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thesis collapse: an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument

interrogate collapse: pose a series of questions to; "The suspect was questioned by the police"; "We questioned the survivor about the details of the explosion"; transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication

provision collapse: the activity of supplying or providing something; a stipulated condition; "he accepted subject to one provision"; a store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms); supply with provisions

gangplank collapse: a temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside

gangway collapse: a temporary passageway of planks (as over mud on a building site)

resemble collapse: appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to; "She resembles her mother very much"; "This paper resembles my own work"

confluence collapse: a flowing together; a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers); "Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers"

roll in collapse: pour or flow in a steady stream; "mist rolled in from the sea"; "tourists rolled in from the neighboring countryside"

radius collapse: the length of a line segment between the center and circumference of a circle or sphere; the outer and slightly shorter of the two bones of the human forearm; a circular region whose area is indicated by the length of its radius; "they located it within a radius of 2 miles"; a straight line from the center to the perimeter of a circle (or from the center to the surface of a sphere)

discourse collapse: extended verbal expression in speech or writing; to consider or examine in speech or writing; "The article covered all the different aspects of this question"; "The class discussed Dante's `Inferno'"

equipment collapse: an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service

breakthrough collapse: making an important discovery; a penetration of a barrier such as an enemy's defense

inauguration collapse: the act of starting a new operation or practice; "he opposed the inauguration of fluoridation"; "the startup of the new factory was delayed by strikes"; the ceremonial induction into a position; "the new president obviously enjoyed his inauguration"

initiation collapse: the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"; "he regards the fork as a modern introduction"; a formal entry into an organization or position or office; "his initiation into the club"; "he was ordered to report for induction into the army"; "he gave a speech as part of his installation into the hall of fame"

exposition collapse: (music) the section of a movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes first occur; an account that sets forth the meaning or intent of a writing or discourse; "we would have understood the play better if there had been some initial exposition of the background"; a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic

powwow collapse: a council of or with Native Americans; hold a powwow, talk, conference or meeting

memorialize collapse: address in a memorial; "The President memorialized the heroes of the battle"

solicit collapse: make a solicitation or petition for something desired; "She is too shy to solicit"; incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination; "He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents"; make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"

proximity collapse: the property of being close together; a Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) objects or events that are near to one another (in space or time) are perceived as belonging together as a unit; the region close around a person or thing

outline collapse: a schematic or preliminary plan; a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory; the line that appears to bound an object

foreground collapse: (computer science) a window for an active application; the part of a scene that is near the viewer; move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent; "The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics"; "highlight the passage so that you can find it again when you open the book"

magnetize collapse: make magnetic; "The strong magnet magnetized the iron shavings"; attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the audience with her tricks"

compete collapse: compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others

countermine collapse: (military) a tunnel dug to defeat similar activities by the enemy; destroy enemy mines with one's own mines; "We countermined the banks of the river"

voluntary collapse: composition (often improvised) for a solo instrument (especially solo organ) and not a regular part of a religious service or musical performance; of your own free will or design; not forced or compelled; "man is a voluntary agent"; "participation was voluntary"; "voluntary manslaughter"; "voluntary generosity in times of disaster"; "voluntary social workers"; "a voluntary confession"; controlled by individual volition; "voluntary motions"; "voluntary muscles"

algorithm collapse: a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem

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