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alpha collapse: the 1st letter of the Greek alphabet; the beginning of a series or sequence; "the Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end"--Revelations; early testing stage of a software or hardware product; "alpha version"; first in order of importance; "the alpha male in the group of chimpanzees"; "the alpha star in a constellation is the brightest or main star"

cell collapse: (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals; a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction; a room where a prisoner is kept; small room is which a monk or nun lives; any small compartment; "the cells of a honeycomb"; a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement

sanitation collapse: making something sanitary (free of germs) as by sterilizing; the state of being clean and conducive to health

hygiene collapse: the science concerned with the prevention of illness and maintenance of health; a condition promoting sanitary practices; "personal hygiene"

madness collapse: unrestrained excitement or enthusiasm; "poetry is a sort of divine madness"

varsity collapse: a team representing a college or university; a British abbreviation of `university'; usually refers to Oxford University or Cambridge University

pawnbroker collapse: a person who lends money at interest in exchange for personal property that is deposited as security

psychological collapse: mental or emotional as opposed to physical in nature; "give psychological support"; "psychological warfare"; of or relating to or determined by psychology; "psychological theories"

home collapse: an institution where people are cared for; "a home for the elderly"; the country or state or city where you live; "Canadian tariffs enabled United States lumber companies to raise prices at home"; "his home is New Jersey"; where you live at a particular time; "deliver the package to my home"; "he doesn't have a home to go to"; "your place or mine?"; place where something began and flourished; "the United States is the home of basketball"; an environment offering affection and security; "home is where the heart is"; "he grew up in a good Christian home"; "there's no place like home"; relating to or being where one lives or where one's roots are; "my home town"; at or to or in the direction of one's home or family; "He stays home on weekends"; "after the game the children brought friends home for supper"; "I'll be home tomorrow"; "came riding home in style"; "I hope you will come home for Christmas"; "I'll take her home"; "don't forget to write home"; to the fullest extent; to the heart; "drove the nail home"; "drove his point home"; "his comments hit home"; on or to the point aimed at; "the arrow struck home"; return home accurately from a long distance; "homing pigeons"; provide with, or send to, a home

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

studio collapse: workplace for the teaching or practice of an art; "she ran a dance studio"; "the music department provided studios for their students"; "you don't need a studio to make a passport photograph"; workplace consisting of a room or building where movies or television shows or radio programs are produced and recorded

frame of reference collapse: a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning

psychotic collapse: a person afflicted with psychosis; characteristic of or suffering from psychosis

delirium collapse: a usually brief state of excitement and mental confusion often accompanied by hallucinations

wit collapse: a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

languor collapse: inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy; "the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends"; a feeling of lack of interest or energy; a relaxed comfortable feeling

neurosis collapse: a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction

stream of consciousness collapse: the continuous flow of ideas and feelings that constitute an individual's conscious experience; a literary genre that reveals a character's thoughts and feeling as they develop by means of a long soliloquy

perception collapse: the process of perceiving; knowledge gained by perceiving; "a man admired for the depth of his perception"; a way of conceiving something; "Luther had a new perception of the Bible"

reflective collapse: devoted to matters of the mind; "the reflective type"; capable of physically reflecting light or sound; "a reflective surface"

conceit collapse: the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; an artistic device or effect; "the architect's brilliant conceit was to build the house around the tree"; a witty or ingenious turn of phrase; "he could always come up with some inspired off-the-wall conceit"; an elaborate poetic image or a far-fetched comparison of very dissimilar things

phenomenology collapse: a philosophical doctrine proposed by Edmund Husserl based on the study of human experience in which considerations of objective reality are not taken into account

ontology collapse: the metaphysical study of the nature of being and existence

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"

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