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asceticism collapse: rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint; the doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state

tight collapse: affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow; "tight money"; "a tight market"; packed closely together; "the stood in a tight little group"; "hair in tight curls"; "the pub was packed tight"; of such close construction as to be impermeable; "a tight roof"; "warm in our tight little house"; closely constrained or constricted or constricting; "tight skirts"; "he hated tight starched collars"; "fingers closed in a tight fist"; "a tight feeling in his chest"; securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid; "the bolts are tight"; set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration; "in tight formation"; "a tight blockade"

endeavor collapse: attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy"

stamp out collapse: end or extinguish by forceful means; "Stamp out poverty!"

root collapse: the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support; (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"; (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground; a number that when multiplied by itself some number of times equals a given number; take root and begin to grow; "this plant roots quickly"; cause to take roots; plant by the roots; come into existence, originate; "The problem roots in her depression"

found collapse: food and lodging provided in addition to money; "they worked for $30 and found"; come upon unexpectedly or after searching; "found art"; "the lost-and-found department"

keynote collapse: a fundamental or central idea; the principal theme in a speech or literary work; set the keynote of; "Comfort keynotes this designer's Fall collection"; give the keynote address to (an audience)

refurbish collapse: make brighter and prettier; "we refurbished the guest wing"; "My wife wants us to renovate"

bring up collapse: cause to come to a sudden stop; "The noise brought her up in shock"; promote from a lower position or rank; "This player was brought up to the major league"

disjoint collapse: having no elements in common; separate at the joints; "disjoint the chicken before cooking it"

thicken collapse: become thick or thicker; "The sauce thickened"; "The egg yolk will inspissate"; make thick or thicker; "Thicken the sauce"; "inspissate the tar so that it becomes pitch"; make viscous or dense; "thicken the sauce by adding flour"

pinion collapse: a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack; cut the wings off (of birds); bind the arms of

moor collapse: open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss; one of the Muslim people of north Africa; of mixed Arab and Berber descent; converted to Islam in the 8th century; conqueror of Spain in the 8th century; secure with cables or ropes; "moor the boat"; come into or dock at a wharf; "the big ship wharfed in the evening"; secure in or as if in a berth or dock; "tie up the boat"

excite collapse: produce a magnetic field in; "excite the neurons"; raise to a higher energy level; "excite the atoms"; arouse or elicit a feeling

lunchroom collapse: a restaurant (in a facility) where lunch can be purchased

highball collapse: a mixed drink made of alcoholic liquor mixed with water or a carbonated beverage and served in a tall glass

float collapse: something that remains on the surface of a liquid; a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco; an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade; the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public; the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment; convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation; "float data"; allow (currencies) to fluctuate; "The government floated the ruble for a few months"; make the surface of level or smooth; "float the plaster"; put into the water; "float a ship"; move lightly, as if suspended; "The dancer floated across the stage"; set afloat; "He floated the logs down the river"; "The boy floated his toy boat on the pond"; be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"; be afloat; stay on a liquid surface; not sink; circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with; "The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform"

engraved collapse: cut or impressed into a surface; "an incised design"; "engraved invitations"

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