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rebuttal collapse: the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument

spoke collapse: support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

commutation collapse: the travel of a commuter; (law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law; a warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one

cruise collapse: an ocean trip taken for pleasure; sail or travel about for pleasure, relaxation, or sightseeing; "We were cruising in the Caribbean"; travel at a moderate speed; "Please keep your seat belt fastened while the plane is reaching cruising altitude"; drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure; "She cruised the neighborhood in her new convertible"; look for a sexual partner in a public place; "The men were cruising the park"

treacherous collapse: dangerously unstable and unpredictable; "treacherous winding roads"; "an unreliable trestle"

refutation collapse: the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions; "his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive"; "in defense he said the other man started it"

filigree collapse: delicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or silver or other fine twisted wire); make filigree, as with a precious metal

hub collapse: the central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc) through which the shaft or axle passes; a center of activity or interest or commerce or transportation; a focal point around which events revolve; "the playground is the hub of parental supervision"; "the airport is the economic hub of the area"

annihilation collapse: destruction by annihilating something; total destruction; "bomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll"

crisscross collapse: a marking that consists of lines that cross each other; marked with crossing lines; crossing one another in opposite directions; mark with a pattern of crossing lines; "crisscross the sheet of paper"; mark with or consist of a pattern of crossed lines; "wrinkles crisscrossed her face"; cross in a pattern, often random

martial law collapse: the body of law imposed by the military over civilian affairs (usually in time of war or civil crisis); overrides civil law

arabesque collapse: an ornament that interlaces simulated foliage in an intricate design; position in which the dancer has one leg raised behind and arms outstretched in a conventional pose

annulment collapse: (law) a formal termination (of a relationship or a judicial proceeding etc)

focus collapse: maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; "in focus"; "out of focus"; maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea; "the controversy brought clearly into focus an important difference of opinion"; the concentration of attention or energy on something; "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no direction in his life"; a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section; a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges; a central point or locus of an infection in an organism; "the focus of infection"; put (an image) into focus; "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie"; become focussed or come into focus; "The light focused"; cause to converge on or toward a central point; "Focus the light on this image"

plexus collapse: a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels

item collapse: a whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection; "they reduced the price on many items"; a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list; "he noticed an item in the New York Times"; "she had several items on her shopping list"; "the main point on the agenda was taken up first"; (used when listing or enumerating items) also; "a length of chain, item a hook"-Philip Guedalla

put away collapse: turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily; "it's time for you to put away childish things"; kill gently, as with an injection; "the cat was very ill and we had to put it to sleep"; stop using; "the children were told to put away their toys"; "the students put away their notebooks"

going collapse: advancing toward a goal; "persuading him was easy going"; "the proposal faces tough sledding"

voyage collapse: a journey to some distant place; travel by boat propelled by wind or by other means; "The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow"

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

thwart collapse: a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat; hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"

funnel collapse: (nautical) smokestack consisting of a shaft for ventilation or the passage of smoke (especially the smokestack of a ship); a conically shaped utensil having a narrow tube at the small end; used to channel the flow of substances into a container with a small mouth; a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends; move or pour through a funnel; "funnel the liquid into the small bottle"

nullification collapse: the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something; the states'-rights doctrine that a state can refuse to recognize or to enforce a federal law passed by the United States Congress

extinction collapse: the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning; "the extinction of the lights"; a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus; complete annihilation; "they think a meteor cause the extinction of the dinosaurs"; the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation; no longer in existence; "the extinction of a species"; no longer active; extinguished; "the extinction of the volcano"

bottleneck collapse: the narrow part of a bottle near the top; become narrow, like a bottleneck; "Right by the bridge, the road bottlenecks"; slow down or impede by creating an obstruction; "His laziness has bottlenecked our efforts to reform the system"

cancellation collapse: the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement; the speech act of revoking or annulling or making void

apostasy collapse: the act of abandoning a party or cause; the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)

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