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miter collapse: a liturgical headdress worn by bishops on formal occasions; the surface of a beveled end of a piece where a miter joint is made; "he covered the miter with glue before making the joint"; fit together in a miter joint; bevel the edges of, to make a miter joint; confer a miter on (a bishop)

mortise collapse: a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint; cut a hole for a tenon in

morsel collapse: a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread"; a small quantity of anything; "a morsel of paper was all he needed"

coupling collapse: the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes; "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the mating of some species occurs only in the spring"; a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects

knuckle collapse: a joint of a finger when the fist is closed; shoot a marble while keeping one's knuckles on the ground; press or rub with the knuckles

wedge collapse: something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them; (golf) an iron with considerable loft and a broad sole; any shape that is triangular in cross section; squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; "I squeezed myself into the corner"

hip collapse: either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh; the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum; the fruit of a rose plant

knee collapse: the part of a trouser leg that provides the cloth covering for the knee; hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella

closure collapse: termination of operations; "they regretted the closure of the day care center"; a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete and to close or fill gaps and to perceive asymmetric stimuli as symmetric; a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body; terminate debate by calling for a vote; "debate was closured"; "cloture the discussion"

misery collapse: a feeling of intense unhappiness; "she was exhausted by her misery and grief"; a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune; "the misery and wretchedness of those slums is intolerable"

interface collapse: (chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases); (computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially a computer and a hard disk drive or other peripherals); the overlap where two theories or phenomena affect each other or have links with each other; "the interface between chemistry and biology"; (computer science) a program that controls a display for the user (usually on a computer monitor) and that allows the user to interact with the system

scarf collapse: a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration; wrap in or adorn with a scarf; unite by a scarf joint; masturbate while strangling oneself

altogether collapse: with everything included or counted; "altogether he earns close to a million dollars"

bald collapse: lacking hair on all or most of the scalp; "a bald pate"; "a bald-headed gentleman"; without the natural or usual covering; "a bald spot on the lawn"; "bare hills"; with no effort to conceal; "a barefaced lie"; grow bald; lose hair on one's head; "He is balding already"

paring collapse: (usually plural) a part of a fruit or vegetable that is pared or cut off; especially the skin or peel; "she could peel an apple with a single long paring"; a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something

juncture collapse: an event that occurs at a critical time; "at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave"; "it was needed only on special occasions"; a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made; "at that juncture he had no idea what to do"; "he must be made to realize that the company stands at a critical point"

rabbet collapse: a rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together; cut a rectangular groove into; join with a rabbet joint

dovetail collapse: a mortise joint formed by interlocking tenons and mortises; fit together tightly, as if by means of a dovetail

moiety collapse: one of two basic subdivisions of a tribe; one of two (approximately) equal parts

modicum collapse: a small or moderate or token amount; "England still expects a modicum of eccentricity in its artists"- Ian Jack

clasp collapse: the act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing"; a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together; hold firmly and tightly; grasp firmly; "The child clasped my hands"

raw collapse: informal terms for nakedness; "in the raw"; "in the altogether"; "in his birthday suit"; not treated with heat to prepare it for eating; lacking training or experience; "the new men were eager to fight"; "raw recruits"; brutally unfair or harsh; "received raw treatment from his friends"; "a raw deal"; having the surface exposed and painful; "a raw wound"; untempered and unrefined; "raw talent"; "raw beauty"; not processed or refined; "raw sewage"

crumb collapse: small piece of e.g. bread or cake; a very small quantity of something; "he gave only a crumb of information about his plans"; "there were few crumbs of comfort in the report"; remove crumbs from; "crumb the table"; break into crumbs; coat with bread crumbs; "crumb a cutlet"

naked collapse: lacking any cover; "naked branches of the trees"; "lie on the naked rock"; devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure; "naked ambition"; "raw fury"; "you may kill someone someday with your raw power"; having no protecting or concealing cover; "naked to mine enemies"- Shakespeare; (of the eye or ear e.g.) without the aid of an optical or acoustical device or instrument; "visible to the naked eye"

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