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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"

impeach collapse: charge (a public official) with an offense or misdemeanor committed while in office; "The President was impeached"; challenge the honesty or veracity of; "the lawyers tried to impeach the credibility of the witnesses"

storybook collapse: a book containing a collection of stories (usually for children)

thesis collapse: an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument

paradigm collapse: the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time; "he framed the problem within the psychoanalytic paradigm"; systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word

hickey collapse: a temporary red mark on a person's skin resulting from kissing or sucking by their lover

serial collapse: a serialized set of programs; "a comedy series"; "the Masterworks concert series"; of or relating to the sequential performance of multiple operations; "serial processing"; pertaining to or occurring in or producing a series; "serial monogamy"; "serial killing"; "a serial killer"; "serial publication"; pertaining to or composed in serial technique; "serial music"

mitzvah collapse: (Judaism) a good deed performed out of religious duty; (Judaism) a precept or commandment of the Jewish law

verification collapse: (law) an affidavit attached to a statement confirming the truth of that statement

discourse collapse: extended verbal expression in speech or writing; to consider or examine in speech or writing; "The article covered all the different aspects of this question"; "The class discussed Dante's `Inferno'"

time-honored collapse: acceptable for a long time; "time-honored customs"; honored because of age or long usage; "time-honored institutions"

banal collapse: repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"

banner collapse: long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising; unusually good; outstanding; "a banner year for the company"

median collapse: the value below which 50% of the cases fall; relating to or situated in or extending toward the middle

chapter collapse: a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled; "he read a chapter every night before falling asleep"; a series of related events forming an episode; "a chapter of disasters"; a local branch of some fraternity or association; "he joined the Atlanta chapter"; an ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church; any distinct period in history or in a person's life; "the industrial revolution opened a new chapter in British history"; "the divorce was an ugly chapter in their relationship"

frequency band collapse: a band of adjacent radio frequencies (e.g., assigned for transmitting radio or television signals)

exposition collapse: (music) the section of a movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes first occur; an account that sets forth the meaning or intent of a writing or discourse; "we would have understood the play better if there had been some initial exposition of the background"; a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic

conformity collapse: acting according to certain accepted standards; "their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices"; correspondence in form or appearance; orthodoxy in thoughts and belief

transmission collapse: the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted; the gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via the driveshaft to the live axle; communication by means of transmitted signals

parchment collapse: skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on; a superior paper resembling sheepskin

golden rule collapse: a command based on Jesus' words in the Sermon on the Mount; "Whatsoever ye would that men do unto you, do you even so unto them" (Matthew 7:12); any important rule; "the golden rule of teaching is to be clear"

exemplary collapse: worthy of imitation; "exemplary behavior"; "model citizens"

stereotyped collapse: lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality; "stereotyped phrases of condolence"; "even his profanity was unimaginative"

criticism collapse: a serious examination and judgment of something; "constructive criticism is always appreciated"; a written evaluation of a work of literature; disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings; "the senator received severe criticism from his opponent"

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