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rapid collapse: a part of a river where the current is very fast; done or occurring in a brief period of time; "a rapid rise through the ranks"; characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed; "a rapid movement"; "a speedy car"; "a speedy errand boy"

decipher collapse: read with difficulty; "Can you decipher this letter?"; "The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs"

ribbon collapse: notion consisting of a narrow strip of fine material used for trimming; a long strip of inked material for making characters on paper with a typewriter; any long object resembling a thin line; "a mere ribbon of land"; "the lighted ribbon of traffic"; "from the air the road was a grey thread"; "a thread of smoke climbed upward"

talk down collapse: direct and control (the flight of an airplane during landing) via radio; "the control tower talked down the plane whose pilot fell ill"; belittle through talk; speak in a condescending manner, as if to a child; "He talks down to her"

exemplify collapse: clarify by giving an example of; be characteristic of; "This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue"

consequential collapse: having important issues or results; "the year's only really consequential legislation"; "an eventful decision"

breeze collapse: a slight wind (usually refreshing); "the breeze was cooled by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his neck"; to proceed quickly and easily; blow gently and lightly; "It breezes most evenings at the shore"

emerge collapse: come out into view, as from concealment; "Suddenly, the proprietor emerged from his office"; become known or apparent; "Some nice results emerged from the study"; come up to the surface of or rise; "He felt new emotions emerge"

illuminate collapse: add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)

Establishment collapse: a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence; the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof; any large organization; (ecology) the process by which a plant or animal becomes established in a new habitat

clarify collapse: make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating; "clarify the butter"; "clarify beer"; make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"

wake up collapse: stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"

intensity collapse: high level or degree; the property of being intense; the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation); "he adjusted the intensity of the sound"; "they measured the station's signal strength"

elucidation collapse: an act of explaining that serves to clear up and cast light on

ponderous collapse: having great mass and weight and unwieldiness; "a ponderous stone"; "a ponderous burden"; "ponderous weapons"; labored and dull; "a ponderous speech"

nudge collapse: a slight push or shake; push into action by pestering or annoying gently; to push against gently; "She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant"

trivialize collapse: make trivial or insignificant; "Don't trivialize the seriousness of the issue!"

luster collapse: a surface coating for ceramics or porcelain; a quality that outshines the usual

massive collapse: consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter; "Earth is the most massive of the terrestrial planets"; imposing in size or bulk or solidity; "massive oak doors"; "Moore's massive sculptures"; "the monolithic proportions of Stalinist architecture"; "a monumental scale"; imposing in scale or scope or degree or power; "massive retaliatory power"; "a massive increase in oil prices"; "massive changes"; being the same substance throughout; "massive silver"

swift collapse: a small bird that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight; an English satirist born in Ireland (1667-1745); United States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars (1839-1903)

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