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plurality collapse: (in an election with more than 2 options) the number of votes for the candidate or party receiving the greatest number (but less that half of the votes); the state of being plural; "to mark plurality, one language may add an extra syllable to the word whereas another may simply change the vowel in the existing final syllable"

John Doe collapse: an unknown or fictitious man who is a party to legal proceedings; a hypothetical average man

roomy collapse: (of buildings and rooms) having ample space; "a roomy but sparsely furnished apartment"; "a spacious ballroom"

norm collapse: a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical; "the current middle-class norm of two children per family"

globe collapse: a sphere on which a map (especially of the earth) is represented

candle collapse: stick of wax with a wick in the middle; the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin; examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light

substantial collapse: having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary; "the substantial world"; "a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical"; "most ponderous and substantial things"- Shakespeare; having a firm basis in reality and being therefore important, meaningful, or considerable; "substantial equivalents"

income collapse: the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time

flake collapse: cover with flakes or as if with flakes; form into flakes; "The substances started to flake"

bantam collapse: any of various small breeds of fowl; very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy"

climb collapse: the act of climbing something; "it was a difficult climb to the top"; an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.); improve one's social status; "This young man knows how to climb the social ladder"; go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?"; move with difficulty, by grasping; slope upward; "The path climbed all the way to the top of the hill"

escalate collapse: increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the bombing"

wholly collapse: to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly'); "he was wholly convinced"; "entirely satisfied with the meal"; "it was completely different from what we expected"; "was completely at fault"; "a totally new situation"; "the directions were all wrong"; "it was not altogether her fault"; "an altogether new approach"; "a whole new idea"

mountainous collapse: containing many mountains; like a mountain in size and impressiveness; "mountainous waves"; "a mountainous dark man"

test collapse: the act of testing something; "in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"; "he called each flip of the coin a new trial"; the act of undergoing testing; "he survived the great test of battle"; "candidates must compete in a trial of skill"; any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etc; "the test was standardized on a large sample of students"; a hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins; undergo a test; "She doesn't test well"; determine the presence or properties of (a substance); achieve a certain score or rating on a test; "She tested high on the LSAT and was admitted to all the good law schools"; put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe"; show a certain characteristic when tested; "He tested positive for HIV"

scurf collapse: (botany) a covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts

compass collapse: navigational instrument for finding directions; drafting instrument used for drawing circles; the limit of capability; "within the compass of education"; bring about; accomplish; "This writer attempts more than his talents can compass"

in detail collapse: thoroughly (including all important particulars); "he studied the snake in detail"

quantity collapse: an adequate or large amount; "he had a quantity of ammunition"; something that has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable

viscera collapse: internal organs collectively (especially those in the abdominal cavity); "`viscera' is the plural form of `viscus'"

wide collapse: not on target; "the kick was wide"; "the arrow was wide of the mark"; "a claim that was wide of the truth"; having ample fabric; "the current taste for wide trousers"; "a full skirt"; having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other; "wide roads"; "a wide necktie"; "wide margins"; "three feet wide"; "a river two miles broad"; "broad shoulders"; "a broad river"; great in degree; "won by a wide margin"; to or over a great extent or range; far; "wandered wide through many lands"; "he traveled widely"; with or by a broad space; "stand with legs wide apart"; "ran wide around left end"; far from the intended target; "the arrow went wide of the mark"; "a bullet went astray and killed a bystander"; to the fullest extent possible; "open your eyes wide"; "with the throttle wide open"

invert collapse: make an inversion (in a musical composition); "here the theme is inverted"

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