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epidemic collapse: a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time; (especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously; "an epidemic outbreak of influenza"

hegira collapse: the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 which marked the beginning of the Muslim era; the Muslim calendar begins in that year

spearhead collapse: the head and sharpened point of a spear; the leading military unit in an attack; someone who leads or initiates an activity (attack or campaign etc.); be the leader of; "She spearheaded the effort to find a cure for the disease"

establish collapse: use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some observation"; set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department"; bring about; "The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth"; set up or found; "She set up a literacy program"

contemporaneous collapse: occurring in the same period of time; "a rise in interest rates is often contemporaneous with an increase in inflation"; "the composer Salieri was contemporary with Mozart"

supervision collapse: management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group

propel collapse: cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"

written collapse: set down in writing in any of various ways; "written evidence"; systematically collected and written down; "written laws"

rampant collapse: (of a plant) having a lush and unchecked growth; "a rampant growth of weeds"; unrestrained and violent; "rampant aggression"

embark collapse: set out on (an enterprise or subject of study); "she embarked upon a new career"; go on board

infancy collapse: the earliest state of immaturity; the early stage of growth or development

chiefly collapse: for the most part; "he is mainly interested in butterflies"

ordering collapse: logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements; "we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation"

header collapse: a headlong jump (or fall); "he took a header into the shrubbery"; (soccer) the act of hitting the ball with your head; a machine that cuts the heads off grain and moves them into a wagon; a framing member crossing and supporting the ends of joists, studs, or rafters so as to transfer their weight to parallel joists, studs, or rafters; brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall; horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window

spring collapse: a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed; "the spring was broken"; a point at which water issues forth; a natural flow of ground water; the season of growth; "the emerging buds were a sure sign of spring"; "he will hold office until the spring of next year"; develop suddenly; "The tire sprang a leak"; produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly; "He sprang these news on me just as I was leaving"

winged collapse: very fast; as if with wings; "on winged feet"; having wings or as if having wings of a specified kind; "the winged feet of Mercury";

galloping collapse: that are running rapidly; "surrounded by galloping horses"

seamless collapse: perfectly consistent and coherent; "the novel's seamless plot"; used especially of skin; "his cheeks were unlined"; "his unseamed face"; not having or joined by a seam or seams; "seamless stockings"

turn on collapse: become hostile towards; "The dog suddenly turned on the mailman"; produce suddenly or automatically; "Turn on the charm"; "turn on the waterworks"

readiness collapse: prompt willingness; "readiness to continue discussions"; "they showed no eagerness to spread the gospel"; "they disliked his zeal in demonstrating his superiority"; "he tried to explain his forwardness in battle"; the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action); "putting them in readiness"; "their preparation was more than adequate"

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