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mention collapse: an official recognition of merit; "although he didn't win the prize he did get special mention"; a remark that calls attention to something or someone; "she made frequent mention of her promotion"; "there was no mention of it"; "the speaker made several references to his wife"; commend; "he was cited for his outstanding achievements"; make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"

epic collapse: very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale); "an epic voyage"; "of heroic proportions"; "heroic sculpture"; constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic; "epic tradition"

pastel collapse: any of various pale or light colors; delicate and pale in color; "pastel pink"; lacking in body or vigor; "faded pastel charms of the naive music"

unload collapse: take the load off (a container or vehicle); "unload the truck"; "offload the van"

dimness collapse: the quality of being dim or lacking contrast; the property of lights or sounds that lack brilliance or are reduced in intensity; the state of being poorly illuminated

souffle collapse: light fluffy dish of egg yolks and stiffly beaten egg whites mixed with e.g. cheese or fish or fruit

mot collapse: a compulsory annual test of older motor vehicles for safety and exhaust fumes

issue forth collapse: come forth; "A scream came from the woman's mouth"; "His breath came hard"

downy collapse: covered with fine soft hairs or down; "downy milkweed seeds"; like down or as soft as down

bubbly collapse: full of or showing high spirits; "bright bubbly children"; "a bubbly personality"

alarm collapse: a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event; an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger; fear resulting from the awareness of danger; warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness; "The empty house alarmed him"; "We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries"

allegorize collapse: make into an allegory; "The story was allegorized over time"; interpret as an allegory

awaken collapse: cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."; make aware; "They were awakened to the sad facts"

swimming collapse: the act of swimming; "it was the swimming they enjoyed most": "they took a short swim in the pool"

advertise collapse: call attention to; "Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS"; make publicity for; try to sell (a product); "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops"

canto collapse: a major division of a long poem; the highest part (usually the melody) in a piece of choral music

flare collapse: (baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield; a device that produces a bright light for warning or illumination or identification; a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate; a sudden outburst of emotion; "she felt a flare of delight"; "she could not control her flare of rage"; am unwanted reflection in an optical system (or the fogging of an image that is caused by such a reflection); a sudden burst of flame; a shape that spreads outward; "the skirt had a wide flare"; a sudden recurrence or worsening of symptoms; "a colitis flare"; "infection can cause a lupus flare"; reddening of the skin spreading outward from a focus of infection or irritation; burn brightly; "Every star seemed to flare with new intensity"; shine with a sudden light; "The night sky flared with the massive bombardment"

unclouded collapse: not made opaque or cloudy by sediment; "the wine was unclouded"; not mentally disordered; "an unclouded mind"

consonance collapse: the property of sounding harmonious; the repetition of consonants (or consonant patterns) especially at the ends of words

breakthrough collapse: making an important discovery; a penetration of a barrier such as an enemy's defense

diaphanous collapse: so thin as to transmit light; "a hat with a diaphanous veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks"

gnome collapse: a short pithy saying expressing a general truth; a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure

day collapse: United States writer best known for his autobiographical works (1874-1935); a period of opportunity; "he deserves his day in court"; "every dog has his day"; some point or period in time; "it should arrive any day now"; "after that day she never trusted him again"; "those were the days"; "these days it is not unusual"; the recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working); "my day began early this morning"; "it was a busy day on the stock exchange"; "she called it a day and went to bed"; time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis; "two days later they left"; "they put on two performances every day"; "there are 30,000 passengers per day"; a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance; "Mother's Day"; the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside; "the dawn turned night into day"; "it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime"; the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis; "how long is a day on Jupiter?"; an era of existence or influence; "in the day of the dinosaurs"; "in the days of the Roman Empire"; "in the days of sailing ships"; "he was a successful pianist in his day"

see through collapse: remain with until completion; "I must see the job through"; perceive the true nature of; "We could see through her apparent calm"; support financially through a period of time; "The scholarship saw me through college"; "This money will see me through next month"

saying collapse: a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; "pardon the expression"

glance collapse: a quick look; throw a glance at; take a brief look at; "She only glanced at the paper"; "I only peeked--I didn't see anything interesting"

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