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upraised collapse: held up in the air; "stood with arms upraised"; "her upraised flag"

do time collapse

serve time collapse

longevity collapse: the property of being long-lived; duration of service; "her longevity as a star"; "had unusual longevity in the company"

powers that be collapse

rearing collapse

lex collapse

jus collapse

bylaw collapse: a rule made by a local authority to regulate its own affairs

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"

ministration collapse

emblem collapse: special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.; a visible symbol representing an abstract idea

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"

open to collapse

caller collapse: a social or business visitor; "the room was a mess because he hadn't expected company"; the person initiating a telephone call; "there were so many callers that he finally disconnected the telephone"; the person who convenes a meeting; "who is the caller of this meeting?"; someone who proclaims or summons in a loud voice; "the callers were mothers summoning their children home for dinner"; a person who announces the changes of steps during a dance; "you need a fiddler and a caller for country dancing"; the bettor in a card game who matches the bet and calls for a show of hands; an investor who buys a call option; fresh; "caller fish"; providing coolness; "a cooling breeze"; "`caller' is a Scottish term as in `a caller breeze'"

coronation collapse: the ceremony of installing a new monarch

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"

regalia collapse: paraphernalia indicative of royalty (or other high office)

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

true blue collapse

bucket shop collapse: (formerly) a cheap saloon selling liquor by the bucket; an unethical or overly aggressive brokerage firm

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"

worshipful collapse

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

logy collapse

unaroused collapse

situation collapse: a condition or position in which you find yourself; "the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils"; "found herself in a very fortunate situation"; the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time; "the present international situation is dangerous"; "wondered how such a state of affairs had come about"; "eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation"- Franklin D.Roosevelt; a complex or critical or unusual difficulty; "the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple"

running mate collapse: a nominee for the lesser of two closely related political offices

misappropriation collapse: wrongful borrowing; "his explanation was a misappropriation of sociological theory"

enthrone collapse: put a monarch on the throne; "The Queen was enthroned more than 50 years ago"

genuflection collapse: the act of bending the knees in worship or reverence

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

usher collapse: someone employed to conduct others; an official stationed at the entrance of a courtroom or legislative chamber; show (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums; "The usher showed us to our seats"

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"

station collapse: a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose; "he started looking for a gas station"; "the train pulled into the station"; (nautical) the location to which a ship or fleet is assigned for duty; assign to a station

medal collapse

name collapse: by the sanction or authority of; "halt in the name of the law"; a language unit by which a person or thing is known; "his name really is George Washington"; "those are two names for the same thing"; a defamatory or abusive word or phrase; family based on male descent; "he had no sons and there was no one to carry on his name"; a well-known or notable person; "they studied all the great names in the history of France"; "she is an important figure in modern music"; a person's reputation; "he wanted to protect his good name"; mention and identify by name; "name your accomplices!"; give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property; "Many senators were named in connection with the scandal"; "The almanac identifies the auspicious months"; assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader"; charge with a function; charge to be; "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club"

ritual collapse: stereotyped behavior; any customary observance or practice; the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies; of or relating to or employed in social rites or rituals; "a ritual dance of Haiti"; "sedate little colonial tribe with its ritual tea parties"- Nadine Gordimer; of or relating to or characteristic of religious rituals; "ritual killing"

formula collapse: a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement; a conventionalized statement expressing some fundamental principle; a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements; a liquid food for infants

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