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column collapse: (architeture) a tall cylindrical vertical upright and used to support a structure; a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument); a vertical glass tube used in column chromatography; a mixture is poured in the top and washed through a stationary substance where components of the mixture are adsorbed selectively to form colored bands; an article giving opinions or perspectives; a line of (usually military) units following one after another; a linear array of numbers one above another; anything tall and relatively thin that approximates the shape of a column or tower; "the test tube held a column of white powder"; "a tower of dust rose above the horizon"; "a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite"

carry over collapse: transfer or persist from one stage or sphere of activity to another; transfer from one time period to the next; transport from one place or state to another; "Adam would have been carried over into the life eternal"; hold over goods to be sold for the next season

subsequently collapse: happening at a time subsequent to a reference time; "he apologized subsequently"; "he's going to the store but he'll be back here later"; "it didn't happen until afterward"; "two hours after that"

pawn collapse: borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan; (chess) the least powerful piece; moves only forward and captures only to the side; it can be promoted to a more powerful piece if it reaches the 8th rank; an article deposited as security; leave as a guarantee in return for money; "pawn your grandfather's gold watch"

supermarket collapse: a large self-service grocery store selling groceries and dairy products and household goods

yellow jacket collapse: small yellow-marked social wasp commonly nesting in the ground

goblin collapse: (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings

sylph collapse: an elemental being believed to inhabit the air; a slender graceful young woman

ex post facto collapse: affecting things past; "retroactive tax increase"; "an ex-post-facto law"; "retro pay"

debit collapse: an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing; enter as debit

carrier collapse: (genetics) an organism that possesses a recessive gene whose effect is masked by a dominant allele; the associated trait is not apparent but can be passed on to offspring; a rack attached to a vehicle; for carrying luggage or skis or the like; a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something; "refrigerated carriers have revolutionized the grocery business"; a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages; (medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others; a boy who delivers newspapers; someone whose employment involves carrying something; "the bonds were transmitted by carrier"; an inactive substance that is a vehicle for a radioactive tracer of the same substance and that assists in its recovery after some chemical reaction

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

arrow collapse: a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow; a mark to indicate a direction or relation

staff collapse: a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose; "he walked with the help of a wooden staff"; (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written; a rod carried as a symbol; the body of teachers and administrators at a school; "the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university"; personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task; "the hospital has an excellent nursing staff"; "the general relied on his staff to make routine decisions"; building material consisting of plaster and hair; used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decoration; provide with staff; "This position is not always staffed"; serve on the staff of; "The two men staff the reception desk"

stalk collapse: a stiff or threatening gait; the act of following prey stealthily; a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush; a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ; walk stiffly; go through (an area) in search of prey; "stalk the woods for deer"

worker collapse: sterile member of a colony of social insects that forages for food and cares for the larvae; a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker"

deuce collapse: one of the four playing cards in a deck that have two spots; a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game

optimum collapse: most favorable condition or greatest degree or amount possible under given circumstances; most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied; "an optimum return on capital"; "optimal concentration of a drug"

lesbian collapse: a resident of Lesbos; a female homosexual; of female homosexuality

butch collapse: offensive terms for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine; pejorative synonym for lesbian; used of men; markedly masculine in appearance or manner

viceroy collapse: showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller; governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign

belle collapse: a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals; "she was the belle of the ball"

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