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calm collapse: (of weather) free from storm or wind; "calm seas"; not agitated; without losing self-possession; "spoke in a calm voice"; "remained calm throughout the uproar"; "he remained serene in the midst of turbulence"; "a serene expression on her face"; "she became more tranquil"; "tranquil life in the country"; become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation; "After the fight both men need to cool off."; "It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again."; make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"

continue collapse: exist over a prolonged period of time; "The bad weather continued for two more weeks"; continue talking; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"; keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"; continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight"; continue after an interruption; "The demonstration continued after a break for lunch"; do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop; "We continued our research into the cause of the illness"; "The landlord persists in asking us to move"

uncover collapse: remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body; "uncover your belly"; "The man exposed himself in the subway"; make visible; "Summer brings out bright clothes"; "He brings out the best in her"; "The newspaper uncovered the President's illegal dealings"

eddy collapse: a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself; founder of Christian Science in 1866 (1821-1910); flow in a circular current, of liquids

black belt collapse: a black sash worn to show expert standards in the martial arts (judo or karate); a person who attained the rank of expert in the martial arts (judo or karate)

invest collapse: make an investment; "Put money into bonds"; provide with power and authority; "They vested the council with special rights"; furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors

withhold collapse: hold back; refuse to hand over or share; "The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room"; retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments; "My employer is withholding taxes"

shear collapse: a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it; (physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves; "the shear changed the quadrilateral into a parallelogram"; cut with shears; "shear hedges"; cut or cut through with shears

slag collapse: the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals; convert into slag

discover collapse: make a discovery; "She found that he had lied to her"; "The story is false, so far as I can discover"; make a discovery, make a new finding; "Roentgen discovered X-rays"; "Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle"; see for the first time; make a discovery; "Who discovered the North Pole?"

pigeonhole collapse: a specific (often simplistic) category; treat or classify according to a mental stereotype; "I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European"; place into a small compartment

mildew collapse: a fungus that produces a superficial (usually white) growth on organic matter; the process of becoming mildewed

waste collapse: useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly; "if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste"; "mindless dissipation of natural resources"; (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect; any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted; "they collect the waste once a week"; "much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers"; waste away; "Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world"; cause to grow thin or weak; "The treatment emaciated him"; use inefficiently or inappropriately; "waste heat"; "waste a joke on an unappreciative audience"; run off as waste; "The water wastes back into the ocean"; get rid of; "We waste the dirty water by channeling it into the sewer"; spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"

fart collapse: a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus; expel intestinal gases through the anus

typhoon collapse: a tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans

steal collapse: a stolen base; an instance in which a base runner advances safely during the delivery of a pitch (without the help of a hit or walk or passed ball or wild pitch); steal a base; move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness"; take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation"

debris collapse: the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

tare collapse: counterweight consisting of an empty container that is used as a counterbalance to obtain net weight; any of several weedy vetches grown for forage

hang up collapse: interrupt a telephone conversation; put a telephone receiver back in its cradle

accredit collapse: give credit for; "She was not properly credited in the program"; grant credentials to; "The Regents officially recognized the new educational institution"; "recognize an academic degree"; provide or send (envoys or embassadors) with official credentials

desensitize collapse: make insensitive; "His military training desensitized him"; cause not to be sensitive; "The war desensitized many soldiers"; "The photographic plate was desensitized"

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