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pus collapse: a fluid product of inflammation; the tenth month of the Hindu calendar

poem collapse: a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

biosphere collapse: the regions of the surface and atmosphere of the Earth (or other planet) where living organisms exist

dandruff collapse: loose scales shed from the scalp; "I could see the dandruff on her shoulders"; a condition in which white scales of dead skin are shed by the scalp

nullity collapse: something that is null (especially an enactment that has no legal validity)

filibuster collapse: a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches; a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes; obstruct deliberately by delaying; of legislation

prose collapse: ordinary writing as distinguished from verse; matter of fact, commonplace, or dull expression

scrip collapse: a certificate whose value is recognized by the payer and payee; scrip is not currency but may be convertible into currency

chapter collapse: a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled; "he read a chapter every night before falling asleep"; a series of related events forming an episode; "a chapter of disasters"; a local branch of some fraternity or association; "he joined the Atlanta chapter"; an ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church; any distinct period in history or in a person's life; "the industrial revolution opened a new chapter in British history"; "the divorce was an ugly chapter in their relationship"

nothing collapse: a nonexistent thing; a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it"; in no way; to no degree; "he looks nothing like his father"

inspection collapse: a formal or official examination; "the platoon stood ready for review"; "we had to wait for the inspection before we could use the elevator"

transcription collapse: a sound or television recording (e.g., from a broadcast to a tape recording); something written, especially copied from one medium to another, as a typewritten version of dictation; (genetics) the organic process whereby the DNA sequence in a gene is copied into mRNA; the process whereby a base sequence of messenger RNA is synthesized on a template of complementary DNA

edition collapse: the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published; an issue of a newspaper; "he read it in yesterday's edition of the Times"; all of the identical copies of something offered to the public at the same time; "the first edition appeared in 1920"; "it was too late for the morning edition"; "they issued a limited edition of Bach recordings"

down-to-earth collapse: sensible and practical; "has a straightforward down-to-earth approach to a problem"; "her earthy common sense"

fiction collapse: a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact

mineral kingdom collapse: all inorganic objects; contrasts with animal and plant kingdoms

cabala collapse: an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret

essay collapse: a tentative attempt; an analytic or interpretive literary composition

scurf collapse: (botany) a covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts

synapse collapse: the junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle; "nerve impulses cross a synapse through the action of neurotransmitters"

solar plexus collapse: a large plexus of sympathetic nerves in the abdomen behind the stomach

nervous system collapse: the sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells

spinal cord collapse: a major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to and from the brain; a long tubelike structure extending from the base of the brain through the vertebral canal to the upper lumbar region

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