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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

argue collapse: present reasons and arguments; give evidence of; "The evidence argues for your claim"; "The results indicate the need for more work"; have an argument about something

outreach collapse: the act of reaching out; "the outreach toward truth of the human spirit"

rawhide collapse: untanned hide especially of cattle; cut in strips it is used for whips and ropes

account for collapse: give reasons for; "Can you account for all these absences?"; be the reason or explanation for; "The recession accounts for the slow retail business"

character assassination collapse: an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation

proverb collapse: a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people

flaunt collapse: the act of displaying something ostentatiously; "his behavior was an outrageous flaunt"; display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously; "he showed off his new sports car"

literal collapse: without interpretation or embellishment; "a literal depiction of the scene before him"; limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text; "a literal translation"; avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis); "it's the literal truth"

pine collapse: a coniferous tree; straight-grained durable and often resinous white to yellowish timber of any of numerous trees of the genus Pinus

whale collapse: any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head; hunt for whales

tongue collapse: the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot; a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity; a manner of speaking; "he spoke with a thick tongue"; "she has a glib tongue"; the tongue of certain animals used as meat; any long thin projection that is transient; "tongues of flame licked at the walls"; "rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark"; lick or explore with the tongue; articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments

adverb collapse: the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses; a word that modifies something other than a noun

preposition collapse: a function word that combines with a noun or pronoun or noun phrase to form a prepositional phrase that can have an adverbial or adjectival relation to some other word; (linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element before another (as placing a modifier before the word it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix before the base to which it is attached)

participle collapse: a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses

part of speech collapse: one of the traditional categories of words intended to reflect their functions in a grammatical context

adjective collapse: the word class that qualifies nouns; a word that expresses an attribute of something; relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law ; "adjective law"

bear up collapse: endure cheerfully; "She bore up under the enormous strain"

award collapse: a grant made by a law court; "he criticized the awarding of compensation by the court"; a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; "an award for bravery"; give, especially as an honor or reward; "bestow honors and prizes at graduation"; give as judged due or on the basis of merit; "the referee awarded a free kick to the team"; "the jury awarded a million dollars to the plaintiff";"Funds are granted to qualified researchers"

scent collapse: an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced; catch the scent of; get wind of; "The dog nosed out the drugs"

suspend collapse: cause to be held in suspension in a fluid; "suspend the particles"; make inoperative or stop; "suspend payments on the loan"; hang freely; "The secret police suspended their victims from the ceiling and beat them"; bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.; render temporarily ineffective; "the prison sentence was suspended"

publish collapse: prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a magazine or newspaper"; have (one's written work) issued for publication; "How many books did Georges Simenon write?"; "She published 25 books during her long career"

testimony collapse: something that serves as evidence; "his effort was testimony to his devotion"; an assertion offering firsthand authentication of a fact; "according to his own testimony he can't do it"; a solemn statement made under oath

annunciation collapse: (Christianity) the announcement to the Virgin Mary by the angel Gabriel of the incarnation of Christ; a festival commemorating the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland

greeting collapse: (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)

highlight collapse: an area of lightness in a picture; the most interesting or memorable part; "the highlight of the tour was our visit to the Vatican"; apply a highlighter to one's cheeks or eyebrows in order to make them more prominent; "highlight the area above your eyebrows"

decipher collapse: read with difficulty; "Can you decipher this letter?"; "The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs"

confirm collapse: make more firm; "Confirm thy soul in self-control!"; establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"; strengthen or make more firm; "The witnesses confirmed the victim's account"; administer the rite of confirmation to; "the children were confirmed in their mother's faith"; support a person for a position; "The Senate confirmed the President's candidate for Secretary of Defense"

found collapse: food and lodging provided in addition to money; "they worked for $30 and found"; come upon unexpectedly or after searching; "found art"; "the lost-and-found department"

swear collapse: promise solemnly; take an oath; make a deposition; declare under oath

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