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witticism collapse

concert collapse: a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging; settle by agreement; "concert one's differences"; contrive (a plan) by mutual agreement

exemplification collapse: showing by example

grammar collapse: the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics or morphology)

gnome collapse: a short pithy saying expressing a general truth; a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure

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"

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)

saying collapse: a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; "pardon the expression"

pictogram collapse

ideogram collapse: a graphic character used in ideography

division collapse: the act or process of dividing; the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart; an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed; discord that splits a group; an army unit large enough to sustain combat; "two infantry divisions were held in reserve"; a group of ships of similar type; a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings; an administrative unit in government or business; (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum; (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category

flatulence collapse: a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal

chapter collapse: a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled; "he read a chapter every night before falling asleep"; a series of related events forming an episode; "a chapter of disasters"; a local branch of some fraternity or association; "he joined the Atlanta chapter"; an ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church; any distinct period in history or in a person's life; "the industrial revolution opened a new chapter in British history"; "the divorce was an ugly chapter in their relationship"

symbol collapse: something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible; "the eagle is a symbol of the United States"; an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance

crotchet collapse: a small tool or hooklike implement

suite collapse: apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel); a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected; a matching set of furniture

pour forth collapse

portraiture collapse: the activity of making portraits

oracle collapse: a shrine where an oracular god is consulted; a prophecy (usually obscure or allegorical) revealed by a priest or priestess; believed to be infallible

back matter collapse: written matter following the main text of a book

Parthian shot collapse

big talk collapse

filler collapse: the tobacco used to form the core of a cigar; copy to fill space between more important articles in the layout of a magazine or newspaper; 100 filler equal 1 forint in Hungary; used for filling cracks or holes in a surface

precept collapse

mellifluous collapse

pomposity collapse

ana collapse: a collection of anecdotes about a person or place; mother of the ancient Irish gods; sometimes identified with Danu

rock collapse: pitching dangerously to one side; a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter; "he threw a rock at me"; (figurative) someone who is strong and stable and dependable; "he was her rock during the crisis"; "Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church"--Gospel According to Matthew; United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (1890-1984); material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust; "that mountain is solid rock"; "stone is abundant in New England and there are many quarries"; move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"; cause to move back and forth; "rock the cradle"; "rock the baby"; "the wind swayed the trees gently"

spiccato collapse: bowing in such a way that the bow bounces lightly off the strings

minim collapse: a United States liquid unit equal to 1/60 fluidram; a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 1/60th fluid dram or 0.059194 cubic centimeters

strain collapse: an intense or violent exertion; (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces; injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain; (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress; "his responsibilities were a constant strain"; "the mental strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him"; use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity; "He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro"; "Don't strain your mind too much"; become stretched or tense or taught; "the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed;" "the rope strained when the weight was attached"

morphology collapse: the branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants; the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms; the admissible arrangement of sounds in words; studies of the rules for forming admissible words

performance collapse: any recognized accomplishment; "they admired his performance under stress"; "when Roger Maris powered four home runs in one game his performance merits awe"; the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it; "they criticised his performance as mayor"; "experience generally improves performance"; the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment; "we congratulated him on his performance at the rehearsal"; "an inspired performance of Mozart's C minor concerto"; a dramatic or musical entertainment; "they listened to ten different performances"; "the play ran for 100 performances"; "the frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity"

pronouncement collapse: an authoritative declaration

emit collapse: expel (gases or odors); give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.; "The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits"

convey collapse: make known; pass on, of information; transmit a title or property; transfer to another; "communicate a disease"

assertion collapse: a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)

lyrical collapse: suitable for or suggestive of singing

burlesque collapse: a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease); relating to or characteristic of a burlesque; "burlesque theater"

logogram collapse: a single written symbol that represents an entire word or phrase without indicating its pronunciation; "7 is a logogram that is pronounced `seven' in English and `nanatsu' in Japanese"

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