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Federal collapse: any federal law-enforcement officer; a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War; national; especially in reference to the government of the United States as distinct from that of its member units; "the Federal Bureau of Investigation"; "federal courts"; "the federal highway program"; "federal property"; characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities; "a federal system like that of the United States"; "federal governments often evolved out of confederations"; of or relating to the central government of a federation; "a federal district is one set aside as the seat of the national government"

heroics collapse: ostentatious or vainglorious or extravagant or melodramatic conduct; "heroics are for those epic films they make in Hollywood"

jactitation collapse: (pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness; (law) a false boast that can harm others; especially a false claim to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law)

clad collapse: having an outer covering especially of thin metal; "steel-clad"; "armor-clad"

everywhere collapse: to or in any or all places; "You find fast food stores everywhere"; "people everywhere are becoming aware of the problem"; "he carried a gun everywhere he went"; "looked all over for a suitable gift"; (`everyplace' is used informally for `everywhere')

surface collapse: the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary; "there is a special cleaner for these surfaces"; "the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface"; a superficial aspect as opposed to the real nature of something; "it was not what it appeared to be on the surface"; the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object; "they skimmed over the surface of the water"; "a brush small enough to clean every dental surface"; "the sun has no distinct surface"; the outermost level of the land or sea; "earthquakes originate far below the surface"; "three quarters of the Earth's surface is covered by water"; on the surface; "surface materials of the moon"; come to the surface

inside out collapse: with the inside facing outward; "she turned the shirt inside out"; thoroughly; from every perspective; "she knows this town inside out"

breed collapse: a lineage or race of people; a special variety of domesticated animals within a species; "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"; "he created a new strain of sheep"; a special lineage; "a breed of Americans"; have young (animals); "pandas rarely breed in captivity"; cause to procreate (animals); "She breeds dogs"; copulate with a female, used especially of horses; "The horse covers the mare"

doorway collapse: the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close; "he stuck his head in the doorway"

excursion collapse: a journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field"

ethnic group collapse: people of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture

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

more collapse: English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state; used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs; "more interesting"; "more beautiful"; "more quickly"; comparative of much; to a greater degree or extent; "he works more now"; "they eat more than they should"

selvage collapse: the edge of a fabric that is woven so that it will not ravel or fray; border consisting of an ornamental fringe at either end of an oriental carpet

high horse collapse: an attitude of arrogant superiority; "get off your high horse and admit you are wrong"

purl collapse: a basic knitting stitch; gold or silver wire thread; make a murmuring sound; "the water was purling"; embroider with gold or silver thread; edge or border with gold or silver embroidery; knit with a purl stitch

temple collapse: place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity; an edifice devoted to special or exalted purposes; the flat area on either side of the forehead; "the veins in his temple throbbed"

trampoline collapse: gymnastic apparatus consisting of a strong canvas sheet attached with springs to a metal frame; used for tumbling

stray collapse: wander from a direct course or at random; "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course"

condescension collapse: affability to your inferiors and temporary disregard for differences of position or rank; "the queen's condescension was intended to make us feel comfortable"; the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior; a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient

parenthesis collapse: either of two punctuation marks (or) used to enclose textual material

secant collapse: ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle; a straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points

beaver collapse: large semiaquatic rodent with webbed hind feet and a broad flat tail; construct complex dams and underwater lodges; a hat made with the fur of a beaver (or similar material); a movable piece of armor on a medieval helmet used to protect the lower face; a full beard; the soft brown fur of the beaver; work hard on something

foible collapse: the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip

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