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parlay collapse: a series of wagers in which the winnings from one wager are used as a stake for the subsequent wagers; stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager

cursive collapse: having successive letter joined together; "cursive script"

mine collapse: explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel; excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted; lay mines; "The Vietnamese mined Cambodia"; get from the earth by excavation; "mine ores and metals"

letterhead collapse: a sheet of stationery with name and address of the organization printed at the top

ambition collapse: a strong drive for success; a cherished desire; "his ambition is to own his own business"; have as one's ambition

propagation collapse: the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions; the movement of a wave through a medium

price tag collapse: a tag showing the price of the article it is attached to

finger collapse: one of the parts of a glove that provides covering for a finger or thumb; any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb); "her fingers were long and thin"; the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure; indicate the fingering for the playing of musical scores for keyboard instruments; feel or handle with the fingers; "finger the binding of the book"; search for on the computer; "I fingered my boss and found that he is not logged on in the afternoons"

announcer collapse: reads news, commercials on radio or television; someone who proclaims a message publicly

enunciation collapse: the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience

take down collapse: reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture"

rebuke collapse: an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face"

plaint collapse: a written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court law asking for the grievance to be redressed

radiance collapse: the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light; the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface; an attractive combination of good health and happiness; "the radiance of her countenance"

set down collapse: cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place; "set down your bags here"; put or settle into a position; "The hotel was set down at the bottom of the valley"

motor collapse: machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion; a nonspecific agent that imparts motion; "happiness is the aim of all men and the motor of all action"

glossary collapse: an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field

ancestry collapse: inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline

utility collapse: the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility; "the cost of utilities never decreases"; "all the utilities were lost after the hurricane"; a facility composed of one or more pieces of equipment connected to or part of a structure and designed to provide a service such as heat or electricity or water or sewage disposal; "the price of the house included all utilities"; the quality of being of practical use; a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation; (economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice

kinship collapse: (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption

scholiast collapse: a scholar who writes explanatory notes on an author (especially an ancient commentator on a classical author)

carry over collapse: transfer or persist from one stage or sphere of activity to another; transfer from one time period to the next; transport from one place or state to another; "Adam would have been carried over into the life eternal"; hold over goods to be sold for the next season

population collapse: the act of populating (causing to live in a place); "he deplored the population of colonies with convicted criminals"; (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn; "it is an estimate of the mean of the population"; a group of organisms of the same species populating a given area; "they hired hunters to keep down the deer population"; the people who inhabit a territory or state; "the population seemed to be well fed and clothed"; the number of inhabitants (either the total number or the number of a particular race or class) in a given place (country or city etc.); "people come and go, but the population of this town has remained approximately constant for the past decade"; "the African-American population of Salt Lake City has been increasing"

vocabulary collapse: a language user's knowledge of words; the system of techniques or symbols serving as a means of expression (as in arts or crafts); "he introduced a wide vocabulary of techniques"; a listing of the words used in some enterprise

reporter collapse: a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories

informer collapse: one who reveals confidential information in return for money

inventory collapse: making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand; "an inventory may be necessary to see if anything is missing"; "they held an inventory every month"; a detailed list of all the items in stock; (accounting) the value of a firm's current assets including raw materials and work in progress and finished goods; make or include in an itemized record or report; "Inventory all books before the end of the year"

position paper collapse: a report that explains or justifies or recommends some particular policy

airmail collapse: a system of conveying mail by aircraft; letters and packages that are transported by aircraft; send or transport by airmail; "Letters to Europe from the U.S. are best airmailed"

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