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context collapse: discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation; the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event; "the historical context"

tactics collapse: the branch of military science dealing with detailed maneuvers to achieve objectives set by strategy

straight collapse: a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit); right; in keeping with the facts; "set the record straight"; "made sure the facts were straight in the report"; successive (without a break); "sick for five straight days"; following a correct or logical method; "straight reasoning"; (of hair) having no waves or curls; "her naturally straight hair hung long and silky"; not homosexual; erect in posture; "sit straight"; "stood defiantly with unbowed back"; having no deviations; "straight lines"; "straight roads across the desert"; "straight teeth"; "straight shoulders"; free from curves or angles; "a straight line"; characterized by honesty and fairness; "straight dealing"; "a square deal"; neatly arranged; not disorderly; "the room is straight now"; in a straight line; in a direct course; "the road runs straight"

diagram collapse: a drawing intended to explain how something works; a drawing showing the relation between the parts; make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows how things work or how they are constructed

environment collapse: the area in which something exists or lives; "the country--the flat agricultural surround"; the totality of surrounding conditions; "he longed for the comfortable environment of his living room"

lattice collapse: framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal; an arrangement of points or particles or objects in a regular periodic pattern in 2 or 3 dimensions

reconstruct collapse: cause somebody to adapt or reform socially or politically; reassemble mentally; "reconstruct the events of 20 years ago"

calculation collapse: the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods; planning something carefully and intentionally; "it was the deliberation of his act that was insulting"; problem solving that involves numbers or quantities

methodology collapse: the system of methods followed in a particular discipline; the branch of philosophy that analyzes the principles and procedures of inquiry in a particular discipline

waiting collapse: being and remaining ready and available for use; "waiting cars and limousines lined the curb"; "found her mother waiting for them"; "an impressive array of food ready and waiting for the guests"; "military forces ready and waiting"

trick collapse: a cunning or deceitful action or device; "he played a trick on me"; "he pulled a fast one and got away with it"; an attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent; "that offer was a dirty trick"; (card games) in a single round, the sequence of cards played by all the players; the high card is the winner; a period of work or duty

presumptive collapse: affording reasonable grounds for belief or acceptance; "presumptive evidence"; "a strong presumptive case is made out"; having a reasonable basis for belief or acceptance; "the presumptive heir (or heir apparent)"

cobweb collapse: a dense elaborate spider web that is more efficient than the orb web; filaments from a web that was spun by a spider; a fabric so delicate and transparent as to resemble a web of a spider

phonograph record collapse: sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove

describe collapse: give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack"

evocation collapse: imaginative re-creation; stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors; "the elicitation of his testimony was not easy"; calling up supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations

deform collapse: alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy"; become misshapen; "The sidewalk deformed during the earthquake"; make formless; "the heat deformed the plastic sculpture"

correlate collapse: either of two correlated variables; bring into a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relation; "I cannot correlate these two pieces of information"; to bear a reciprocal or mutual relation; "Do these facts correlate?"

turn the tables collapse: cause a complete reversal of the circumstances; "The tables are turned now that the Republicans are in power!"

denature collapse: make (alcohol) unfit for drinking without impairing usefulness for other purposes; modify (as a native protein) especially by heat, acid, alkali, or ultraviolet radiation so that all of the original properties are removed or diminished; add nonfissionable material to (fissionable material) so as to make unsuitable for use in an atomic bomb

semblance collapse: an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading; "he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity"; "he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction"; "the situation soon took on a different color"

setup collapse: the way something is organized or arranged; "it takes time to learn the setup around here"

retake collapse: a shot or scene that is photographed again; photograph again; "Please retake that scene"

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