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fellow traveler collapse: a communist sympathizer (but not a member of the Communist Party)

collected collapse: in full control of your faculties; "the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination"; "perfectly poised and sure of himself"; "more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen"; "strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble"; brought together in one place; "the collected works of Milton"; "the gathered folds of the skirt"

catcher collapse: the position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws; "a catcher needs a lot of protective equipment"; "a catcher plays behind the plate"; (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher

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"

reef collapse: a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water; reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef; roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area; lower and bring partially inboard; "reef the sailboat's mast"

gingerly collapse: with extreme care or delicacy; "they proceeded with gingerly footwork over the jagged stones"; "the issue was handled only in a gingerly way"- W.S.White; in a gingerly manner; "gingerly I raised the edge of the blanket"

export collapse: commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country; cause to spread in another part of the world; "The Russians exported Marxism to Africa"; sell or transfer abroad; "we export less than we import and have a negative trade balance"

nestle collapse: position comfortably; "The baby nestled her head in her mother's elbow"; lie in a sheltered position; "The little cottage nestles in the forest"

flotilla collapse: a fleet of small craft; a United States Navy fleet consisting of two or more squadrons of small warships

pad collapse: the foot or fleshy cushion-like underside of the toes of an animal; a usually thin flat mass of padding; a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp; the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily); a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge; add padding to; "pad the seat of the chair"; line or stuff with soft material; "pad a bra"

helm collapse: a position of leadership; "the President is at the helm of the Ship of State"; steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by which a vessel is steered

domination collapse: social control by dominating; power to dominate or defeat; "mastery of the seas"

reign collapse: royal authority; the dominion of a monarch; the period during which a monarch is sovereign; "during the reign of Henry VIII"; a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful; "he was helpless under the reign of his egotism"; have sovereign power; "Henry VIII reigned for a long time"

ovation collapse: enthusiastic recognition (especially one accompanied by loud applause)

fascism collapse: a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism)

deliver collapse: deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students"; utter (an exclamation, noise, etc.); "The students delivered a cry of joy"; bring to a destination, make a delivery; "our local super market delivers"; throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball; "The pitcher delivered the ball"; carry out or perform; "deliver an attack", "deliver a blow"; "The boxer drove home a solid left"; save from sins

dominance collapse: the organic phenomenon in which one of a pair of alleles present in a genotype is expressed in the phenotype and the other allele of the pair is not; the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her"

virtuoso collapse: a musician who is a consummate master of technique and artistry

transfer collapse: the act of transfering something from one form to another; "the transfer of the music from record to tape suppressed much of the background noise"; transferring ownership; application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation; a ticket that allows a passenger to change conveyances; someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another; "the best student was a transfer from LSU"; transfer from one place or period to another; "The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America"; move around; "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket"; change from one vehicle or transportation line to another; "She changed in Chicago on her way to the East coast"; cause to change ownership; "I transferred my stock holdings to my children"; move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"; transfer somebody to a different position or location of work

leverage collapse: investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses); strategic advantage; power to act effectively; "relatively small groups can sometimes exert immense political leverage"; the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever; provide with leverage; "We need to leverage this company"; supplement with leverage; "leverage the money that is already available"

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