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tincture collapse: (pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution; a substances that colors metals; stain or tint with a color; "The leaves were tinctured with a bright red"

mystique collapse: an aura of heightened value or interest or meaning surrounding a person or thing

extraneous collapse: not essential; "the ballet struck me as extraneous and somewhat out of keeping with the rest of the play"; not pertinent to the matter under consideration; "an issue extraneous to the debate"; "the price was immaterial"; "mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point"; not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source; "water free of extraneous matter"; "foreign particles in milk"

allegorize collapse: make into an allegory; "The story was allegorized over time"; interpret as an allegory

knife collapse: edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle; a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point; use a knife on; "The victim was knifed to death"

fallout collapse: the radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a nuclear explosion

summation collapse: the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers; "the summation of four and three gives seven"; "four plus three equals seven"; a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court); (physiology) the process whereby multiple stimuli can produce a response (in a muscle or nerve or other part) that one stimulus alone does not produce

accounting collapse: a system that provides quantitative information about finances; a convincing explanation that reveals basic causes; "he was unable to give a clear accounting for his actions"; a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts

position collapse: the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom; a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"; (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player; "what position does he play?"; the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated; "the position of the hands on the clock"; "he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage"; the arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender"; a rationalized mental attitude; a way of regarding situations or topics etc.; "consider what follows from the positivist view"; the particular portion of space occupied by something; "he put the lamp back in its place"; the appropriate or customary location; "the cars were in position"; cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation

specialization collapse: the special line of work you have adopted as your career; "his specialization is gastroenterology"; the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose; (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function; "cell differentiation in the developing embryo"

pointed collapse: direct and obvious in meaning or reference; often unpleasant; "a pointed critique"; "a pointed allusion to what was going on"; "another pointed look in their direction"; having a point

pittance collapse: an inadequate payment; "they work all day for a mere pittance"

pointer collapse: a strong slender smooth-haired dog of Spanish origin having a white coat with brown or black patches; scents out and points game; an indicator as on a dial

label collapse: trade name of a company that produces musical recordings; "the artists and repertoire department of a recording label is responsible for finding new talent"; a brief description given for purposes of identification; "the label Modern is applied to many different kinds of architecture"; an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object; a radioactive isotope that is used in a compound in order to trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction; distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions; distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom; assign a label to; designate with a label; "These students were labelled `learning disabled'"

crunch collapse: the sound of something crunching; "he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path"; a critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources); "an end-of-the year crunch"; "a financial crunch"; make crunching noises; "his shoes were crunching on the gravel"; chew noisily; "The children crunched the celery sticks"; press or grind with a crunching noise

bellwether collapse: sheep that leads the herd often wearing a bell; someone who assumes leadership of a movement or activity

adapted collapse: changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose; "seeds precisely adapted to the area"; "instructions altered to suit the children's different ages"

inapplicable collapse: not capable of being applied; "rules inapplicable to day students"

specialize collapse: become more special; "We specialize in dried flowers"; suit to a special purpose; "specialize one's research"; devote oneself to a special area of work; "She specializes in honey bees"; "This plumber specialized in jacuzzis"

pin down collapse: define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game"; attach with or as if with a pin; "pin up a picture"

ignition collapse: the act of setting something on fire; the mechanism that ignites the fuel in an internal-combustion engine; the process of initiating combustion or catching fire

inspection collapse: a formal or official examination; "the platoon stood ready for review"; "we had to wait for the inspection before we could use the elevator"

node collapse: (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network; any bulge or swelling of an anatomical structure or part; (astronomy) a point where an orbit crosses a plane; (physics) the point of minimum displacement in a periodic system; any thickened enlargement; a connecting point at which several lines come together

explorer collapse: someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)

example collapse: an item of information that is representative of a type; "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10"; punishment intended as a warning to others; "they decided to make an example of him"

flood tide collapse: the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide); "a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune" -Shakespeare

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