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salty collapse: containing or filled with salt; "salt water"; one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of sea water

emphatic collapse: forceful and definite in expression or action; "the document contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious liberty"; sudden and strong; "an emphatic no"; spoken with emphasis; "an emphatic word"

mainspring collapse: the most important spring in a mechanical device (especially a clock or watch); as it uncoils it drives the mechanism

metaphorical collapse: expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another; "a metaphorical expression"; "metaphoric language"

axiomatic collapse: evident without proof or argument; "an axiomatic truth"; "we hold these truths to be self-evident"; of or relating to or derived from axioms; "axiomatic physics"; "the postulational method was applied to geometry"- S.S.Stevens; containing aphorisms or maxims; "axiomatic wisdom"

stagy collapse: having characteristics of the stage especially an artificial and mannered quality; "stagy heroics"

hapless collapse: deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life"

Jonah collapse: a book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale; a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him; (Old Testament) Jonah did not wish to become a prophet so God caused a great storm to throw him overboard from a ship; he was saved by being swallowed by a whale that vomited him out onto dry land

elliptic collapse: characterized by extreme economy of expression or omission of superfluous elements; "the dialogue is elliptic and full of dark hints"; "the explanation was concise, even elliptical to the verge of obscurity"- H.O.Taylor; of a leaf shape; in the form of an ellipse

general collapse: a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular); "he discussed the general but neglected the particular"; a general officer of the highest rank; the head of a religious order or congregation; prevailing among and common to the general public; "the general discontent"; not specialized or limited to one class of things; "general studies"; "general knowledge"; applying to all or most members of a category or group; "the general public"; "general assistance"; "a general rule"; "in general terms"; "comprehensible to the general reader"; of national scope; "a general election"; affecting the entire body; "a general anesthetic"; "general symptoms"; somewhat indefinite; "bearing a general resemblance to the original"; "a general description of the merchandise"; command as a general; "We are generaled by an incompetent!"

scenic collapse: used of locations; having beautiful natural scenery; "scenic drives"; of or relating to the stage or stage scenery; "scenic design"

symbolic collapse: relating to or using or proceeding by means of symbols; "symbolic logic"; "symbolic operations"; "symbolic thinking"; using symbolism; "symbolic art"

unblessed collapse: not provided with something desirable; "a hovel unblessed with electricity or running water"

marshal collapse: a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law; (in some countries) a military officer of highest rank; arrange in logical order; "marshal facts or arguments"; place in proper rank; "marshal the troops"; lead ceremoniously, as in a procession

histrionic collapse: characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected; "histrionic gestures"; "an attitude of melodramatic despair"; "a theatrical pose"

epaulet collapse: adornment consisting of an ornamental cloth pad worn on the shoulder

carry weight collapse: have influence to a specified degree; "Her opinion carries a lot of weight"

overemphasize collapse: place special or excessive emphasis on; "I cannot overemphasize the importance of this book"

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