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old maid collapse: a card game using a pack of cards from which one queen has been removed; players match cards and the player holding the unmatched queen at the end of the game is the loser (or `old maid'); the loser in a game of old maid

recorder collapse: equipment for making records; a barrister or solicitor who serves as part-time judge in towns or boroughs

ratable collapse: liable to payment of rates or taxes; "the ratable value of property"

dockyard collapse: an establishment on the waterfront where vessels are built or fitted out or repaired

punctuation collapse: the use of certain marks to clarify meaning of written material by grouping words grammatically into sentences and clauses and phrases; the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases; something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions

isolated collapse: not close together in time; "isolated instances of rebellion"; "a stray bullet grazed his thigh"; under forced isolation especially for health reasons; "a quarantined animal"; "isolated patients"; cut off or left behind; "an isolated pawn"; "several stranded fish in a tide pool"; "travelers marooned by the blizzard"

state collapse: the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"; a politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land"; the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state; "the state has lowered its income tax"; the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation; "his state is in the deep south"; a state of depression or agitation; "he was in such a state you just couldn't reason with him"; express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"

stake collapse: instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning; the money risked on a gamble; mark with a stake; "stake out the path"; tie or fasten to a stake; "stake your goat"

atomic collapse: immeasurably small; of or relating to or comprising atoms; "atomic structure"; "atomic hydrogen"

unattached collapse: not associated in an exclusive sexual relationship; not fastened together

candor collapse: the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

site collapse: physical position in relation to the surroundings; "the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides"; the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located); "a good site for the school"

choose collapse: pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"; select as an alternative; choose instead; prefer as an alternative; "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast"; see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way; "She chose not to attend classes and now she failed the exam"

section collapse: one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object; "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road"; a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical); "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section"; a segment of a citrus fruit; "he ate a section of the orange"; a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon; a small army unit usually having a special function; a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class; (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid; a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people; "no section of the nation is more ardent than the South"; "there are three synagogues in the Jewish section"; a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope; "sections from the left ventricle showed diseased tissue"; a land unit of 1 square mile measuring 1 mile on a side

foursquare collapse: characterized by firm and unwavering conviction; "a foursquare refusal to yield"; in a square position; "the building stood foursquare"

homeless collapse: people who are homeless; "the homeless lived on the city streets"; someone with no housing; "the homeless became a problem in the large cities"; without nationality or citizenship; "stateless persons"

tellurian collapse: an inhabitant of the earth; of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air

indivisible collapse: impossible of undergoing division; "an indivisible union of states"; "one nation indivisible"

uncompromising collapse: not making concessions; "took an uncompromising stance in the peace talks"; "uncompromising honesty"

alternating current collapse: an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally; "In the US most household current is AC at 60 cycles per second"

direct current collapse: an electric current that flows in one direction steadily

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