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roundup collapse: the systematic gathering up of suspects by the police; "a mass roundup of suspects"; the activity of gathering livestock together so that they can be counted or branded or sold; a summary list; as in e.g. "a news roundup"

aisle collapse: passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in stores; part of a church divided laterally from the nave proper by rows of pillars or columns; a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)

underpass collapse: an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway

homology collapse: the quality of being similar or corresponding in position or value or structure or function

conduit collapse: a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass; "the computers were connected through a system of conduits"

syndication collapse: selling (an article or cartoon) for publication in many magazines or newspapers at the same time; "he received a comfortable income from the syndication of his work"; organizing into or administering as a syndicate

jointure collapse: (law) an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage settlement in lieu of a dower

proximity collapse: the property of being close together; a Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) objects or events that are near to one another (in space or time) are perceived as belonging together as a unit; the region close around a person or thing

rodeo collapse: an exhibition of cowboy skills; an enclosure for cattle that have been rounded up

juxtaposition collapse: the act of positioning close together (or side by side); "it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors"; a side-by-side position

railway collapse: line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight

portico collapse: a porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area

similarity collapse: the quality of being similar; a Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) parts of a stimulus field that are similar to each other tend to be perceived as belonging together as a unit

merging collapse: the act of joining together as one; "the merging of the two groups occurred quickly"; "there was no meeting of minds"

ford collapse: the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse; a shallow area in a stream that can be forded; United States manufacturer of automobiles who pioneered mass production (1863-1947); 38th President of the United States; appointed vice president and succeeded Nixon when Nixon resigned (1913-); English writer and editor (1873-1939); son of Henry Ford (1893-1943); grandson of Henry Ford (1917-1987); United States film maker (1896-1973); cross a river where it's shallow

parasitism collapse: the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage)

affixation collapse: formation of a word by means of an affix; the result of adding an affix to a root word

ambulatory collapse: a covered walkway (as in a cloister); "it has an ambulatory and seven chapels"; relating to or adapted for walking; "an ambulatory corridor"

trestle collapse: sawhorses used in pairs to support a horizontal tabletop; a supporting tower used to support a bridge

linkage collapse: the act of linking things together; a mechanical system of rods or springs or pivots that transmits power or motion; (genetics) traits that tend to be inherited together as a consequence of an association between their genes; all of the genes of a given chromosome are linked (where one goes they all go); an associative relation

arcade collapse: a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns; a covered passageway; often between streets with shops or stalls

trunk line collapse: a telephone line connecting two exchanges directly; line that is the main route on a railway

relationship collapse: a relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness); "the relationship between mothers and their children"; a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection); "he didn't want his wife to know of the relationship"; a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries

affairs collapse: transactions of professional or public interest; "news of current affairs"; "great affairs of state"

agglutination collapse: the building of words from component morphemes that retain their form and meaning in the process of combining; a clumping of bacteria or red cells when held together by antibodies (agglutinins); the coalescing of small particles that are suspended in solution; these larger masses are then (usually) precipitated

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