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topmost collapse: at or nearest to the top; "the uppermost book in the pile"; "on the topmost step"

layout collapse: the act of laying out (as by making plans for something); a plan or design of something that is laid out

doctrine collapse: a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school

pleasantry collapse: an agreeable or amusing remark; "they exchange pleasantries"

artery collapse: a major thoroughfare that bears important traffic; a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body

retort collapse: a vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat; answer back

vehemence collapse: intensity or forcefulness of expression; "the vehemence of his denial"; "his emphasis on civil rights"

substance collapse: that which has mass and occupies space; "an atom is the smallest indivisible unit of matter"; the stuff of which an object consists

productiveness collapse: the quality of being productive or having the power to produce

tenor collapse: the pitch range of the highest male voice; the general meaning or substance of an utterance; "although I disagreed with him I could follow the tenor of his argument"; a settled or prevailing or habitual course of a person's life; "nothing disturbed the even tenor of her ways"; the adult male singing voice above baritone; an adult male with a tenor voice; of or close in range to the highest natural adult male voice; "tenor voice"; (of a musical instrument) intermediate between alto and baritone or bass; "a tenor sax"

model collapse: the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale); representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale); a type of product; "his car was an old model"; a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process; "the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems"; a representative form or pattern; "I profited from his example"; a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor; "the president didn't have time to be a model so the artist worked from photos"; someone worthy of imitation; "every child needs a role model"; form in clay, wax, etc; "model a head with clay"; construct a model of; "model an airplane"; create a representation or model of; "The pilots are trained in conditions simulating high-altitude flights"; plan or create according to a model or models; display (clothes) as a mannequin; "model the latest fashion"; assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"

Europe collapse: the nations of the European continent collectively; "the Marshall Plan helped Europe recover from World War II"; the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles

presume collapse: take liberties or act with too much confidence; constitute reasonable evidence for; "A restaurant bill presumes the consumption of food"

uppermost collapse: in or into the highest position; "the blade turned uppermost"; in or into the most prominent position, as in the mind; "say what comes uppermost"

idea collapse: the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind"; a personal view; "he has an idea that we don't like him"

headquarters collapse: the military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command; "the general's headquarters were a couple of large tents"; (usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise; "many companies have their headquarters in New York"; (plural) a military unit consisting of a commander and the headquarters staff

theme collapse: a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work; "it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme"; (music) melodic subject of a musical composition; "the theme is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it"; provide with a particular theme or motive; "the restaurant often themes its menus"

pretense collapse: the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending"; imaginative intellectual play; pretending with intention to deceive

generalization collapse: (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus; reasoning from detailed facts to general principles; an idea or conclusion having general application; "he spoke in broad generalities"

judge collapse: a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice; determine the result of (a competition); put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of; "The football star was tried for the murder of his wife"; "The judge tried both father and son in separate trials"

crisis collapse: a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something; "after the crisis the patient either dies or gets better"; an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty; "they went bankrupt during the economic crisis"

avenue collapse: a line of approach; "they explored every avenue they could think of"; "it promises to open new avenues to understanding"; a wide street or thoroughfare

premier collapse: preceding all others in time; "the premiere showing"; perform a work for the first time; be performed for the first time; "We premiered the opera of the young composer and it was a critical success"

terrace collapse: a row of houses built in a similar style and having common dividing walls (or the street on which they face); "Grosvenor Terrace"; a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below); make into terraces as for cultivation; "The Incas terraced their mountainous land"; provide (a house) with a terrace; "We terrassed the country house"

suspect collapse: someone who is under suspicion; imagine to be the case or true or probable; "I suspect he is a fugitive"; "I surmised that the butler did it"; hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty; "The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks"

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