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tendon collapse: a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment

quartet collapse: a musical composition for four performers; four people considered as a unit; "he joined a barbershop quartet"; "the foursome teed off before 9 a.m."; a set of four similar things considered as a unit; four performers or singers who perform together

comparison collapse: examining resemblances or differences; qualities that are comparable; "no comparison between the two books"; "beyond compare"; relation based on similarities and differences

tag along collapse: go along with, often uninvited; "my younger brother often tagged along when I went out with my friends"

subservient collapse: compliant and obedient to authority; "editors and journalists who express opinions in print that are opposed to the interests of the rich are dismissed and replaced by subservient ones"-G. B. Shaw

vice president collapse: an executive officer ranking immediately below a president; may serve in the president's place under certain circumstances

ligament collapse: any connection or unifying bond; a sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles or organs

alternative collapse: necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities; "`either' and `or' in `either this or that'"; pertaining to unconventional choices; "an alternative life style"

parole collapse: (law) a conditional release from imprisonment that entitles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as long as the terms of release are complied with; a promise; "he gave his word"; release a criminal from detention and place him on parole; "The prisoner was paroled after serving 10 years in prison"

replacement collapse: the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; "replacing the star will not be easy"

continue collapse: exist over a prolonged period of time; "The bad weather continued for two more weeks"; continue talking; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"; keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"; continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight"; continue after an interruption; "The demonstration continued after a break for lunch"; do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop; "We continued our research into the cause of the illness"; "The landlord persists in asking us to move"

replication collapse: the repetition of an experiment in order to test the validity of its conclusion; "scientists will not believe an experimental result until they have seen at least one replication"; (law) a pleading made by a plaintiff in reply to the defendant's plea or answer; (genetics) the process whereby DNA makes a copy of itself before cell division

number one collapse: a reference to yourself or myself etc.; `take care of number one' means to put your own interests first

backup collapse: (computer science) a copy of a file or directory on a separate storage device; "he made a backup in case the original was accidentally damaged or erased"; an accumulation caused by clogging or a stoppage; "a traffic backup on the main street"; "he discovered a backup in the toilet"

underprivileged collapse: lacking the rights and advantages of other members of society

subaltern collapse: a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain

sextet collapse: a musical composition written for six performers; six people considered as a unit; a set of six similar things considered as a unit; six performers or singers who perform together

servile collapse: submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior; "spoke in a servile tone"; "the incurably servile housekeeper"; "servile tasks such as floor scrubbing and barn work"

string collapse: a lightweight cord; a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, which makes sound when plucked, struck, or bowed; a collection of objects threaded on a single strand; a linear sequence of symbols (characters or words or phrases); a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding; "a string of islands"; "train of mourners"; "a train of thought"; (cosmology) a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having a concentration of energy and the dynamic properties of a flexible loop; add as if on a string; "string these ideas together"; "string up these songs and you'll have a musical"; provide with strings; "string my guitar"; thread on or as if on a string; "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried cranberries"; remove the stringy parts of; "string beans"; string together; tie or fasten with a string; "string the package"; stretch out or arrange like a string; move or come along

scroll collapse: a document that can be rolled up (as for storage); move through text or graphics in order to display parts that do not fit on the screen; "Scroll down to see the entire text"

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