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born collapse: British nuclear physicist (born in Germany) honored for his contributions to quantum mechanics (1882-1970); brought into existence; "he was a child born of adultery"

impressionable collapse: easily impressed or influenced; "an impressionable youngster"; "an impressionable age"

confinement collapse: the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them; the state of being confined; "he was held in confinement"

amortization collapse: payment of an obligation in a series of installments or transfers; the reduction of the value of an asset by prorating its cost over a period of years

bountiful collapse: producing in abundance; "the bountiful earth"; "a plentiful year"; "fruitful soil"

hospitable collapse: favorable to life and growth; "soil sufficiently hospitable for forest growth"; "a hospitable environment"; disposed to treat guests and strangers with cordiality and generosity; "a good-natured and hospitable man"; "a hospitable act"; "hospitable invitations"; having an open mind; "hospitable to new ideas"; "open to suggestions"

facile collapse: performing adroitly and without effort; "a facile hand"; arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth; "too facile a solution for so complex a problem"

dulcet collapse: pleasing to the ear; "the dulcet tones of the cello"; extremely pleasant in a gentle way; "the most dulcet swimming on the most beautiful and remote beaches"

assignment collapse: the act of distributing something to designated places or persons; "the first task is the assignment of an address to each datum"; a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces); "hazardous duty"; an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor); the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another

likable collapse: easy to like; agreeable; "an attractive and likable young man"

retreat collapse: (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat; "the disorderly retreat of French troops"; (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset; (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position; a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet; make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"; move away, as for privacy; "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer"

openhearted collapse: freely communicative; candidly straightforward; "openhearted advice"

genesis collapse: the first book of the Old Testament: tells of creation; Adam and Eve; the Fall of Man; Cain and Abel; Noah and the flood; God's covenant with Abraham; Abraham and Isaac; Jacob and Esau; Joseph and his brothers; a coming into being

tractable collapse: easily managed (controlled or taught or molded); "tractable young minds"; "the natives...being...of an intelligent tractable disposition"- Samuel Butler

adaptable collapse: capable of adapting (of becoming or being made suitable) to a particular situation or use; "to succeed one must be adaptable"; "the frame was adaptable to cloth bolts of different widths"

elastic collapse: a fabric made of yarns containing an elastic material; capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy; "an elastic band"; "a youthful and elastic walk"; able to adjust readily to different conditions; "an adaptable person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a contract"

subscription collapse: the act of signing your name; writing your signature (as on a document); "the deed was attested by the subscription of his signature"; a pledged contribution; agreement expressed by (or as if expressed by) signing your name; a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time

flower power collapse: a counterculture of young people in the US during the 1960s and 70s

dispersion collapse: the act of dispersing or diffusing something; "the dispersion of the troops"; "the diffusion of knowledge"; spreading widely or driving off

retraction collapse: the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back; "the retraction of the landing gear"; "retraction of the foreskin"; a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion

desirable collapse: worth having or seeking or achieving; "a desirable job"; "computer with many desirable features"; "a desirable outcome"; worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse; "the parents found the girl suitable for their son"

accommodation collapse: (physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the lens of the eye; the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need; living quarters provided for public convenience; "overnight accommodations are available"; in the theories of Jean Piaget: the modification of internal representations in order to accommodate a changing knowledge of reality; a settlement of differences; "they reached an accommodation with Japan"

announcement collapse: a formal public statement; "the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war"; "a declaration of independence"; a public statement about something that is happening or going to happen; "the announcement appeared in the local newspaper"; "the promulgation was written in English"

barter collapse: an equal exchange; "we had no money so we had to live by barter"; exchange goods without involving money

conveyance collapse: act of transferring property title from one person to another; something that serves as a means of transportation; the transmission of information; document effecting a property transfer

submission collapse: the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another; (law) a contention presented by a lawyer to a judge or jury as part of the case he is arguing; an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter; a legal document summarizing an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter; something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition); "several of his submissions were rejected by publishers"; "what was the date of submission of your proposal?"; the condition of having submitted to control by someone or something else; "the union was brought into submission"; "his submission to the will of God"

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