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psychological moment collapse: the most appropriate time for achieving a desired effect

moment of truth collapse: a crucial moment on which much depends; the moment in a bullfight when the matador kills the bull

missing link collapse: hypothetical organism formerly thought to be intermediate between apes and human beings

caesura collapse: a break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line; a pause or interruption (as in a conversation); "after an ominous caesura the preacher continued"

pretty collapse: pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing; "pretty girl"; "pretty song"; "pretty room"; (used ironically) unexpectedly bad; "a pretty mess"; "a pretty kettle of fish"; used as an intensifier (`jolly' is used informally in Britain); "pretty big"; "pretty bad"; "jolly decent of him"

cantabile collapse: smooth and flowing

gamut collapse: a complete extent or range: "a face that expressed a gamut of emotions"; the entire scale of musical notes

room collapse: an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view"; the people who are present in a room; "the whole room was cheering"; space for movement; "room to pass"; "make way for"; "hardly enough elbow room to turn around"; opportunity for; "room for improvement"

arrearage collapse

yawn collapse: an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom; "he could not suppress a yawn"; "the yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop"; "he apologized for his oscitancy"; utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired; "The child yawned during the long performance"

mental health collapse: the psychological state of someone who is functioning at a satisfactory level of emotional and behavioral adjustment

step collapse: the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down; "he walked with unsteady steps"; support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway; "he paused on the bottom step"; a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed; a short distance; "it's only a step to the drugstore"; move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation; "She stepped into a life of luxury"; "he won't step into his father's footsteps"; place (a ship's mast) in its step; shift or move by taking a step; "step back"; put down or press the foot, place the foot; "For fools rush in where angels fear to tread"; "step on the brake"; walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner; "step over to the blackboard"; move with one's feet in a specific manner; "step lively"; furnish with steps; "The architect wants to step the terrace"; cause (a computer) to execute a single command

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

at the same time collapse

dulcet collapse: pleasing to the ear; "the dulcet tones of the cello"; extremely pleasant in a gentle way; "the most dulcet swimming on the most beautiful and remote beaches"

cease fire collapse

lyric collapse: a short poem of songlike quality; the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number; "his compositions always started with the lyrics"; "he wrote both words and music"; "the song uses colloquial language"; expressing deep personal emotion; "the dancer's lyrical performance"; used of a singer or singing voice that is light in volume and modest in range; "a lyric soprano"; of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses emotion (often in a songlike way); "lyric poetry"; relating to or being musical drama; "the lyric stage"; write lyrics for (a song)

while collapse: a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition; "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather"

resection collapse: surgical removal of part of a structure or organ

layoff collapse: the act of laying off an employee or a work force

gat collapse: a gangster's pistol

temperament collapse: an adjustment of the intervals (as in tuning a keyboard instrument) so that the scale can be used to play in different keys; excessive emotionalism or irritability and excitability (especially when displayed openly)

tone collapse: (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages; "the Beijing dialect uses four tones"; the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author; "the general tone of articles appearing in the newspapers is that the government should withdraw"; "from the tone of her behavior I gathered that I had outstayed my welcome"; a steady sound without overtones; "they tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies"; a musical interval of two semitones; the quality of a person's voice; "he began in a conversational tone"; "he spoke in a nervous tone of voice"; give a healthy elasticity to; "Let's tone our muscles"; change to a color image; "tone a photographic image"; change the color or tone of; "tone a negative"; vary the pitch of one's speech; utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically; "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again"

downtime collapse: a period of time when something (as a machine or factory) is not operating (especially as a result of malfunctions)

senses collapse

interruption collapse: some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt"

amputation collapse: a surgical removal of all or part of a limb; a condition of disability resulting from the loss of one or more limbs

abeyance collapse: temporary cessation or suspension

deficit collapse: the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required; "new blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit"; an excess of liabilities over assets (usually over a certain period); "last year there was a serious budgetary deficit"; (sports) the score by which a team or individual is losing; a deficiency or failure in neurological or mental functioning; "the people concerned have a deficit in verbal memory"; "they have serious linguistic deficits"

shortage collapse

discontinuity collapse: lack of connection or continuity

truce collapse

note collapse: a characteristic emotional quality; "it ended on a sour note"; "there was a note of gaiety in her manner"; "he detected a note of sarcasm"; a brief written record; "he made a note of the appointment"; a short personal letter; "drop me a line when you get there"; a comment or instruction (usually added); "his notes were appended at the end of the article"; "he added a short notation to the address on the envelope"; a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound; "the singer held the note too long"; a tone of voice that shows what the speaker is feeling; "there was a note of uncertainty in his voice"; a promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time; "I had to co-sign his note at the bank"; make mention of; "She observed that his presentation took up too much time"; "They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing"; make a written note of; "she noted everything the teacher said that morning"; observe with care or pay close attention to; "Take note of this chemical reaction"

solo collapse: a flight in which the aircraft pilot is unaccompanied; any activity that is performed alone without assistance; a musical composition for one voice or instrument (with or without accompaniment); composed or performed by a single voice or instrument; "a passage for solo clarinet"; perform a piece written for a single instrument; fly alone, without a co-pilot or passengers

time lag collapse

intermit collapse

mellifluous collapse

time off collapse: a time period when you are not required to work; "he requested time off to attend his grandmother's funeral"

half time collapse

normality collapse: conformity with the norm; expectedness as a consequence of being usual or regular or common; (of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter; being within certain limits that define the range of normal functioning

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