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exaggeration collapse: the act of making something more noticeable than usual; "the dance involved a deliberate exaggeration of his awkwardness"; making to seem more important than it really is

preferment collapse: the act of preferring; "the preferment went to the younger candidate"; the act of making accusations; "preferment of charges"

chosen collapse: an exclusive group of people; "one of the elect who have power inside the government"; the name for Korea as a Japanese province (1910-1945); one who is the object of choice; who is given preference; "she was Mama's chosen"; preferred above all others; "the chosen few"; "her chosen abode"

theorem collapse: an idea accepted as a demonstrable truth; a proposition deducible from basic postulates

dilemma collapse: state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options

deacon collapse: a cleric ranking just below a priest in Christian churches; one of the Holy Orders; a Protestant layman who assists the minister

vein collapse: one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect; a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; "all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood"; a distinctive style or manner; "he continued in this vein for several minutes"; a layer of ore between layers of rock; any of the vascular bundles or ribs that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ; make a veinlike pattern

chic collapse: elegance by virtue of being fashionable; elegant and stylish; "chic elegance"; "a smart new dress"; "a suit of voguish cut"

Democratic Party collapse: the older of two major political parties in the United States

opposition party collapse

Republican Party collapse: the younger of two major political parties in the United States; GOP is an acronym for grand old party

Socialist Party collapse: a political party in the United States formed in 1900 to advocate socialism

dominant collapse: (music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale; exercising influence or control; "television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion"; "the dominant partner in the marriage"; (of genes) producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar

minor collapse: limited in size or scope; "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country"; inferior in number or size or amount; "a minor share of the profits"; "Ursa Minor"; lesser in scope or effect; "had minor differences"; "a minor disturbance"; not of legal age; "minor children"; of a scale or mode; "the minor keys"; "in B flat minor"; of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization; of lesser importance or stature or rank; "a minor poet"; "had a minor part in the play"; "a minor official"; "many of these hardy adventurers were minor noblemen"; "minor back roads"; of lesser seriousness or danger; "suffered only minor injuries"; "some minor flooding"; "a minor tropical disturbance"; warranting only temporal punishment; "venial sin"

mutual company collapse

insurance company collapse: a financial institution that sells insurance

bail bond collapse

GOP collapse

lieutenant collapse: an officer in a police force; a commissioned military officer; an officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant commander and above lieutenant junior grade

warrant officer collapse: holds rank by virtue of a warrant

modern collapse: a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes; a contemporary person; characteristic of present-day art and music and literature and architecture; used of a living language; being the current stage in its development; "Modern English"; "New Hebrew is Israeli Hebrew"; belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages; "modern art"; "modern furniture"; "modern history"; "totem poles are modern rather than prehistoric"

officer collapse: a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel; "he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines"; direct or command as an officer

affectation collapse: a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display

balladmonger collapse

seminar collapse: a course offered for a small group of advanced students; any meeting for an exchange of ideas

woman collapse: an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"; a female person who plays a significant role (wife or mistress or girlfriend) in the life of a particular man; "he was faithful to his woman"

wanderer collapse: someone who leads a wandering unsettled life

elective collapse: subject to popular election; "elective official"; not compulsory; "elective surgery"; "an elective course of study"

third party collapse: a political party organized in opposition to the major parties in a two-party system; someone other than the principals who are involved in a transaction

way out collapse

modernist collapse: an artist who makes a deliberate break with previous styles

above collapse: an earlier section of a written text; "for instructions refer to the above"; appearing earlier in the same text; "flaws in the above interpretation"; at an earlier place; "see above"; in or to a place that is higher

deductible collapse: a clause in an insurance policy that relieves the insurer of responsibility to pay the initial loss up to a stated amount; (taxes) an amount that can be deducted (especially for the purposes of calculating income tax); acceptable as a deduction (especially as a tax deduction)

noncommissioned officer collapse: a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel

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"

status collapse: the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"

in collapse: currently fashionable; "the in thing to do"; "large shoulder pads are in"; to or toward the inside of; "come in"; "smash in the door"

corporal collapse: a noncommissioned officer in the army or airforce or marines

consecration collapse: (religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God; "the Cardinal attended the consecration of the church"; a solemn commitment of your life or your time to some cherished purpose (to a service or a goal); "his consecration to study"

attack collapse: a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase; an offensive move in a sport or game; "they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning"; the act of attacking; "attacks on women increased last year"; "they made an attempt on his life"; (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn"; strong criticism; "he published an unexpected attack on my work"; the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent); "the film was sensitive to attack by acids"; "open to attack by the elements"; a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition; "an attack of diarrhea"; begin to injure; "The cancer cells are attacking his liver"; "Rust is attacking the metal"; set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task; "I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed"; attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"; take the initiative and go on the offensive; "The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started to attack"; launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week"

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