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analogy collapse: drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect; "the operation of a computer presents and interesting analogy to the working of the brain"; "the models show by analogy how matter is built up"; an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others

run on collapse: talk or narrate at length; continue uninterrupted; "The disease will run on unchecked"; "The party kept going until 4 A.M."

vicar collapse: a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman; (Church of England) a clergyman appointed to act as priest of a parish; (Episcopal Church) a clergyman in charge of a chapel

subordinate collapse: an assistant subject to the authority or control of another; lower in rank or importance; subject or submissive to authority or the control of another; "a subordinate kingdom"; make subordinate, dependent, or subservient; "Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler"; rank or order as less important or consider of less value; "Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools"

string out collapse: set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series; "the houses were strung out in a long row"

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

double cross collapse: an act of betrayal; "he gave us the old double cross"; "I could no longer tolerate his impudent double-crossing"; betray by double-dealing

musket collapse: a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel; formerly used by infantrymen

revolver collapse: a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)

firearm collapse: a portable gun; "he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster"

link collapse: a fastener that serves to join or connect; "the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction"; an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data; (computing) an instruction that connects one part of a program or an element on a list to another program or list; a unit of length equal to 1/100 of a chain; the means of connection between things linked in series

substitution collapse: the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help"; an event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"

Braille collapse: a point system of writing in which patterns of raised dots represent letters and numerals; French educator who lost his sight at the age of three and who invented a system of writing and printing for sightless people (1809-1852); transcribe in Braille

small print collapse: material printed in small type; "he needed his glasses in order to read the fine print"

fine print collapse: the part of a contract that contains reservations and qualifications that are often printed in small type; "don't sign a contract without reading the fine print"

ass collapse: hardy and sure-footed animal smaller and with longer ears than the horse; a pompous fool

equivalent collapse: the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen; a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc; "send two dollars or the equivalent in stamps"; being essentially equal to something; "it was as good as gold"; "a wish that was equivalent to a command"; "his statement was tantamount to an admission of guilt"

exception collapse: a deliberate act of omission; "with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news"; an instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization; "all her children were brilliant; the only exception was her last child"; "an exception tests the rule"; grounds for adverse criticism; "his authority is beyond exception"

trombone collapse: a brass instrument consisting of a long tube whose length can be varied by a U-shaped slide

prodigy collapse: an impressive or wonderful example of a particular quality; "the Marines are expected to perform prodigies of valor"; an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration; "she is a chess prodigy"

parchment collapse: skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on; a superior paper resembling sheepskin

oboe collapse: a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece

English horn collapse: a double-reed woodwind instrument similar to an oboe but lower in pitch

tauten collapse: make taut or tauter; "tauten a rope"; become taut or tauter; "Your muscles will firm when you exercise regularly"; "the rope tautened"

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