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meteor collapse: a streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid to melt or vaporize or explode

shooting star collapse

back and fill collapse

nurse collapse: one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician); try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury; "He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs"; treat carefully; "He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon"; "He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly"; serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people

familiarize collapse: make familiar or acquainted; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings"

parade collapse: a visible display; "she made a parade of her sorrows"; a ceremonial procession including people marching; an extended (often showy) succession of persons or things; "a parade of strollers on the mall"; "a parade of witnesses"; march in a procession; "the veterans paraded down the street"; walk ostentatiously; "She parades her new husband around town"

poster collapse: a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a poster advertised the coming attractions"

naturalize collapse: make into a citizen; "The French family was naturalized last year"; make more natural or lifelike; adopt to another place; "The stories had become naturalized into an American setting"; explain with reference to nature

break in collapse: make submissive, obedient, or useful; "The horse was tough to break"; "I broke in the new intern"; break so as to call inward; "He broke in the door"; start in a certain activity, enterprise, or role; intrude on uninvited; "The nosy couple broke in on our conversation"; enter someone's property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act; "Someone broke in while I was on vacation"; "They broke into my car and stole my radio!"

isolationism collapse: a policy of nonparticipation in international economic and political relations

filiation collapse

railway collapse: line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight

imperialism collapse: any instance of aggressive extension of authority; a political orientation that advocates imperial interests; a policy of extending your rule over foreign countries

preparedness collapse

progression collapse: a series with a definite pattern of advance

spacecraft collapse: a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun

lineage collapse: the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"

hold on collapse: stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments; "Hold on a moment!"

mechanism collapse: the technical aspects of doing something; "a mechanism of social control"; "mechanisms of communication"; "the mechanics of prose style"; device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function; (philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes; a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function; "the mechanism of the ear"; "the mechanism of infection"; the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction; "he determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical reactions"

lightning collapse: the flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere (or something resembling such a flash); can scintillate for a second or more; abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light

packet boat collapse

tempt collapse: try presumptuously; "St. Anthony was tempted in the desert"; dispose or incline or entice to; "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food"; give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting; "the window displays tempted the shoppers"; try to seduce

homer collapse: a base hit on which the batter scores a run; ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey (circa 850 BC); United States painter best known for his seascapes (1836-1910); an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs; hit a home run

perigee collapse: periapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is nearest to the Earth

sequel collapse: a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it; something that follows something else

mail coach collapse

appeasement collapse: the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of)

raid collapse: an attempt by speculators to defraud investors; search for something needed or desired; "Our babysitter raided our refrigerator"; take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock; "T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies"; search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on; "The police raided the crack house"

aim collapse: the action of directing something at an object; "he took aim and fired"; the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); "the sole object of her trip was to see her children"; propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon"; direct (a remark) toward an intended goal; "She wanted to aim a pun"; aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent"

motion collapse: the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"; a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"; a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote; "he made a motion to adjourn"; "she called for the question"; a state of change; "they were in a state of steady motion"

overdrive collapse: a high gear used at high speeds to maintain the driving speed with less output power; the state of high or excessive activity or productivity or concentration; "Troops are ready to go into overdrive as soon as the signal is given"; "Melissa's brain was in overdrive"; drive or work too hard; "The teacher is overworking his students"; "Overdriving people often suffer stress"

warder collapse

insertion collapse: the act of putting one thing into another

plenum collapse: an enclosed space in which the air pressure is higher than outside; a meeting of a legislative body at which all members are present; "the plenum will vote on all tax increases"

hum collapse: a humming noise; "the hum of distant traffic"; sing with closed lips; "She hummed a melody"; make a low continuous sound; "The refrigerator is humming"; sound with a monotonous hum; be noisy with activity; "This office is buzzing with activity"

fodder collapse: coarse food (especially for cattle and horses) composed of entire plants or the leaves and stalks of a cereal crop; give fodder (to domesticated animals)

advance guard collapse

unit collapse: a single undivided whole; "an idea is not a unit that can be moved from one brain to another"; an organization regarded as part of a larger social group; "the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit"; a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else; "units of nucleic acids"; an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole; "the reduced the number of units and installations"; "the word is a basic linguistic unit"

trawl collapse: a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths; a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys); fish with trawlers

orient collapse: (poetic) eastern; "the orient sun"; determine one's position with reference to another point; cause to point; "Orient the house towards the West"; be oriented; "The weather vane points North"; "the dancers toes pointed outward"

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