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oral collapse: an examination conducted by word of mouth; a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated in the mouth; fixation at this stage is said to result in dependence, selfishness, and aggression; of or involving the mouth or mouth region or the surface on which the mouth is located; "the oral cavity"; "the oral mucous membrane"; "the oral surface of a starfish"; using speech rather than writing; "an oral tradition"; "an oral agreement"; of or relating to or affecting or for use in the mouth; "oral hygiene"; "an oral thermometer"; "an oral vaccine"

aged collapse: people who are old collectively; "special arrangements were available for the aged"; (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable); of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (`aged' pronounced as one syllable); "mature well-aged cheeses"; advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables); "aged members of the society"; "elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper"; "senior citizen"; at an advanced stage of erosion (pronounced as one syllable); "aged rocks"

durable collapse: existing for a long time; "hopes for a durable peace"; "a long-lasting friendship"; very long lasting; "less durable rocks were gradually worn away to form valleys"; "the perdurable granite of the ancient Appalachian spine of the continent"; serviceable for a long time; "durable denim jeans"

standing collapse: the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position; an ordered listing of scores or results showing the relative positions of competitors (individuals or teams) in a sporting event; social or financial or professional status or reputation; "of equal standing"; "a member in good standing"; (of persons) on the feet; having the torso in an erect position supported by straight legs; "standing room only"; permanent; "a standing army"

secret police collapse: a police force that operates in secrecy (usually against persons suspected of treason or sedition)

directory collapse: an alphabetical list of names and addresses; (computer science) a listing of the files stored in memory (usually on a hard disk)

folk collapse: people in general (often used in the plural); "they're just country folk"; "folks around here drink moonshine"; "the common people determine the group character and preserve its customs from one generation to the next"

demurrer collapse: (law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings

uplifting collapse: the rise of something; "the uplifting of the clouds revealed the blue of a summer sky"

catch up collapse: learn belatedly; find out about something after it happened; "I'm trying to catch up with the latest developments in molecular biology"; reach the point where one should be after a delay; "I caught up on my homework"

legendary collapse: so celebrated as to having taken on the nature of a legend; "the legendary exploits of the arctic trailblazers"

filing collapse: preservation and methodical arrangement as of documents and papers etc.; "I have some filing to do"; the act of using a file (as in shaping or smoothing an object); the entering of a legal document into the public record; "he filed a complaint"; "he filed his tax return"; a fragment rubbed off by the use of a file

housewarming collapse: a party of people assembled to celebrate moving into a new home

permanence collapse: the property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration

perch collapse: any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes; spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes; support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird); any of numerous fishes of America and Europe; an elevated place serving as a seat; a square rod of land; a linear measure of 16.5 feet; sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the tree"; cause to perch or sit; "She perched her hat on her head"

administration collapse: the act of administering medication; a method of tending to (especially business) matters; the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment"

Interpol collapse: an international intelligence agency permitting collaboration among intelligence agencies around the world

echelon collapse: a diffraction grating consisting of a pile of plates of equal thickness arranged stepwise with a constant offset; a body of troops arranged in a line

solidity collapse: the quality of being solid and reliable financially or factually or morally; "the solidity of the evidence worked in his favor"; "the solidness of her faith gave her enduring hope"; the consistency of a solid; state of having the interior filled with matter

loge collapse: balcony consisting of the forward section of a theater mezzanine

reputation collapse: the general estimation that the public has for a person; "he acquired a reputation as an actor before he started writing"; "he was a person of bad report"; notoriety for some particular characteristic; "his reputation for promiscuity"

rigidity collapse: the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending

colloquium collapse: an address to an academic meeting or seminar; an academic meeting or seminar usually led by a different lecturer and on a different topic at each meeting

stature collapse: (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot; high level of respect gained by impressive development or achievement; "a man of great stature"

filled collapse: (usually followed by `with' or used as a combining form) generously supplied with; "theirs was a house filled with laughter"; "a large hall filled with rows of desks"; "fog-filled air"; (of time) taken up; "well-filled hours"; of purchase orders that have been filled

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