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twig collapse: branch out in a twiglike manner; "The lightning bolt twigged in several directions"

plastic surgery collapse: surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue

key signature collapse: the sharps or flats that follow the clef and indicate the key

ordination collapse: the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders; "the rabbi's family was present for his ordination"; the status of being ordained to a sacred office

streamlined collapse: made efficient by stripping off nonessentials; "short streamlined meetings"; "a streamlined hiring process"; designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow; " a streamlined convertible"

heritage collapse: practices that are handed down from the past by tradition; "a heritage of freedom"

fad collapse: an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season"

fashion collapse: characteristic or habitual practice; consumer goods (especially clothing) in the current mode; the latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behavior; make out of components (often in an improvising manner); "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks"

dinky collapse: a small locomotive; (British informal) pretty and neat; "what a dinky little hat"; small and insignificant; "we stayed in a dinky old hotel"

incidental collapse: an item that is incidental; not of prime or central importance; "nonessential to the integral meanings of poetry"- Pubs.MLA; (sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence; "incidental expenses"; "the road will bring other incidental advantages"; "extra duties incidental to the job"; "labor problems incidental to a rapid expansion"; "confusion incidental to a quick change"

contemporary collapse: a person of nearly the same age as another; belonging to the present time; "contemporary leaders"; characteristic of the present; "contemporary trends in design"; "the role of computers in modern-day medicine"

genre collapse: a class of art (or artistic endeavor) having a characteristic form or technique; a kind of literary or artistic work

inheritance collapse: hereditary succession to a title or an office or property; any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors; "my only inheritance was my mother's blessing"; "the world's heritage of knowledge"; (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents; that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner

technical collapse: a pickup truck with a gun mounted on it; (of production of chemicals) made for commercial purposes especially on a large scale; "technical (or commercial) sulfuric acid"; resulting from or dependent on market factors rather than fundamental economic considerations; "analysts content that the stock market is due for a technical rally"; "the fall is only a technical correction"; characterizing or showing skill in or specialized knowledge of applied arts and sciences; "a technical problem"; "highly technical matters hardly suitable for the general public"; "a technical report"; "producing the A-bomb was a challenge to the technical people of this country"; "technical training"; "technical language"; of or relating to technique; "technical innovation in recent novels"; "technical details"; of or relating to proficiency in a practical skill; "no amount of technical skill and craftsmanship can take the place of vital interest"- John Dewey; of or relating to a practical subject that is organized according to scientific principles; "technical college"; "technological development"

format collapse: the general appearance of a publication; the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing); divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data; "Please format this disk before entering data!"; determine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science); set (printed matter) into a specific format; "Format this letter so it can be printed out"

hypothesis collapse: a tentative theory about the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena; "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"; "he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices"; a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations

tort collapse: (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought

lesser collapse: smaller in size or amount or value; "the lesser powers of Europe"; "the lesser anteater"; of less size or importance; "the lesser anteater"; "the lesser of two evils"

lector collapse: a public lecturer at certain universities; someone who reads the lessons in a church service; someone ordained in a minor order of the Roman Catholic Church

Franciscan collapse: a Roman Catholic friar wearing the grey habit of the Franciscan order; of or relating to Saint Francis of Assisi or to the order founded by him; "Franciscan monks"

continent collapse: the European mainland; "Englishmen like to visit the Continent but they wouldn't like to live there"; one of the large landmasses of the earth; "there are seven continents"; "pioneers had to cross the continent on foot"; having control over urination and defecation

routine collapse: an unvarying or habitual method or procedure; a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program; occurring at fixed times or predictable intervals; "made her routine trip to the store"

unformed collapse: not yet fully formed; "unformed still in body and mind"; not formed or organized; "an as yet unformed government"; not having form or shape; "unformed clay"

East collapse: the countries of Asia; the region of the United States lying north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River; the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees; situated in or facing or moving toward the east; to, toward, or in the east; "we travelled east for several miles"; "located east of Rome"

West collapse: the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America; the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River; English painter (born in America) who became the second president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820); United States film actress (1892-1980); British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983); the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees; situated in or facing or moving toward the west; to, toward, or in the west; "we moved west to Arizona"; "situated west of Boston"

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

dispensable collapse: capable of being dispensed with or done without; "dispensable items of personal property"

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