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self-reliance collapse

thesaurus collapse: a book containing a classified list of synonyms

keep off collapse: refrain from entering or walking onto; "keep off the grass"; "stay off the premises"; refrain from certain foods or beverages; "I keep off drugs"; "During Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the day"

collectanea collapse

reader collapse: one of a series of texts for students learning to read; a person who enjoys reading; a person who can read; a literate person

juste milieu collapse

commonly collapse

defer to collapse

dominance collapse: the organic phenomenon in which one of a pair of alleles present in a genotype is expressed in the phenotype and the other allele of the pair is not; the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her"

parlay collapse: a series of wagers in which the winnings from one wager are used as a stake for the subsequent wagers; stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager

proposition collapse: a task to be dealt with; "securing adequate funding is a time-consuming proposition"; (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false; an offer for a private bargain (especially a request for sexual favors); suggest sex to; "She was propositioned by a stranger at the party"

paradigm collapse: the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time; "he framed the problem within the psychoanalytic paradigm"; systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word

chronicle collapse: record in chronological order; make a historical record

misrule collapse

fend off collapse

testing collapse: the act of subjecting to experimental test in order to determine how well something works; "they agreed to end the testing of atomic weapons"; an examination of the characteristics of something; "there are laboratories for commercial testing"; "it involved testing thousands of children for smallpox"

leverage collapse: investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses); strategic advantage; power to act effectively; "relatively small groups can sometimes exert immense political leverage"; the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever; provide with leverage; "We need to leverage this company"; supplement with leverage; "leverage the money that is already available"

cursive collapse: having successive letter joined together; "cursive script"

prosperity collapse: the condition of prospering; having good fortune; an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment

letterhead collapse: a sheet of stationery with name and address of the organization printed at the top

sparing collapse

propagation collapse: the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions; the movement of a wave through a medium

holdup collapse

price tag collapse: a tag showing the price of the article it is attached to

remission collapse: (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court); an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease); "his cancer is in remission"

report collapse: a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious"; the act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple"; a written document describing the findings of some individual or group; "this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale"; a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing); "they heard a violent report followed by silence"; to give an account or representation of in words; "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental"; make known to the authorities; "One student reported the other to the principal"; complain about; make a charge against; "I reported her to the supervisor"; announce one's presence; "I report to work every day at 9 o'clock"; announce as the result of an investigation, or announce something to the proper authorities; "Dozens of incidents of wife beatings are reported daily in this city"; "The team reported significant advances in their research"; be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism; "Snow reported on China in the 1950's"; "The cub reporter covered New York City"

finger collapse: one of the parts of a glove that provides covering for a finger or thumb; any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb); "her fingers were long and thin"; the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure; indicate the fingering for the playing of musical scores for keyboard instruments; feel or handle with the fingers; "finger the binding of the book"; search for on the computer; "I fingered my boss and found that he is not logged on in the afternoons"

enunciation collapse: the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience

exclude collapse: prevent from being included or considered or accepted; "The bad results were excluded from the report"; "Leave off the top piece"; prevent from entering; shut out; "The trees were shutting out all sunlight"; "This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country"; lack or fail to include; "The cost for the trip excludes food and beverages"

take down collapse: reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture"

setback collapse

rebuke collapse: an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face"

act on collapse: regulate one's behavior in accordance with certain information, ideas, or advice; "The Founding Fathers acted on certain moral principles"

kingship collapse: the dignity or rank or position of a king

median collapse: the value below which 50% of the cases fall; relating to or situated in or extending toward the middle

rule collapse: measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths; a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior; "it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"; "short haircuts were the regulation"; (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems; "he determined the upper bound with Descartes' rule of signs"; "he gave us a general formula for attacking polynomials"; any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order; "the rule of St. Dominic"; prescribed guide for conduct or action; directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted; "he knew the rules of chess"; (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice; the duration of a monarch's or government's power; "during the rule of Elizabeth"; keep in check; "rule one's temper"; decide with authority; "The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed"; decide on and make a declaration about; "find someone guilty"; mark or draw with a ruler; "rule the margins"; have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac

axiom collapse: (logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident

overall collapse: (usually plural) work clothing consisting of denim trousers (usually with a bib and shoulder straps); a loose protective coverall or smock worn over ordinary clothing for dirty work; involving only main features; "the overall pattern of his life"; including everything; "the overall cost"; "the total amount owed"

plaint collapse: a written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court law asking for the grievance to be redressed

insinuation collapse: an indirect (and usually malicious) implication

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