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embryonic collapse: in an early stage of development; "the embryonic government staffed by survivors of the massacre"; "an embryonic nation, not yet self-governing"; of an organism prior to birth or hatching; "in the embryonic stage"; "embryologic development"

surprise collapse: the act of surprising someone; a sudden unexpected event; the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you; cause to be surprised; "The news really surprised me"; come upon or take unawares; "She surprised the couple"; "He surprised an interesting scene"

summary collapse: a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form; "he gave a summary of the conclusions"

deprecate collapse: belittle; "The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts"; express strong disapproval of; deplore

leg collapse: (nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack; a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg; one of the supports for a piece of furniture; a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle; a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion; the limb of an animal used for food

few collapse: a small elite group; "it was designed for the discriminating few"; an indefinite but relatively small number; "they bought a case of beer and drank a few"; a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number; "a few weeks ago"; "a few more wagons than usual"; "an invalid's pleasures are few and far between"; "few roses were still blooming"; "few women have led troops in battle"

fly-by-night collapse: a debtor who flees to avoid paying; ephemeral; "the symphony is no fly-by-night venture"; of businesses and businessmen of questionable honesty; "a fly-by-night operation"

recourse collapse: act of turning to for assistance; "have recourse to the courts"; "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort"; something or someone turned to for assistance or security; "his only recourse was the police"; "took refuge in lying"

backstroke collapse: a swimming stroke that resembles the crawl except the swimmer lies on his or her back; swim on one's back

unblessed collapse: not provided with something desirable; "a hovel unblessed with electricity or running water"

list price collapse: the selling price of something as stated in a catalogue or price list; often subject to discounts; "I got it at 30% off the list price"

limited collapse: including only a part; not unlimited; "a limited list of choices"; having a specific function or scope; "a special (or specific) role in the mission"; small in range or scope; "limited war"; "a limited success"; "a limited circle of friends"; not excessive; mediocre

shrug off collapse: minimize the importance of, brush aside; "Jane shrugged off the news that her stock had fallen 3 points"

inventory collapse: making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand; "an inventory may be necessary to see if anything is missing"; "they held an inventory every month"; a detailed list of all the items in stock; (accounting) the value of a firm's current assets including raw materials and work in progress and finished goods; make or include in an itemized record or report; "Inventory all books before the end of the year"

gazpacho collapse: a soup made with chopped tomatoes and onions and cucumbers and peppers and herbs; served cold

vichyssoise collapse: a creamy potato soup flavored with leeks and onions; usually served cold

snub collapse: a refusal to recognize someone you know; "the snub was clearly intentional"; unusually short; "a snub nose"

compress collapse: a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever); squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"; make more compact by or as if by pressing; "compress the data"

negligible collapse: so small as to be meaningless; insignificant; "the effect was negligible"; not worth considering; "he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost"; "piffling efforts"; "a trifling matter"

corruptible collapse: capable of being corrupted; "corruptible judges"; "dishonest politicians"; "a purchasable senator"; "a venal police officer"

broth collapse: a thin soup of meat or fish or vegetable stock; liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces; "she made gravy with a base of beef stock"

stall collapse: a tactic used to mislead or delay; a booth where articles are displayed for sale; a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed; seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater; a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge; "the plane went into a stall and I couldn't control it"; deliberately delay an event or action; "she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling"; come to a stop; "The car stalled in the driveway"; cause an engine to stop; "The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car"; cause an airplane to go into a stall; experience a stall in flight, of airplanes; put into, or keep in, a stall; "Stall the horse"

proverb collapse: a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people

depressed collapse: having the central portion lower than the margin; "a depressed pustule"; lower than previously; "the market is depressed"; "prices are down"; flattened downward as if pressed from above or flattened along the dorsal and ventral surfaces

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