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shout collapse: utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking); "My grandmother is hard of hearing--you'll have to shout"; utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me"

twitch collapse: a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition; make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion; "his face is twitching"; move or pull with a sudden motion

dysphasia collapse: an impairment of language (especially speech production) that is usually due to brain damage

cricket collapse: a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs; leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together; play cricket

firewood collapse: wood used for fuel; "they collected and cut their own firewood"

deter collapse: try to prevent; show opposition to; "We should discourage this practice among our youth"

fluctuate collapse: be unstable; "The stock market fluctuates"; move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern; "the line on the monitor vacillated"; cause to fluctuate or move in a wavelike pattern

laugh collapse: a facial expression characteristic of a person laughing; "his face wrinkled in a silent laugh of derision"; the sound of laughing; produce laughter

hoof collapse: the foot of an ungulate mammal; the horny covering of the end of the foot in ungulate mammals; dance in a professional capacity

overawe collapse: subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats)

cord collapse: a line made of twisted fibers or threads; "the bundle was tied with a cord"; a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton; a light insulated conductor for household use; a unit of amount of wood cut for burning; 128 cubic feet; bind or tie with a cord; stack in cords; "cord firewood"

agree collapse: consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something; "She agreed to all my conditions"; "He agreed to leave her alone"; be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point"; achieve harmony of opinion, feeling, or purpose; "No two of my colleagues would agree on whom to elect chairman"; be agreeable or suitable; "White wine doesn't agree with me"; show grammatical agreement; "Subjects and verbs must always agree in English"

frighten collapse: cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her"; drive out by frightening

realign collapse: align anew or better; "The surgeon realigned my jaw after the accident"

yodel collapse: a songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal voice and falsetto; sing by changing register; sing by yodeling; "The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains"

hotfoot collapse: a practical joke that involves inserting a match surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe and then lighting it; without delay; speedily; "sent ambassadors hotfoot to the Turks"- Francis Hackett; "drove hotfoot for Boston"

planking collapse: the work of covering an area with planks; (nautical) a covering or flooring constructed of planks (as on a ship); planks collectively; a quantity of planks

experiment collapse: the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation; a venture at something new or different; "as an experiment he decided to grow a beard"; the testing of an idea; "it was an experiment in living"; "not all experimentation is done in laboratories"; to conduct a test or investigation; "We are experimenting with the new drug in order to fight this disease"; try something new, as in order to gain experience; "Students experiment sexually"; "The composer experimented with a new style"

exact collapse: marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact; "an exact mind"; "an exact copy"; "hit the exact center of the target"

crow collapse: black birds having a raucous call; a Siouan language spoken by the Crow; the cry of a cock (or an imitation of it); a member of the Siouan people formerly living in eastern Montana; express pleasure verbally; "She crowed with joy"; utter shrill sounds; "The cocks crowed all morning"

softwood collapse: wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)

sheathe collapse: plunge or bury (a knife or sword) in flesh; enclose with a sheath; "sheathe a sword"; cover with a protective sheathing; "sheathe her face"

splat collapse: a slat of wood in the middle of the back of a straight chair; a single splash; "he heard a splat as it hit the floor"; flatten on impact; "The snowballs splatted on the trees"; split open and flatten for cooking; "splat fish over an open fire"; give off the sound of a bullet flattening on impact

restructure collapse: construct or form anew or provide with a new structure; "After his accident, he had to restructure his life"; "The governing board was reconstituted"

scour collapse: a place that is scoured (especially by running water); rub hard or scrub; "scour the counter tops"; examine minutely; "The police scoured the country for the fugitive"

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