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G man collapse

waning collapse: a gradual decrease in magnitude or extent; "the waning of his enthusiasm was obvious"; "the waxing and waning of the moon"; (of the moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon decreases; "after full moon comes the waning moon"

inspector collapse: a high ranking police officer

moldering collapse

veteran collapse: an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service; a person who has served in the armed forces; a serviceman who has seen considerable active service; "the veterans laughed at the new recruits"

old timer collapse

inactive collapse: not active physically or mentally; "illness forced him to live an inactive life"; "dreamy and inactive by nature"; not engaged in full-time work; "inactive reserve"; "an inactive member of the department"; lacking activity; lying idle or unused; "an inactive mine"; "inactive accounts"; "inactive machinery"; not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly; not exerting influence or change; not in physical motion; "the inertia of an object at rest"; not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert; "desired amounts of inactive chlorine"

curt collapse

superintendent collapse: a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector

still collapse: an apparatus used for the distillation of liquids; consists of a vessel in which a substance is vaporized by heat and a condenser where the vapor is condensed; a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes); "he wanted some stills for a magazine ad"; free from noticeable current; "a still pond"; "still waters run deep"; used of pictures; of a single or static photograph not presented so as to create the illusion of motion; or representing objects not capable of motion; "a still photograph"; "Cezanne's still life of apples"; not sparkling; "a still wine"; "still mineral water"; with reference to action or condition; without change, interruption, or cessation; "it's still warm outside"; "will you still love me when we're old and grey?"; without moving or making a sound; "he sat still as a statue"; "time stood still"; "they waited stock-still outside the door"; "he couldn't hold still any longer"; make motionless; lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears"

beadle collapse: a minor parish official who serves as an usher and preserves order at services; United States biologist who discovered how hereditary characteristics are transmitted by genes (1903-1989)

intersection collapse: the act of intersecting (as joining by causing your path to intersect your target's path); a junction where one street or road crosses another; a point where lines intersect; the set of elements common to two or more sets; "the set of red hats is the intersection of the set of hats and the set of red things"; a point or set of points common to two or more geometric configurations

sneaky collapse: marked by deception; "achieved success in business only by underhand methods"

indemnity collapse: legal exemption from liability for damages; protection against future loss

stagnant collapse: not growing or changing; without force or vitality

holiday collapse: a day on which work is suspended by law or custom; "no mail is delivered on federal holidays"; "it's a good thing that New Year's was a holiday because everyone had a hangover"

coherence collapse: logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts; the state of cohering or sticking together

decorum collapse: propriety in manners and conduct

creature comfort collapse

underground collapse: a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force; beneath the surface of the earth; "water flowing underground"; in or into hiding or secret operation; "the organization was driven underground"

shut down collapse

restitution collapse: getting something back again; "upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing"; the act of restoring something to its original state

isolationism collapse: a policy of nonparticipation in international economic and political relations

holocaust collapse: an act of great destruction and loss of life; the Nazi program of exterminating Jews under Hitler

coincidence collapse: the quality of occupying the same position or area in space; "he waited for the coincidence of the target and the cross hairs"; an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental

sexagenarian collapse: someone whose age is in the sixties; being from 60 to 69 years old; "the sexagenarian population is growing"

nonagenarian collapse: someone whose age is in the nineties; being from 90 to 99 years old; "the nonagenarian inhabitants of the nursing home"

octogenarian collapse: someone whose age is in the eighties; being from 80 to 89 years old

appease collapse

septuagenarian collapse: someone whose age is in the seventies

mollify collapse: make less rigid or softer

imperialism collapse: any instance of aggressive extension of authority; a political orientation that advocates imperial interests; a policy of extending your rule over foreign countries

Attic collapse: (architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof; informal terms for a human head; the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens; of or relating to Attica or its inhabitants or to the dialect spoken in Athens in classical times; "Attic Greek"

federal collapse: any federal law-enforcement officer; a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War; national; especially in reference to the government of the United States as distinct from that of its member units; "the Federal Bureau of Investigation"; "federal courts"; "the federal highway program"; "federal property"; characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities; "a federal system like that of the United States"; "federal governments often evolved out of confederations"; of or relating to the central government of a federation; "a federal district is one set aside as the seat of the national government"

silent collapse: having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility; "a silent dog whistle"; not made to sound; "the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'"; "in French certain letters are often unsounded"; marked by absence of sound; "a silent house"; "soundless footsteps on the grass"; "the night was still"

cloistered collapse: providing privacy or seclusion; "the cloistered academic world of books"; "sat close together in the sequestered pergola"; "sitting under the reclusive calm of a shade tree"; "a secluded romantic spot"; of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows

preparedness collapse

coffee break collapse: a snack taken during a break in the work day; "a ten-minute coffee break"; "the British have tea breaks"

reeve collapse: female ruff; fasten by passing through a hole or around something; pass through a hole or opening; "reeve a rope"; pass a rope through; "reeve an opening"

organization collapse: the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically; "his organization of the work force was very efficient"; the act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business; "he was brought in to supervise the organization of a new department"; an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized; "his compulsive organization was not an endearing quality"; "we can't do it unless we establish some system around here"; a group of people who work together

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