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emery collapse: a hard grey-black mineral consisting of corundum and either hematite or magnetite; used as an abrasive (especially as a coating on paper)

lathe collapse: machine tool for shaping metal or wood; the workpiece turns about a horizontal axis against a fixed tool

categorize collapse: place into or assign to a category; "Children learn early on to categorize"

swath collapse: a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing); the space created by the swing of a scythe or the cut of a mowing machine

dossier collapse: a collection of papers containing detailed information about a particular person or subject (usually a person's record)

stow away collapse: hide aboard a ship or a plane to get free transportation; "The illegal immigrants stowed away on board the freighter"

pendulum collapse: an apparatus consisting of an object mounted so that it swings freely under the influence of gravity

transfix collapse: pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a skewer"

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

carton collapse: a box made of cardboard; opens by flaps on top; the quantity contained in a carton

continuum collapse: a continuous nonspatial whole or extent or succession in which no part or portion is distinct of distinguishable from adjacent parts

tier collapse: one of two or more layers one atop another; "tier upon tier of huge casks"; "a three-tier wedding cake"; something that is used for tying; "the sail is fastened to the yard with tiers"; a worker who ties something; any one of two or more competitors who tie one another

goose step collapse: a manner of marching with legs straight and swinging high; march in a military fashion

momentarily collapse: at any moment; "she will be with you momently"; for an instant or moment; "we paused momentarily before proceeding"; "a cardinal perched momently on the dogwood branch"

immobilize collapse: cause to be unable to move; "The sudden storm immobilized the traffic"; convert (assets) into fixed capital; make defenseless; hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital

rotation collapse: the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music"; a planned recurrent sequence (of crops or personnel etc.); "crop rotation makes a balanced demand on the fertility of the soil"; "the manager had only four starting pitchers in his rotation"; a single complete turn (axial or orbital); "the plane made three rotations before it crashed"; "the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year"; (mathematics) a transformation in which the coordinate axes are rotated by a fixed angle about the origin

gradation collapse: the act of arranging in grades; relative position in a graded series; "always a step behind"; "subtle gradations in color"; "keep in step with the fashions"

classify collapse: arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"; declare unavailable, as for security reasons; "Classify these documents"

harpoon collapse: a spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing; used for catching large fish or whales; a strong line is attached to it; spear with a harpoon; "harpoon whales"

queue collapse: a braid of hair at the back of the head; (information processing) an ordered list of tasks to be performed or messages to be transmitted; a line of people or vehicles waiting for something

ferociously collapse: in a physically fierce manner; "silence broken by dogs barking ferociously"; "they fought fiercely"

recurrence collapse: happening again (especially at regular intervals); "the return of spring"

manfully collapse: in a manful manner; with qualities thought to befit a man; "having said her say Peggy manfully shouldered her burden and prepared to break up yet another home"

chain reaction collapse: a series of chemical reactions in which the product of one is a reactant in the next; a self-sustaining nuclear reaction; a series of nuclear fissions in which neutrons released by splitting one atom leads to the splitting of others

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