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abrupt collapse: surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner; "an abrupt reply"; exceedingly sudden and unexpected; "came to an abrupt stop"; "an abrupt change in the weather"; extremely steep; "an abrupt canyon"; "the precipitous rapids of the upper river"; "the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings"; "a sharp drop"; marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions; "abrupt prose"

unintelligent collapse: lacking intelligence; "a dull job with lazy and unintelligent co-workers"

hub collapse: the central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc) through which the shaft or axle passes; a center of activity or interest or commerce or transportation; a focal point around which events revolve; "the playground is the hub of parental supervision"; "the airport is the economic hub of the area"

vestibule collapse: any of various bodily cavities leading to another cavity (as of the ear or vagina)

gauche collapse: lacking social polish; "too gauche to leave the room when the conversation became intimate"; "their excellent manners always made me feel gauche"

irritated collapse: feeling inflammation or other discomfort (especially in a part of the body)

focus collapse: maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; "in focus"; "out of focus"; maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea; "the controversy brought clearly into focus an important difference of opinion"; the concentration of attention or energy on something; "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no direction in his life"; a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section; a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges; a central point or locus of an infection in an organism; "the focus of infection"; put (an image) into focus; "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie"; become focussed or come into focus; "The light focused"; cause to converge on or toward a central point; "Focus the light on this image"

gutter collapse: a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater; a tool for gutting fish; a worker who guts things (fish or buildings or cars etc.); misfortune resulting in lost effort or money; "his career was in the gutter"; "all that work went down the sewer"; "pensions are in the toilet"; provide with gutters; "gutter the buildings"; wear or cut gutters into; "The heavy rain guttered the soil"; flow in small streams; "Tears guttered down her face"; burn unsteadily, feebly, or low; flicker; "The cooling lava continued to gutter toward lower ground"

swift collapse: a small bird that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight; an English satirist born in Ireland (1667-1745); United States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars (1839-1903)

encourage collapse: spur on; "His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife"; inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to

unused collapse: infrequently exposed to; "feet unused to shoes"; not yet put into use; "we bought an unused car for a change"

curd collapse: coagulated milk; used to made cheese; "Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet eating some curds and whey"; a coagulated liquid resembling milk curd; "bean curd"; "lemon curd"

young collapse: any immature animal; young people collectively; "rock music appeals to the young"; "youth everywhere rises in revolt"; United States religious leader of the Mormon Church after the assassination of Joseph Smith; he led the Mormon exodus from Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah (1801-1877); United States baseball player and famous pitcher (1867-1955); English poet (1683-1765); United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959); British physicist and Egyptologist; he revived the wave theory of light and proposed a three-component theory of color vision; he also played an important role in deciphering the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta Stone (1773-1829); United States civil rights leader (1921-1971); United States film and television actress (1913-2000); being in its early stage; "a young industry"; "the day is still young"; (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth; "young people"

backbone collapse: the part of a network that connects other networks together; "the backbone is the part of a communication network that carries the heaviest traffic"; fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it"

budding collapse: reproduction of some unicellular organisms (such as yeasts) by growth and specialization followed by the separation by constriction of a part of the parent; beginning to develop; "a budding genius"

lug collapse: a projecting piece that is used to lift or support or turn something; ancient Celtic god; carry with difficulty; "You'll have to lug this suitcase"

inside collapse: the inner or enclosed surface of something; the region that is inside of something; away from the outer edge; "an inner lane"; "the inside lane"; relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space; "he reached into his inside jacket pocket"; "inside out"; "an inside pitch is between home plate and the batter"; confined to an exclusive group; "privy to inner knowledge"; "inside information"; "privileged information"; within a building; "in winter we play inside"; on the inside; "inside, the car is a mess"

Thalia collapse: (Greek mythology) one of the three Graces; (Greek mythology) the Muse of comedy and pastoral poetry

involution collapse: the action of enfolding something; a long and intricate and complicated grammatical construction; reduction in size of an organ or part (as in the return of the uterus to normal size after childbirth)

hyperborean collapse: (Greek mythology) one of a people that the ancient Greeks believed lived in a warm and sunny land north of the source of the north wind

fledgling collapse: young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying; young and inexperienced; "a fledgling enterprise"; "a fledgling skier"; "an unfledged lawyer"

virgin collapse: a person who has never had sex; being used or worked for the first time; "virgin wool"

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