse: characteristic or habitual practice; consumer goods (especially clothing) in the current mode; the latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behavior; make out of components (often in an improvising manner); "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks"

cliche collapse

honest-to-God collapse: (used informally especially for emphasis); "a real honest-to-god live cowboy"; "had us a high old time"; "went upriver to look at a sure-enough fish wheel"

double entendre collapse: an ambiguity with one interpretation that is indelicate

term collapse: any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial; "the general term of an algebraic equation of the n-th degree"; a word or expression used for some particular thing; "he learned many medical terms"; one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition; "the major term of a syllogism must occur twice"; a limited period of time; "a prison term"; "he left school before the end of term"; the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent; "a healthy baby born at full term"; name formally or designate with a term

spoor collapse: the trail left by a person or an animal; what the hunter follows in pursuing game; "the hounds followed the fox's spoor"

pun collapse: a humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her"; make a play on words; "Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning"

mode collapse: the most frequent value of a random variable; any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave; a particular functioning condition or arrangement; "switched from keyboard to voice mode"

rehearse collapse: engage in a rehearsal (of)

ceremony collapse: any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way; "the ceremony of smelling the cork and tasting the wine"; "he makes a ceremony of addressing his golf ball"; "he disposed of it without ceremony"; the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion; "an inaugural ceremony"; a formal event performed on a special occasion; "a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor"

lifelike collapse: free from artificiality; "a lifelike pose"; "a natural reaction"

true to life collapse

verisimilar collapse: appearing to be true or real; "a verisimilar tale"

compound collapse: an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient); a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts; (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight; of leaf shapes; of leaves composed of several similar parts or lobes; consisting of two or more substances or ingredients or elements or parts; "soap is a compound substance"; "housetop is a compound word"; "a blackberry is a compound fruit"; put or add together; "combine resources"; combine so as to form a whole; mix; "compound the ingredients"; create by mixing or combining; calculate principal and interest

decree collapse: a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge); "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there"; issue a decree; "The King only can decree"

unflattering collapse: showing or representing unfavorably; "an unflattering portrait"; "an uncomplimentary dress"

expression collapse: the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing; "the expression of milk from her breast"; the feelings expressed on a person's face; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face"; expression without words; "tears are an expression of grief"; "the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition"; the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions; "expressions of good will"; "he helped me find verbal expression for my ideas"; "the idea was immediate but the verbalism took hours"; (genetics) the process of expressing a gene

byword collapse

speaking collapse: the utterance of intelligible speech

noosphere collapse

draw up collapse: come to a halt after driving somewhere; "The Rolls pulled up on pour front lawn"; "The chauffeur hauled up in front of us"; cause (a vehicle) to stop; "He pulled up the car in front of the hotel"; straighten oneself; "He drew himself up when he talked to his superior"; form or arrange in order or formation, as of a body of soldiers

promulgate collapse: put a law into effect by formal declaration

unfanciful collapse

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"

remodel collapse: do over, as of (part of) a house; "We are remodeling these rooms"

formula collapse: a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement; a conventionalized statement expressing some fundamental principle; a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements; a liquid food for infants

decorum collapse: propriety in manners and conduct

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"

unfeigning collapse

exemplar collapse: something to be imitated; "an exemplar of success"; "a model of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major general"

say so collapse

articulation collapse: the act of joining things in such a way that motion is possible; expressing in coherent verbal form; "the articulation of my feelings"; "I gave voice to my feelings"; the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech; the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made

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