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exaggeration collapse: the act of making something more noticeable than usual; "the dance involved a deliberate exaggeration of his awkwardness"; making to seem more important than it really is

two shakes collapse

step down collapse

succinct collapse

lack collapse: the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost"

fixer collapse: someone who intervenes with authorities for a person in trouble (usually using underhand or illegal methods for a fee)

composer collapse: someone who composes music as a profession

out of collapse

nonfulfillment collapse

truncated collapse

compressed collapse: reduced in volume by pressure; "compressed air"; pressed tightly together; "with lips compressed"; flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes)

story collapse: a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; "he writes stories for the magazines"

wheeze collapse: breathing with a husky or whistling sound; (Briticism) a clever or amusing scheme or trick; "a clever wheeze probably succeeded in neutralizing the German espionage threat"; breathe with difficulty

chronology collapse: the determination of the actual temporal sequence of past events; a record of events in the order of their occurrence; an arrangement of events in time

straitened collapse: distressed or embarrassed (especially financially)

fun collapse: activities that are enjoyable or amusing; "I do it for the fun of it"; "he is fun to have around"; violent and excited activity; "she asked for money and then the fun began"; "they began to fight like fun"; verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously); "he became a figure of fun"; "he said it in sport"

annals collapse: a chronological account of events in successive years; reports of the work of a society or learned body etc

go wrong collapse

stalemate collapse: drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check; subject to a stalemate

condensed collapse

draw up collapse: come to a halt after driving somewhere; "The Rolls pulled up on pour front lawn"; "The chauffeur hauled up in front of us"; cause (a vehicle) to stop; "He pulled up the car in front of the hotel"; straighten oneself; "He drew himself up when he talked to his superior"; form or arrange in order or formation, as of a body of soldiers

mythicize collapse: interpret as a myth or in terms of mythology; "mythicize the ancient stories"

unawares collapse: suddenly and unexpectedly; "rain caught them unawares"; "sorrow comes to all, and to the young it comes with bittered agony because it takes them unawares"- A.Lincoln; without forethought or plan; inadvertently; "came upon the diamond unawares"

fall away collapse

arrearage collapse

long ago collapse: of the distant or comparatively distant past; "We met once long ago"; "they long ago forsook their nomadic life"; "left for work long ago"; "he has long since given up mountain climbing"; "This name has long since been forgotten"; "lang syne" is Scottish

writer collapse: writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay); a person who is able to write and has written something

cut short collapse: interrupt before its natural or planned end; "We had to cut short our vacation"; cause to end earlier than intended; "The spontaneous applause cut the singer short"

litterateur collapse

printed circuit collapse: computer circuit consisting of an electronic sub-assembly; copper conductors are laminated on an insulating board or card and circuit components are inserted into holes and dip soldered

fetch up collapse

compendious collapse: briefly giving the gist of something; "a short and compendious book"; "a compact style is brief and pithy"; "succinct comparisons"; "a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject"

astonish collapse

bring to collapse: return to consciousness; "These pictures bring back sad memories"

humorist collapse: someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way

curtailed collapse

devoid collapse: completely lacking

insufficient collapse: of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement; "insufficient funds"

journalism collapse: the profession of reporting or photographing or editing news stories for one of the media; newspapers and magazines collectively

collaborator collapse: an associate who works with others toward a common goal; "the musician and the librettist were collaborators"; someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force

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