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campanile collapse: a bell tower; usually stands alone unattached to a building

reef collapse: a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water; reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef; roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area; lower and bring partially inboard; "reef the sailboat's mast"

bridle collapse: the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess; "his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper"; headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control; respond to the reins, as of horses; put a bridle on; "bridle horses"

upwind collapse: towards the side exposed to wind; in the direction opposite to the direction the wind is blowing; "they flew upwind"

rationing collapse: the act of rationing; "during the war the government imposed rationing of food and gasoline"

pedicel collapse: a small stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence; an ultimate division of a common peduncle

bellyband collapse: a strap around the belly of a draft animal holding the shafts of a wagon; a cloth band that is worn around the waist (as on infants until the navel has healed)

pagoda collapse: an Asian temple; usually a pyramidal tower with an upward curving roof

curb collapse: an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter); a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse; keep to the curb; "curb your dogs"

steeple collapse: a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top

derrick collapse: a simple crane having lifting tackle slung from a boom; a framework erected over an oil well to allow drill tubes to be raised and lowered

kite collapse: any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals; plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper; flown in wind at end of a string; a bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float; a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value; fly a kite; "Kids were kiting in the park"; "They kited the Red Dragon model"; soar or fly like a kite; "The pilot kited for a long time over the mountains"; get credit or money by using a bad check; "The businessman kited millions of dollars"; increase the amount (of a check) fraudulently; "He kited many checks"

levitate collapse: be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity; "The guru claimed that he could levitate"; cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity; "The magician levitated the woman"

monopoly collapse: a board game in which players try to gain a monopoly on real estate as pieces advance around the board according to the throw of a die; exclusive control or possession of something; "They have no monopoly on intelligence"; (economics) a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller; "a monopoly on silver"; "when you have a monopoly you can ask any price you like"

headgear collapse: stable gear consisting of any part of a harness that fits about the horse's head; the hoist at the pithead of a mine

cupola collapse: a roof in the form of a dome; a vertical cylindrical furnace for melting iron for casting

crupper collapse: a strap from the back of a saddle passing under the horse's tail; prevents saddle from slipping forward

shackle collapse: a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner); a U-shaped bar; the open end can be passed through chain links and closed with a bar

caparison collapse: stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse; put a caparison on; "caparison the horses for the festive occasion"

slacken collapse: make slack as by lessening tension or firmness; become looser or slack; "the rope slackened"

restraint of trade collapse: any act that tends to prevent free competition in business

go up collapse: be erected, built, or constructed; "New buildings are going up everywhere"

relax collapse: cause to feel relaxed; "A hot bath always relaxes me"; become less tense, rest, or take one's ease; "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work"; make less tight; "relax the tension on the rope"; become less severe or strict; "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived"; make less severe or strict; "The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught"; become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner; "our new colleague relaxed when he saw that we were a friendly group"

deceleration collapse: the act of decelerating; decreasing the speed; "he initiated deceleration by braking"; a decrease in rate of change; "the deceleration of the arms race"; (physics) a rate of decrease in velocity

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