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cornerstone collapse: a stone at the outer corner of two intersecting masonry walls; a stone in the exterior of a large and important building; usually carved with a date and laid with appropriate ceremonies

milestone collapse: stone post at side of a road to show distances; a significant event in your life (or in a project)

landmark collapse: an anatomical structure used as a point of origin in locating other anatomical structures (as in surgery) or as point from which measurements can be taken; a mark showing the boundary of a piece of land; an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend; "the agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations"; the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape; "the church steeple provided a convenient landmark"

keystone collapse: the central building block at the top of an arch or vault

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"

kernel collapse: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"; a single whole grain of a cereal; "a kernel of corn"; the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone; "black walnut kernels are difficult to get out of the shell"

essential collapse: basic and fundamental; "the essential feature"; absolutely required and not to be used up or sacrificed; absolutely necessary; vitally necessary; "essential tools and materials"; "funds essential to the completion of the project"; "an indispensable worker"; being or relating to or containing the essence of a plant etc; "essential oil"

nub collapse: a small piece; "a nub of coal"; "a stub of a pencil"; a small lump or protuberance

pivot collapse: the act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot; "the golfer went to the driving range to practice his pivot"; axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns; the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver; turn on a pivot

mainstream collapse: the prevailing current of thought; "his thinking was in the American mainstream"

hydrosphere collapse: the watery layer of the earth's surface; includes water vapor

chapter collapse: a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled; "he read a chapter every night before falling asleep"; a series of related events forming an episode; "a chapter of disasters"; a local branch of some fraternity or association; "he joined the Atlanta chapter"; an ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church; any distinct period in history or in a person's life; "the industrial revolution opened a new chapter in British history"; "the divorce was an ugly chapter in their relationship"

absolute zero collapse: (cryogenics) the lowest temperature theoretically attainable (at which the kinetic energy of atoms and molecules is minimal); 0 Kelvin or -273.15 centigrade or -459.67 Fahrenheit

freezing point collapse: the temperature below which a liquid turns into a solid

jib collapse: any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast)

pith collapse: soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants; remove the pith from (a plant)

fundamental collapse: the lowest tone of a harmonic series; being or involving basic facts or principles; "the fundamental laws of the universe"; "a fundamental incomatibility between them"; "these rudimentary truths"; "underlying principles"; far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something; "the fundamental revolution in human values that has occurred"; "the book underwent fundamental changes"; "committed the fundamental error of confusing spending with extravagance"; "profound social changes"

climax collapse: the decisive moment in a novel or play; "the deathbed scene is the climax of the play"; arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness; the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding; "the climax of the artist's career"; "in the flood tide of his success"; the most severe stage of a disease

pike collapse: any of several elongate long-snouted freshwater game and food fishes widely distributed in cooler parts of the northern hemisphere; medieval weapon consisting of a spearhead attached to a long pole or pikestaff; superseded by the bayonet; a sharp point (as on the end of a spear); highly valued northern freshwater fish with lean flesh

zero collapse: the quantity that registers a reading of zero on a scale; a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number; indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration; "a zero score"; indicating an initial point or origin; of or relating to the null set (a set with no members); adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun); "He zeroed in his rifle at 200 yards"; adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value

core collapse: a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil; the chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile material where the reaction takes place; a small group of indispensable persons or things; "five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program"; the center of an object; "the ball has a titanium core"; the central part of the Earth; a cylindrical sample of soil or rock obtained with a hollow drill; remove the core or center from; "core an apple"

main collapse: a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage; any very large body of (salt) water

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