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give off collapse: have as a by-product; "The big cities gave off so many wonderful American qualities"

unselfish collapse: not greedy; disregarding your own advantages and welfare over those of others

impute collapse: attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats"; attribute (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source; "The teacher imputed the student's failure to his nervousness"

cannonade collapse: intense and continuous artillery fire; attack with canons or artillery

receive collapse: convert into sounds or pictures; "receive the incoming radio signals"; receive a specified treatment (abstract); "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions"; regard favorably or with disapproval; "Her new collection of poems was not well received"; accept as true or valid; "He received Christ"; partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament; express willingness to have in one's home or environs; "The community warmly received the refugees"; get something; come into possession of; "receive payment"; "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front"; have or give a reception; "The lady is receiving Sunday morning"

stand for collapse: tolerate or bear; "I won't stand for this kind of behavior!"

fell collapse: the act of felling something (as a tree); seam made by turning under or folding together and stitching the seamed materials to avoid rough edges; cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers"; sew a seam by folding the edges

deacon collapse: a cleric ranking just below a priest in Christian churches; one of the Holy Orders; a Protestant layman who assists the minister

available collapse: obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service; "kept a fire extinguisher available"; "much information is available through computers"; "available in many colors"; "the list of available candidates is unusually long"; convenient for use or disposal; "the house is available after July 1"; "2000 square feet of usable office space"; not busy; not otherwise committed; "he was not available for comment"; "he was available and willing to accompany her"

turn to collapse: direct one's interest or attention towards; go into; "The pedophile turned to boys for satisfaction"; "People turn to mysticism at the turn of a millennium"

surprise collapse: the act of surprising someone; a sudden unexpected event; the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you; cause to be surprised; "The news really surprised me"; come upon or take unawares; "She surprised the couple"; "He surprised an interesting scene"

tear collapse: the act of tearing; "he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear"; a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands; "his story brought tears to her eyes"; fill with tears or shed tears; "Her eyes were tearing"; to separate or be separated by force; "planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars"; separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"; move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"

compromise collapse: a middle way between two extremes; an accommodation in which both sides make concessions; "the newly elected congressmen rejected a compromise because they considered it `business as usual'"; settle by concession; make a compromise; arrive at a compromise; "nobody will get everything he wants; we all must compromise"; expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute; "The nuclear secrets of the state were compromised by the spy"

prefer collapse: like better; value more highly; "Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels"; "We prefer sleeping outside"; promote over another; "he favors his second daughter"; give preference to one creditor over another

hazard collapse: an obstacle on a golf course; a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"

breach collapse: a failure to perform some promised act or obligation; an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification)

monk collapse: a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work; United States jazz pianist who was one of the founders of the bebop style (1917-1982)

mesa collapse: a city in Arizona just east of Phoenix; originally a suburb of Phoenix; flat tableland with steep edges; "the tribe was relatively safe on the mesa but they had to descend into the valley for water"

devastate collapse: overwhelm or overpower; "He was devastated by his grief when his son died"

plenary collapse: full in all respects; "a plenary session of the legislature"; "a diplomat with plenary powers"

wilderness collapse: a bewildering profusion; "the duties of citizenship are lost sight of in the wilderness of interests of individuals and groups"; "a wilderness of masts in the harbor"; a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition; "it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers"; a wooded region in northeastern Virginia near Spotsylvania where inconclusive battles were fought in the American Civil War; (politics) a state of disfavor; "he led the Democratic party back from the wilderness"

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