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radio receiver collapse: an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals

momentum collapse: the product of a body's mass and its velocity; "the momentum of the particles was deduced from meteoritic velocities"; an impelling force or strength; "the car's momentum carried it off the road"

errand collapse: a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission

vested interest collapse: groups that seek to control a social system or activity from which they derive private benefit; (law) an interest in which there is a fixed right to present or future enjoyment and that can be conveyed to another

puffball collapse: any of various fungi of the family Lycoperdaceae whose round fruiting body discharges a cloud of spores when mature

pea collapse: seed of a pea plant used for food; a leguminous plant of the genus Pisum with small white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds; the fruit or seed of a pea plant

wort collapse: unfermented or fermenting malt; usually used in combination: `liverwort'; `milkwort'; `whorlywort'

saprophyte collapse: an organism that feeds on dead organic matter especially a fungus or bacterium

creeper collapse: any of various small insectivorous birds of the northern hemisphere that climb up a tree trunk supporting themselves on stiff tail feathers and their feet; any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping

vetch collapse: any of various climbing plants of the genus Vicia having pinnately compound leaves that terminate in tendrils and small variously colored flowers; includes valuable forage and soil-building plants

bracken collapse: large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan; fern of southeastern Asia; not hardy in cold temperate regions

toadstool collapse: common name for an inedible or poisonous agaric (contrasting with the edible mushroom)

mechanism collapse: the technical aspects of doing something; "a mechanism of social control"; "mechanisms of communication"; "the mechanics of prose style"; device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function; (philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes; a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function; "the mechanism of the ear"; "the mechanism of infection"; the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction; "he determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical reactions"

convenience collapse: the quality of being useful and convenient; "they offered the convenience of an installment plan"; the state of being suitable or opportune; "chairs arranged for his own convenience"

armory collapse: a place where arms are manufactured; a collection of resources; "he dipped into his intellectual armory to find an answer"

abduction collapse: (physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body; the criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force a family member; if a man's wife is abducted it is a crime against the family relationship and against the wife

kidnapping collapse: (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment

mill collapse: machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing; English philosopher and economist remembered for his interpretations of empiricism and utilitarianism (1806-1873); Scottish philosopher who expounded Bentham's utilitarianism; father of John Stuart Mill (1773-1836); grind with a mill; "mill grain"; roll out (metal) with a rolling machine; produce a ridge around the edge of; "mill a coin"; move about in a confused manner

fern collapse: any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores

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