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exclamation collapse: an abrupt excited utterance; "she gave an exclamation of delight"; "there was much exclaiming over it"; a loud complaint or protest or reproach

lexeme collapse: a minimal unit (as a word or stem) in the lexicon of a language; `go' and `went' and `gone' and `going' are all members of the English lexeme `go'

mullion collapse: a nonstructural vertical strip between the casements or panes of a window (or the panels of a screen)

yardstick collapse: a ruler or tape that is three feet long; a measure or standard used for comparison; "on what kind of yardstick is he basing his judgment?"

cadence collapse: a recurrent rhythmical series; the close of a musical section

antitype collapse: an opposite or contrasting type; a person or thing represented or foreshadowed by a type or symbol; especially a figure in the Old Testament having a counterpart in the New Testament

sutra collapse: a rule or aphorism in Sanskrit literature or a group of aphoristic doctrinal summaries prepared for memorization

colors collapse: a flag that shows its nationality; a distinguishing emblem; "his tie proclaimed his school colors"

refrain collapse: the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers; resist doing something; "He refrained from hitting him back"; "she could not forbear weeping"

intransitive collapse: designating a verb that does not require or cannot take a direct object

dictionary collapse: a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them

verbalize collapse: convert into a verb; "many English nouns have become verbalized"; be verbose; "This lawyer verbalizes and is rather tedious"

fugleman collapse: a leader and organizer and spokesman (especially a political leader); "a fugleman for the radical right"

synchromesh collapse: an automotive system for shifting gears in which the gears revolve at the same speed and so shift smoothly

convertible collapse: a car that has top that can be folded or removed; a sofa that can be converted into a bed; a corporate security (usually bonds or preferred stock) that can be exchanged for another form of security (usually common stock); capable of being changed in substance as if by alchemy; "is lead really transmutable into gold?"; "ideas translatable into reality"; capable of being exchanged for or replaced by something of equal value; "convertible securities"; designed to be changed from one use or form to another; "a convertible sofa"; "a convertible coupe"

returnable collapse: that may be returned; "returnable bottles and cans"; "this merchandise is returnable if you save the receipt"

mores collapse: (sociology) the conventions that embody the fundamental values of a group

statutory collapse: prescribed or authorized by or punishable under a statute; "statutory restrictions"; "a statutory age limit"; "statutory crimes"; "statutory rape"; relating to or created by statutes; "statutory matters"; "statutory law"

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