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rhythm collapse: recurring at regular intervals; the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements; "the rhythm of Frost's poetry"; the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music; "the piece has a fast rhythm"; "the conductor set the beat"

calculation collapse: the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods; planning something carefully and intentionally; "it was the deliberation of his act that was insulting"; problem solving that involves numbers or quantities

most collapse: used to form the superlative; "the king cobra is the most dangerous snake"; very; "a most welcome relief"

stunt collapse: a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention; a creature (especially a whale) that has been prevented from attaining full growth; perform a stunt or stunts; check the growth or development of; "You will stunt your growth by building all these muscles"

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"

rule collapse: measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths; a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior; "it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"; "short haircuts were the regulation"; (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems; "he determined the upper bound with Descartes' rule of signs"; "he gave us a general formula for attacking polynomials"; any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order; "the rule of St. Dominic"; prescribed guide for conduct or action; directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted; "he knew the rules of chess"; (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice; the duration of a monarch's or government's power; "during the rule of Elizabeth"; keep in check; "rule one's temper"; decide with authority; "The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed"; decide on and make a declaration about; "find someone guilty"; mark or draw with a ruler; "rule the margins"; have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac

caliber collapse

coordinate collapse: a number that identifies a position relative to an axis; of equal importance, rank, or degree; bring into common action, movement, or condition; "coordinate the painters, masons, and plumbers"; "coordinate his actions with that of his colleagues"; "coordinate our efforts"; be co-ordinated; "These activities coordinate well"

tract collapse: a system of body parts that together serve some particular purpose; a brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form of a booklet; an extended area of land

adapt collapse: make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country"

bumper collapse: a mechanical device consisting of bars at either end of a vehicle to absorb shock and prevent serious damage; a glass filled to the brim (especially as a toast); "we quaffed a bumper of ale"; extraordinarily abundant; "a bumper crop"

approximation collapse: the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue; the quality of coming near to identity (especially close in quantity); an imprecise or incomplete account; "newspapers gave only an approximation of the actual events"

safeguard collapse: make safe; escort safely

overpass collapse: bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels; "an overpass is called a flyover or a flypast in England"

traverse collapse: deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit; travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"

page collapse: one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains; in medieval times a youth acting as a knight's attendant as the first stage in training for knighthood; a youthful attendant at official functions or ceremonies such as legislative functions and weddings; a boy who is employed to run errands; United States diplomat and writer about the Old South (1853-1922); English industrialist who pioneered in the design and manufacture of aircraft (1885-1962); call out somebody's name over a P.A. system; work as a page; "He is paging in Congress this summer"

infinity collapse

generosity collapse: acting generously; the trait of being willing to give your money or time

reach collapse: the act of physically reaching or thrusting out; be in or establish communication with; "Our advertisements reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia"; move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense; "Government reaches out to the people"; reach a point in time, or a certain state or level; "The thermometer hit 100 degrees"; "This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour"; reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"; reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"; "We made it!"; "She may not make the grade"; to extend as far as; "The sunlight reached the wall"; "Can he reach?" "The chair must not touch the wall"

tangle collapse: something jumbled or confused; "a tangle of government regulations"; a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven; "they carved their way through the tangle of vines"

chunk collapse: a substantial amount; "we won a chunk of money"

formula collapse: a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement; a conventionalized statement expressing some fundamental principle; a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements; a liquid food for infants

dispose collapse: make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief; "Their language inclines us to believe them"; give, sell, or transfer to another; "She disposed of her parents' possessions"

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"

unlimited collapse: having no limits in range or scope; "to start with a theory of unlimited freedom is to end up with unlimited despotism"- Philip Rahv; "the limitless reaches of outer space"

inadequacy collapse: unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate

accomplishment collapse: the action of accomplishing something

profusion collapse: the property of being extremely abundant; "the profusion of detail"; "the idiomatic richness of English"

formality collapse: compliance with formal rules; "courtroom formality"; a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies; "the formality of his voice made the others pay him close attention"; a requirement of etiquette or custom; "a mere formality"

dealings collapse: social or verbal interchange (usually followed by `with')

divide collapse: a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility); perform a division; "Can you divide 49 by seven?"; separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"

institution collapse: an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated; a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society; "the institution of marriage"; "the institution of slavery"; "he had become an institution in the theater"; an organization founded and united for a specific purpose

stint collapse: an individuals prescribed share of work; "her stint as a lifeguard exhausted her"; supply sparingly and with restricted quantities; "sting with the allowance"

lag collapse: cover with lagging to prevent heat loss; "lag pipes"; throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins; hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

dictate collapse: a guiding principle; "the dictates of reason"; an authoritative rule; say out loud for the purpose of recording; "He dictated a report to his secretary"; rule as a dictator

tie collapse: a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied; "he needed a tie for the packages"; a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating; "he nailed the rafters together with a tie beam"; one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track; "the British call a railroad tie a sleeper"; (music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined time value; equality of score in a contest; form a knot or bow in; "tie a necktie"; limit or restrict to; "I am tied to UNIX"; "These big jets are tied to large airports"; finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.; "The teams drew a tie"; fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair"; unite musical notes by a tie; make by tying pieces together; "The fishermen tied their flies"

procedure collapse: a mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings; a particular course of action intended to achieve a result; "the procedure of obtaining a driver's license"; "it was a process of trial and error"

exchange collapse: (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value; "the endgame began after the exchange of queens"; (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop; "black lost the exchange"; reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money especially the currencies of different countries; "he earns his living from the interchange of currency"; the act of giving something in return for something received; "deductible losses on sales or exchanges of property are allowable"; the act of changing one thing for another thing; "Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience"; "there was an exchange of prisoners"; a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members; a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one); "they had a bitter exchange"; chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another; give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year"; hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent; "exchange prisoners"; "exchange employees between branches of the company"

octave collapse: a rhythmic group of eight lines of verse; a musical interval of eight tones; a feast day and the seven days following it

degree collapse: a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a moderate grade of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree"; the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime); "murder in the second degree"; "a second degree burn"; the highest power of a term or variable; a measure for arcs and angles; "there are 360 degrees in a circle"; a unit of temperature on a specified scale; "the game was played in spite of the 40-degree temperature"; a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?"

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