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rubbing collapse: representation consisting of a copy (as of an engraving) made by laying paper over something and rubbing it with charcoal

belligerence collapse: hostile or warlike attitude or nature

repercussion collapse: a remote or indirect consequence of some action; "his declaration had unforeseen repercussions"; "reverberations of the market crash were felt years later"

origination collapse

spontaneous collapse: happening or arising without apparent external cause; "spontaneous laughter"; "spontaneous combustion"; "a spontaneous abortion"

dissension collapse

limit collapse: the greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability"; the boundary of a specific area; as far as something can go; the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed; "there are limits on the amount you can bet"; "it is growing rapidly with no limitation in sight"; the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity; restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"

dawn collapse: the earliest period; "the dawn of civilization"; "the morning of the world"; the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"; an opening time period; "it was the dawn of the Roman Empire"; become light; "It started to dawn, and we had to get up"; appear or develop; "The age of computers had dawned"

ticker tape collapse: a continuous thin ribbon of paper on which stock quotes are written

source collapse: a facility where something is available; anything that provides inspiration for later work; a document (or organization) from which information is obtained; "the reporter had two sources for the story"; (technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system; "a heat source"; "a source of carbon dioxide"; specify the origin of; "The writer carefully sourced her report"; get (a product) from another country or business; "She sourced a supply of carpet"; "They are sourcing from smaller companies"

renitency collapse

disharmony collapse: a lack of harmony

expedite collapse: process fast and efficiently; "I will try to expedite the matter"; speed up the progress of; facilitate; "This should expedite the process"

lath collapse: a narrow thin strip of wood used as backing for plaster or to make latticework

incompatibility collapse: the quality of being unable to exist or work in congenial combination; the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time; (immunology) the degree to which the body's immune system will try to reject foreign material (as transfused blood or transplanted tissue)

friction collapse: effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure; the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another

simplify collapse: make simpler or easier or reduce in complexity or extent; "We had to simplify the instructions"; "this move will simplify our lives"

make clear collapse

enmity collapse

hate collapse: the emotion of hate; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action; dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards; "I hate Mexican food"; "She detests politicians"

send off collapse

term collapse: any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial; "the general term of an algebraic equation of the n-th degree"; a word or expression used for some particular thing; "he learned many medical terms"; one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition; "the major term of a syllogism must occur twice"; a limited period of time; "a prison term"; "he left school before the end of term"; the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent; "a healthy baby born at full term"; name formally or designate with a term

collision collapse: a conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals; "a collision of interests"; an accident resulting from violent impact of a moving object; "three passengers were killed in the collision"; "the collision of the two ships resulted in a serious oil spill"; (physics) an brief event in which two or more bodies come together; "the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction"

automatic collapse: operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control; "automatic transmission"; "a budget deficit that caused automatic spending cuts"; like the unthinking functioning of a machine; "an automatic `thank you'"; "machinelike efficiency"; without volition or conscious control; "the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light"; "a reflex knee jerk"; "sneezing is reflexive"

touching collapse

march collapse: a steady advance; "the march of science"; "the march of time"; the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind); "it was a long march"; "we heard the sound of marching"; a procession of people walking together; "the march went up Fifth Avenue"; the month following February and preceding April; walk fast, with regular or measured steps; walk with a stride; "He marched into the classroom and announced the exam"; "The soldiers marched across the border"; march in a procession; "They processed into the dining room"; force to march; "The Japanese marched their prisoners through Manchuria"; cause to march or go at a marching pace; "They marched the mules into the desert"

base collapse: a support or foundation; "the base of the lamp"; place that runner must touch before scoring; "he scrambled to get back to the bag"; (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector; installation from which a military force initiates operations; "the attack wiped out our forward bases"; a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit; "a tub should sit on its own base"; the principal ingredient of a mixture; "glycerinated gelatin is used as a base for many ointments"; "he told the painter that he wanted a yellow base with just a hint of green"; "everything she cooked seemed to have rice as the base"; the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end; (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment; "the base of the skull"; the bottom or lowest part; "the base of the mountain"; (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place; "10 is the radix of the decimal system"; the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed; "the base of the triangle"; any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water; "bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia"; debased; not genuine; "an attempt to eliminate the base coinage"; illegitimate; having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality; "that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble"- Edmund Burke; "taking a mean advantage"; "chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort"- Shakespeare; "something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics"; of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense); "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth"; not adhering to ethical or moral principles; "base and unpatriotic motives"; "a base, degrading way of life"; "cheating is dishonorable"; "they considered colonialism immoral"; "unethical practices in handling public funds"; (used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal; "base coins of aluminum"; "a base metal"

discord collapse: strife resulting from a lack of agreement; disagreement among those expected to cooperate; lack of agreement or harmony

antagonism collapse: (biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure; an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility; the relation between opposing principles or forces or factors; "the inherent antagonism of capitalism and socialism"

recalcitrance collapse

onset collapse: the beginning or early stages; "the onset of pneumonia"

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