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excavate collapse: remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillside"; form by hollowing; "Carnegie had a lake excavated for Princeton University's rowing team"; "excavate a cavity"; find by digging in the ground; "I dug up an old box in the garden"; lay bare through digging; "Schliemann excavated Troy"

diffraction collapse: when light passes sharp edges or goes through narrow slits the rays are deflected and produce fringes of light and dark bands

public collapse: a body of people sharing some common interest; "the reading public"; affecting the people or community as a whole; "community leaders"; "community interests"; "the public welfare"; not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole; "the public good"; "public libraries"; "public funds"; "public parks"; "a public scandal"; "public gardens"; "performers and members of royal families are public figures"

gill collapse: respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water; any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus; a United States liquid unit equal to 4 fluid ounces; a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters

prize collapse: something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery; "the prize was a free trip to Europe"; hold dear; "I prize these old photographs"

bounty collapse: a ship of the British navy; in 1789 part of the crew mutinied against their commander William Bligh and set him afloat in an open boat; generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely; payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military

ravine collapse: a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water)

transgressor collapse: someone who transgresses; someone who violates a law or command; "the way of transgressors is hard"

scend collapse: rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave; "the boats surged"

valley collapse: a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

polity collapse: shrewd or crafty management of public affairs; "we was innocent of stratagems and polity"; a politically organized unit

egress collapse: the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent; (astronomy) the reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse

opinion collapse: the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself); a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?"; the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision; "opinions are usually written by a single judge"; a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof; "his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page"

welfare state collapse: a government that undertakes responsibility for the welfare of its citizens through programs in public health and public housing and pensions and unemployment compensation etc.

international collapse: any of several international socialist organizations; concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations; "international affairs"; "an international agreement"; "international waters"

alveolus collapse: a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways

eloquence collapse: powerful and effective language; "his eloquence attracted a large congregation"; "fluency in spoken and written English is essential"; "his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police"

scrabble collapse: a board game in which words are formed from letters in patterns similar to a crossword puzzle; each letter has a value and those values are used to score the game

subsidy collapse: a grant paid by a government to an enterprise that benefits the public; "a subsidy for research in artificial intelligence"

stratosphere collapse: the atmospheric layer between the troposphere and the mesosphere

national debt collapse: the debt of the national government (as distinguished from the debts of individuals and businesses and political subdivisions)

mouthpiece collapse: the aperture of a wind instrument into which the player blows directly; the tube of a pipe or cigarette holder that a smoker holds in the mouth; an acoustic device; the part of a telephone into which a person speaks; (especially boxing) equipment that protects an athlete's mouth; a part that goes over or into the mouth of a person; "the mouthpiece of a respirator"; a spokesperson (as a lawyer)

notary collapse: someone legally empowered to witness signatures and certify a document's validity and to take depositions

allotment collapse: the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state"; a share set aside for a specific purpose

glare collapse: an angry stare; great brightness; "a glare of sunlight"; "the flowers were a blaze of color"; shine intensely; "The sun glared down on us"; be sharply reflected; "The moon glared back at itself from the lake's surface"

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