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crosier collapse: a staff surmounted by a crook or cross carried by bishops as a symbol of pastoral office

reactionary collapse: an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism; extremely conservative

frame of reference collapse: a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning

house collapse: play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults; "the children were playing house"; a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families; "he has a house on Cape Cod"; "she felt she had to get out of the house"; a building in which something is sheltered or located; "they had a large carriage house"; aristocratic family line; "the House of York"; an official assembly having legislative powers; "a bicameral legislature has two houses"; the audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema; "the house applauded"; "he counted the house"; the members of a religious community living together; the management of a gambling house or casino; "the house gets a percentage of every bet"; provide housing for; "The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town"; contain or cover; "This box houses the gears"

fleur-de-lis collapse: (heraldry) charge consisting of a conventionalized representation of an iris

converse collapse: a proposition obtained by conversion; turned about in order or relation; "transposed letters"; of words so related that one reverses the relation denoted by the other; "`parental' and `filial' are converse terms"; carry on a conversation

fringe collapse: edging consisting of hanging threads or tassels; a social group holding marginal or extreme views; "members of the fringe believe we should be armed with guns at all times"; decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe; "fur fringed the hem of the dress"; adorn with a fringe; "The weaver fringed the scarf"

chatelaine collapse: a chain formerly worn at the waist by women; for carrying a purse or bunch of keys etc.; the mistress of a chateau or large country house

askance collapse: (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy; "her eyes with their misted askance look"- Elizabeth Bowen; "sidelong glances"; with a side or oblique glance; "did not quite turn all the way back but looked askance at me with her dark eyes"; with suspicion or disapproval; "he looked askance at the offer"

pendant collapse: an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring)

backhanded collapse: roundabout or ambiguous; "attacks from that source amounted to a backhanded compliment to his integrity"; "a backhanded and dishonest way of reaching his goal"

splinter group collapse: a faction or sect that has broken away from its parent organization

thread collapse: a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving; pass through or into; "thread tape"; "thread film"; remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string; "She had her eyebrows threaded"; pass a thread through; "thread a needle"

dead letter collapse: mail that can neither be delivered nor returned; the state of something that has outlived its relevance

kilometer collapse: a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles)

city collapse: people living in a large densely populated municipality; "the city voted for Republicans in 1994"; a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city"; an incorporated administrative district established by state charter; "the city raised the tax rate"

bacon collapse: back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried; English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626); English scientist and Franciscan monk who stressed the importance of experimentation; first showed that air is required for combustion and first used lenses to correct vision (1220-1292)

inversely collapse: in an inverse or contrary manner; "inversely related"; "wavelength and frequency are, of course, related reciprocally"- F.A.Geldard

ionization collapse: the process of ionizing; the formation of ions by separating atoms or molecules or radicals or by adding or subtracting electrons from atoms by strong electric fields in a gas; the condition of being dissociated into ions (as by heat or radiation or chemical reaction or electrical discharge); "the ionization of a gas"

straitjacket collapse: a garment similar to a jacket that is used to bind the arms tightly against the body as a means of restraining a violent person; anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines; "they defected because Russian dance was in a straitjacket"; "the government is operating in an economic straitjacket"

turnstile collapse: a gate consisting of a post that acts as a pivot for rotating arms; set in a passageway for controlling the persons entering

tollgate collapse: a gate or bar across a toll bridge or toll road which is lifted when the toll is paid

weapon collapse: any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon"; a means of persuading or arguing; "he used all his conversational weapons"

spareribs collapse: cut of pork from the rib section with most of the meat trimmed off

beeline collapse: the most direct route; "he made a beeline for the bathroom"

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